Write an SEO-optimized excerpt for the given content Paul Rogers The three main countries in this regard are Germany, France, and Britain, with the last of those three states no longer in the European Union (EU), of course. Germany has been traditionally sympathetic to Israel because of the history going back to the Holocaust, France rather less so, and Britain is also pretty supportive of Israel. That is certainly true for the current Labour government of Keir Starmer, partly because of all the controversy over antisemitism during the period that Jeremy Corbyn was the party leader — although I think most people now accept that much of that was put up in a political push to damage Corbyn’s reputation with the electorate in Britain. Be that as it may, I think you should expect that out of those three key countries, it will be France that is more likely to be independent-minded and less supportive of Israel. You can see very strong support for the Palestinians in Britain, by no means restricted to the substantial Muslim minority. We have had a series of massive demonstrations in London — approximately twenty demonstrations over the last sixteen months, all of which were peaceful. There have been some attempts at disruption by right-wingers, but by and large the marches have been fairly peaceful. Those demonstrations have really concerned the British government — both the previous Conservative government and the Labour government in office since July of last year — because this is something that they are finding very difficult to control. What is happening nationally is happening locally as well. I live near an industrial town in the North of England, and there have been frequent demonstrations there too. There’s a chasm between what the states are saying and what ordinary people are thinking, particularly in Britain. Bit by bit, Israel is coming to be regarded as a pariah state in many parts of Europe, and of course much more so across the Global South. There is a lot of concern in Europe about this at leadership level. At the same time, however, you have a number of states, notably Hungary and Italy, that have moved pretty far to the right. By and large, support for the Palestinians is much lower in those political quarters. The Israelis obviously recognize these divisions, and they are putting a huge amount of work into maintaining support in Western Europe, but it’s proving difficult for them. What that means for the EU is that it does not have the unity or strength at the moment to come up with a common view that will hold. That may change, and it certainly could change if Trump comes anywhere near to going ahead with his scheme to clear Gaza. But again, these are very unusual times, and it is difficult to make predictions with the kind of certainty that you would hope for. The problem with the British is they always think they’re much more powerful and significant than they actually are. The problem for Europeans — and here I can speak mainly about what’s happening on the British scene — is that they’re not really sure how far Trump is going to go on so many of these different schemes. They’re almost taking refuge in the idea that Trump is not going to get away with some of the things that he is doing — there’s quite a lot of wishful thinking going on at the moment. The problem with the British is they always think they’re much more powerful and significant than they actually are. The “special relationship” between Britain and the United States is incredibly one-sided, and Britain has had great difficulty in coming to terms with that. . The excerpt should be compelling and should succinctly summarize the content, incorporate relevant keywords naturally, and be between 150–160 characters (including spaces and punctuation. Also add relevant hashtags to encourage online engagement. The excerpt should encourage click-through.

Zachary Gallant The AfD has been trying to polarize Jews against migration, mostly of Muslims, [for a long time]. This has long been a strategy. The AfD talks about “imported antisemitism.” In my first years in Germany, my closest friends were from countries that Germany accuses of being the sources of imported antisemitism. I have noticed German antisemitism being a significantly more dangerous entity than imported antisemitism. What I think is vital, when Germans talk about imported antisemitism, is to talk about the year 1941 and the decision by Adolf Hitler to support Iraqi independence against British colonialism, in a German colonial move to gain Iraqi resources and undermine British and French wartime maneuvers. Hitler’s decision to support Iraq led to Nazi propaganda being translated into Arabic and widely dispersed through mass amounts of money and printing presses into organizations throughout the Middle East, through Iraq, through the Muslim Brotherhood. This was the first time in Arabic history that exterminationist antisemitism entered the Arabic language. There had been antisemitism. I’m not going to deny that, but the idea of the Jews as a race that needed to be exterminated was something the Germans translated into Arabic and spread widely. When we talk about imported antisemitism from that space, it’s only because of what Germany brought there in the 1940s. It created a whole new kind of antisemitism. When Julius Streicher was in the dock in the Nuremberg trials, he declared that the model for antisemitism was Martin Luther’s “On the Jews and Their Lies.” The antisemitism in that is just astounding. Antisemitism has been sitting deep in German culture for over five hundred years; it didn’t need to be imported. . The excerpt should be compelling and should succinctly summarize the content, incorporate relevant keywords naturally, and be between 150–160 characters (including spaces and punctuation. Also add relevant hashtags to encourage online engagement. The excerpt should encourage click-through.

