Author: John Foster
John Foster is a historian of European politics.

Portugal in the house. Paris, May Day 2018

Survival of the Leftists

By John Foster
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Posted in Critical Times

The results from the recent federal elections in Portugal give certain grounds for optimism. There, unlike elsewhere in Europe, the main social democratic party tacked to the left rather than the right. (More…)

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Civil rights marchers. Madrid, April 2019.

Keeping It Real

By John Foster
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In a development that is very much emblematic of the state of politics in Europe, Spain is spiralling toward another round of elections to be held in the second week of November. (More…)

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Germany against racism. Berlin, June 2019.

Coming Up for Air

By John Foster
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Describing his time in Nazi prison camps in the 1930s, Paul Massing noted that the experience was much more difficult for those outside his political party. (More…)

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Easy rider in Berlin. Neukölln, May 2019.

Read Between the Lines

By John Foster
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Do you ever get the feeling that you’re living through some kind of crazy dystopian novel? (More…)

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Unionist mural, Dublin.

Brexit Will Not Unify Ireland

By John Foster
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It reads like the apocalypse. According to a leaked document detailing the British government’s preparations for a no-deal Brexit, the consequences would be catastrophic. (More…)

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Inspecting a communist banner. Berlin, May Day 2019.

The Cops in Our Heads

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Fascism is the order of the day. One might confuse it with populism, or that the two are somehow vying for supremacy. (More…)

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Just Call It Propaganda

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The formation of public opinion was always the purview of the state. (More…)

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The New Irish Politics

By John Foster
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Those that don’t follow rugby, or don’t live in Australia may perhaps have missed the affair surround comments posted by Waratahs and Australia star player Israel Folau on social media. (More…)

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The End is Nigh

By John Foster
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Elections for the European Parliament begin Thursday and predictions of doom and gloom are the order of the day. And why not? (More…)

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