French far-right firebrand finds a friendly audience in Trump’s Washington

Eric Zemmour is betting that embracing MAGA in Washington can pay dividends at home.

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Made in the USA: how national populism is shaping marketing campaigns

Far-right electoral gains tend to push consumers away from ā€˜foreign’ brands.

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Romania set for technocratic government after parties fail to end feud

President Nicușor Dan nominates Renew MEP Eugen Tomac for the role of prime minister, in a move some fear will fuel populist grievances. 

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From Brexit to ā€˜Bregret’: ten years later, bitterness still prevails over the UK’s vote to leave the EU

On June 23 2016, a slight majority of Britons voted to leave the European Union. Today surveys show that more people are regretting the EU divorce deal rather than celebrating it.

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Democrats don’t get why they’ve lost most working class voters

Class-war rhetoric from Democratic candidates jams working-class voters into a prefabricated progressive agenda, an expert on rural and working-class communities argues.

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Holocaust education has a growing Gen AI problem

AI poses serious risks to Holocaust memory through denial, distortion and clickbait. AI-literate younger generations may be our best tool for combating the misinformation it enables.

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Do carrots really improve your night vision? 6 enduring diet myths, debunked

Some health advice takes root despite being false – even among academics and scientists.

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Former PM Tsipras looks to unite Greece’s fragmented opposition with new party

Tsipras vowed to form a broad leftist alliance in his new ā€œElasā€ party

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How a remarkable trial on bedrest during the Korean war helped lead to evidence-based medicine

How a bedbound patient and a 73-page study changed the way doctors make decisions.

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