Write an SEO-optimized excerpt for the given content Climate activists have long advocated for consuming less energy and shrinking our carbon footprint. But a growing ecomodernist movement argues that we need more energy for prosperity, security—and to help combat climate change as well. Philanthropist Rachel Pritzker joins John to discuss the renewed interest in nuclear power, the bipartisan support for more energy infrastructure, and reorienting away from environmental orthodoxies.Rachel Pritzker joins John Avlon.Leave a commentshow notesWatch, listen and leave a comment. The How to Fix It with John Avlon podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube. Add this podcast to your player of choice, here.Ad-free editions are available exclusively for Bulwark+ members.. The excerpt should be compelling and should succinctly summarize the content, incorporate relevant keywords naturally, and be between 150–160 characters (including spaces and punctuation. Also add relevant hashtags to encourage online engagement. The excerpt should encourage click-through.

  Sam Stein talks the ridiculous Saturday evening request from DOGE to federal employees to send bullet points of what they have done in order to keep their job. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left-hand side of the player to toggle to audio. Great Job Sam Stein & the Team @ The Bulwark Source link for sharing this […]

The last fifteen years have seen tremendous political upheaval in Central America. El Salvador has fallen under a repressive, authoritarian regime, while Honduras has liberated itself from one; President Daniel Ortega has increasingly isolated himself from former Sandinista allies in Nicaragua; and in Guatemala, a popular tide of outrage against an entrenched ruling class saw an unlikely social democrat take the presidency. Amid de facto dictatorships, besieged reformers, and popular demands for change, the political infrastructure installed as part of Central America’s postwar transition in […]

Season 2 cast promo shot (MovieStillsDB) On this week’s episode, I’m joined by the New York Times’s James Poniewozik to discuss SNL’s (rather lengthy) 50th anniversary celebration. (Here’s a gift link to James’s piece on his favorite episode of SNL.) We discuss the show, how it has changed, and how changes in how people watch the show change its meaning (and our relationship to it). I also asked James about his book, Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America and how […]

Sam Stein and Bill Kristol talk about the wild military firings that went down Friday night! As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left-hand side of the player to toggle to audio. Great Job Sam Stein & the Team @ The Bulwark Source link for sharing this story.

For years, prominent Democrats warned us against Elon Musk and the latent authoritarianism of Donald Trump. But now that these two billionaires have created a constitutional crisis as they thumb their noses at democracy and lay waste to the government, the leadership of the supposed opposition party is flailing. House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries pathetically unveiled a new nickname for Trump this week: “Captain Chaos.” People across the political spectrum cringed. As one conservative New York City councilwoman asked, “Why do they insist on making […]

As a former legal aid attorney, Kevin De Liban knows President Donald Trump’s plan to double down on artificial intelligence comes with major risks. Over and over, De Liban has seen how automated decisions can ruin people’s lives. Just before Christmas in 2022, for example, Robert Austin and his daughter were living in his car in El Paso, Texas. As a single father, he had a hard time finding a shelter that would take them both. He applied for food stamps, temporary aid, and tried […]

  It seems like Elon Musk is running America right now. SOME people in our focus groups don’t like it all that much. Legendary tech reporter and Musk-whisperer Kara Swisher joins the show to discuss Musk’s MAGA character arc and what his real motivations are with DOGE.   Great Job Sarah Longwell & the Team @ The Bulwark Source link for sharing this story.

Marco Rubio, Lindsey Graham, and Nikki Haley, who once called Putin a ‘war criminal’ are now pushing Trump’s pro-Russia narrative. Their hypocrisy is STUNNING. Sarah Longwell breaks it all down. Leave a comment As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left-hand side of the player to toggle to audio. Great Job Sarah Longwell & the Team @ The Bulwark Source […]

Sam Stein talks to Andrew Egger about his article Inside DOGE’s Dumbest Cut Yet. Leave a comment As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left-hand side of the player to toggle to audio. Read more Great Job Sam Stein & the Team @ The Bulwark Source link for sharing this story.

