It’s not just anti-vaxxers. The themes of resisting power and regaining control of our lives have been cynically repurposedIt’s an uncomfortable thing to admit, but in the countercultural movements where my sympathies lie, people are dropping like flie…
Row erupts in Italy over boxer with neo-Nazi tattoos
Italian Boxing Federation criticised for not acting sooner over Michele Broili, who has numerous Nazi tattoos A boxing title match has sparked a row in Italy after it emerged that one of the contenders had several neo-Nazi tattoos.The boxer, Michele Br…
Is this the beginning of the end for Jair Bolsonaro? | Andre Pagliarini
The Brazilian president wanted a popular uprising against the supreme court, but the underwhelming response was tellingThere is something pathetic about a leader who cannot recognise his limitations. For months, Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, has …
Zidane becomes Antoine as website helps do away with ‘un-French’ names
Satirical site ridicules far-right suggestion that people should be made to have ‘more French’ namesWhen a far-right political journalist and possible presidential contender began talking about people having “un-French” names, there really was only one…
US rightwing group targets academics with Professor Watchlist
Turning Point USA’s list gains fresh attention after it expands and some notice it disproportionately names academics of colorKellie Carter Jackson, an associate professor of Africana studies at Wellesley College, had never received hate mail before.Th…
Far-right journalist quits French TV show amid election rumours
Éric Zemmour is about to begin a book tour, but has not yet announced his candidacy for presidentThe French far-right journalist and commentator Éric Zemmour has stepped down from his nightly TV show, heightening speculation that he could make an outsi…
Alt-right finds new partners in hate on China’s internet
Populists and nationalists are spreading anti-Muslim, anti-feminist messages – but also backing the Communist party lineIn the early days of the 2016 US election campaign, Fang Kecheng, a former journalist at the liberal-leaning Chinese newspaper South…
Far-right terror poses bigger threat to US than Islamist extremism post-9/11
Since the 9/11 attack, far-right extremists killed more people in the US than did American-based Islamist fundamentalistsDonald Trump’s presidency was bookended with two of the ugliest outbursts of white nationalist violence in 21st century America – t…
Extreme views and conspiracism rising among England’s pupils, research finds
Teachers warn ideologies will fester if they are not equipped with training and resources to tackle themTeachers are reporting a rise in extremist views and conspiracy theories among pupils, which they warn will be left to fester unless schools equip t…
Capitol police officers sue Trump and far-right groups over 6 January attack
• Roger Stone also named in suit by six officers in federal court• Ex-president worked with others to ‘commit acts of … terrorism’Capitol police officers who were attacked and beaten during the insurrection at the US Congress on 6 January by extremist …