Words Have Consequences

Hatred Made Him Do It

By Joe Keady
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The facts of the Hanau killings are not in dispute: the assailant, 43-year-old Tobias Rathjen, entered a hookah bar on Wednesday night and began firing indiscriminately before shooting several more people at a kiosk. (More…)

More objective reporting. London, May 2017.

Reinventing the British Press

By Josh White
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The Battleground was launched in January 2019 in response to the rise of populism around the world and the failure of traditional media to account for this paradigm shift. The centre-ground has collapsed, yet its institutions remain in place as a cruel reminder of what was. (More…)

America’s Antisemitism Crisis

By Joel Schalit
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The headline could not have been more provocative: Is It Time for the Jews to Leave Europe? (More…)

Brainwashed Britain

By Natalie Sarkic-Todd
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When the history of Brexit is written, the chapter on propaganda will be the biggest. From the slogans and disinformation to the tabloid headlines, it could be its own book, really. (More…)

Boosted by Violence

By Joe Keady
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The 27 October election in Thuringia was marred by death threats by far-right groups against candidates across Germany’s political spectrum. Nearly two weeks later, the threats continue. (More…)

The Art of the Con

By Charlie Bertsch
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When the word got out that Donald Trump had expressed interest in purchasing Greenland for the United States, reaction varied a great deal. (More…)

Not Lega voters. Turin, August 2018.

Minister of Hate

By Joel Schalit
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“Zingaraccia.” Repeated ad nauseum as though it were a mantra, the racist slang (Fucking Gypsy) has become an integral part of Matteo Salvini’s brand. (More…)

So much fascism and anti-fascism. Turin, August 2019.

Antifa Panic

By Spencer Sunshine
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The United States is having its third wave of “Antifa panic” in as many years. Donald Trump’s 27 July tweet called for Antifa—short for antifascist activists—to be declared “a major Organization of Terror”. (More…)

The Sea Has No King

By Sean Quinn
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Picture this: You are the captain of an NGO rescue ship that has been stranded at sea for weeks awaiting permission to dock at the nearest port. (More…)