There has never been a year like 2016—Brexit, Trump, and in Italy a movement that goes beyond conventional party politics, ideology, and organization. YouTube vlogger State of the Nation attempts to explain Beppe Grillo:s Five Star Movement, a revolt against the endemic corruption of Italian politics and a truly radical attempt to harness the internet and social media to cut out the party political middle man of politics. Is it just a flash in the pan or will its populism overthrow the EU and prepare the way for a more nationalist Italy?
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Fields is a synonym for soil; blood and soil, anyone? by Daniel Barge The problem with the trial of Alex Fields for the supposed mu... -
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by Colin Liddell @AffirmativRight When the Alt-Right was founded in 2010— in as much as a loose umbrella term can be 'founde...