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Amid nothing going right, Austrians lean far-left By focusing on former non-voters, the Communist Party has gained considerably in recent elections. The Social Democrats should draw their lessons
The cost of freedom When imperialist dictators are going to war, a security policy devoted to deterrence and defence capability is not conservative but social democratic
The knight in shining armour? France’s struggling Parti socialiste faces big problems. Their solutions: gambling all on a new man at their head