Jeremy Corbyn Is Not the British Bernie Sanders
The Labour Party leader is far, far to the left of the senator from Vermont.
Nick Ottens
Nick Ottens is a public affairs officer for the Dutch Animal Coalition and a board member for Liberal Green, the sustainability network of the Dutch liberal party VVD. He is a former political risk consultant and a former research manager for XPRIZE, where he designed prize competitions to incentivize breakthrough innovation in agriculture, food and health care. He has also worked as a journalist in Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York for EUobserver, NRC, Trouw, World Politics Review and Wynia’s Week, among others.
Seven Lawmakers Resign from Britain’s Labour Party
Parliamentarians accuse Jeremy Corbyn of tolerating antisemitism and form their own party.
What to Expect from Snap Elections in Spain
Pedro Sánchez could lose power unless Catalan independence parties change their minds.
Tragedy in Catalonia
As Catalan independence leaders go on trial, it is getting harder to find a way out of the impasse.
Nord Stream Climbdown Should Put Ostpolitik to Rest
Change-through-rapprochement worked in the 1970s. Vladimir Putin’s Russia is different.
Democratic Primary News
Klobuchar and Warren make it official. Democrats are pessimistic about Biden.
Spanish Right Loses Its Mind Over Concession to Catalans
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is being accused of “high treason”.
Democratic Primary News
Booker is running. Candidates are embracing Medicare-for-all.
European Parliament Doesn’t Need Stricter Rules for Groups
Requiring that parties share an ideological affinity to form a group creates more problems than it solves.
Britain Is Making Brexit Impossible
At the eleventh hour, Britain has rejected a key component of Brexit. How is the EU supposed to deal with this?
Invisible Democratic Primary News
Gillibrand and Harris are running. Biden, Bloomberg and Sanders are still undecided.
Recent Revelations in the Trump-Russia Scandal
The FBI investigated if the president himself might be working for Russia.
Leaders of Spanish Far Left Split
Iñigo Errejón breaks with Pablo Iglesias, who is unwilling to compromise on his party’s principles.
Invisible Democratic Primary News
Warren is running. Brown, Gillibrand and Harris are still testing the waters.
Spanish Conservatives Balk at Terms of Deal with Far Right
Repealing laws on violence against women and LGBT equality are a bridge too far.