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Michael Bröning

Michael Bröning

New York CIty

Michael Bröning heads the office of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in New York and is a member of the SPD Fundamental Values Commission.

Articles

Democracy and society | 16.01.2023

How can anyone be a fascist if everyone is?

The regularity with which accusations of fascism are being voiced is concerning. It is high time we bid the fixation on fascism labels farewell

Democracy and society | 16.11.2021

The lure of progressive authoritarianism

Authoritarian tendencies also exist on the left. Progressives urgently need to rediscover the virtue of liberty

Europe | 27.06.2018

Europe’s left turns right on immigration

Instead of following the nationalist right, the left should pursue a strategy that can be popular without being populist

Europe | 28.03.2018

In praise of the nation

Why progressives can’t leave civic patriotism and the nation state to right-wing populists

Europe | 20.10.2017

The dreaded ‘M-word’

When did Europe’s centre-left stop listening to voters’ concerns about migration?

Europe | 19.09.2017

Germany's rumbling discontent

Germany’s apparent resistance to populist parties masks a deep dissatisfaction with the political status quo.

Future of social democracy | 02.08.2017

Germany’s centre left and the case for optimism

With Europe's political climate still volatile, Germany's federal election remains far from a foregone conclusion

Future of social democracy | 24.03.2017

Berlin’s benevolent populist

The biggest winner in the upcoming German elections may be democracy itself

Europe | 19.02.2017

Disunited they stand

Debunking the myth of a right-wing international front