The Trump administration just paused an initiative to get airline passengers higher compensation when carriers lose their luggage or overbook them for a flight. In a regulatory filing submitted today, administration officials announced they would delay enforcement of the Joe Biden–era rule protecting passengers, named “Denied Boarding Compensation and Domestic Baggage Liability Limits,” until March. Though the delay is just for a month, the announcement directly cites the president’s (likely illegal) unilateral funding freeze — and notes Trump officials are now reviewing whether the rule will […]

GOP Rep. McCormick faces a raucous crowd at his townhall after a packed house pushes back against the Trump administration. Leave a comment As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left-hand side of the player to toggle to audio. Great Job Tim Miller & the Team @ The Bulwark Source link for sharing this story.

Sarah and JVL talk about Elon Musk’s chainsaw, Chainsaw Al Dunlap, Mitch McConnell’s pathetic legacy, the uselessness of moderate Republicans, good wolves, bad wolves, and Matt Schlapp. It’s a super-sized show and an instant classic. Leave a comment The Secret Podcast is exclusively for members of Bulwark+ featuring Jonathan V. Last and Sarah Longwell. To listen to this … Great Job Jonathan V. Last & the Team @ The Bulwark Source link for sharing this story.

Ukraine’s history since at least since 2004 is a story of betrayal. It was betrayed by Russia in 2014 and even more so in 2022, as Moscow trampled on the 1994 Budapest Memorandum that had guaranteed Ukraine’s territorial integrity. But Ukraine has also been betrayed by its supposed allies in the West. The narrative of both the Biden administration and European Union governments held that, faced with the Russian invasion in February 2022, they were simply bystanders with no geopolitical or geoeconomic interests in Ukraine. […]

Sean Starrs There are various ways that the world dominance of American TNCs boosts American state power. The global dominance of Wall Street (financial services in figure two), for example, helps to ensure that the US dollar remains the de facto world currency. The dominance of American tech firms helps to ensure the continued supremacy of the US military, while the dominance of American media helps to ensure that the US state can shape the ideological narrative (including support for US capitalism and imperialism). In […]

In a sweltering café just outside Tunis’s old medina last summer, a local human rights defender spoke of living in a climate of fear. You couldn’t remain in one place for too long. At a galloping pace, he told me stories of vicious police raids into informal camps of people looking for better lives, of people randomly apprehended and dumped in the desert, and of civil society surveilled and criminalized for speaking out. It’s a far cry from fifteen years ago, when Tunisian street grocer […]

Two years and ten days after a mob of his partisans invaded and trashed Brazil’s houses of government, the law has come for Jair Messias Bolsonaro. The former far-right president of Brazil stands accused, in concert with thirty-three of his closest allies, of leading a criminal conspiracy to carry out the “violent abolition” of Brazil’s democratic order, as well as planning the assassination of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the country’s chief justice, Alexandre de Moraes. If convicted, the sixty-nine-year-old could face more […]

‘Conclave’ (MovieStillsDB) There are some critics who think that service journalism is above them, that they’re not really here to help you decide what to watch. But I’m a man of the masses; I work for you, the people. That’s why the top half of today’s newsletter is both a ranking (from worst to best) of the Best Picture nominees and a guide to where and how to watch them. Let’s get to it, shall we? (The links in the titles are to my reviews; […]

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) greets opposition leader Friedrich Merz before a televised debate on February 19, 2025 in Berlin. (Photo by Michael Kappeler/Pool/Getty Images) FOR MOST OF THE LAST HALF CENTURY, GERMANY has been a dominant force in Europe. Its economic strength, its large population, and its strategic location have made it a powerhouse in the affairs of the continent. But the geopolitical landscape has been shifting and old certainties crumbling, and some of the assumptions on which German dominance was built no longer […]

A baby on a bed is protected against malaria with a mosquito net. USAID APHIA II Coast, Family Health International. (Photo by Wendy Stone/Corbis via Getty Images) I WORK IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, A FIELD that has suddenly become the focus of intense political controversy—even though most Americans still don’t know the basics of what it is, how it is conducted, or why it matters. When we talk about global development or foreign aid, here—at the risk of oversimplifying—is what we mean: the strengthening of capacities […]

Rep. Robert Garcia joins Tim Miller to discuss the letter sent from Trump’s DOJ after he publicly criticized Elon Musk. Leave a comment As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left-hand side of the player to toggle to audio. Great Job Tim Miller & the Team @ The Bulwark Source link for sharing this story.

Sarah and JVL discuss Trump’s recent poll numbers, which show Trump’s approval rating is falling fast, and how the economy might be Trump’s weakness now that he is in charge. Leave a comment As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left-hand side of the player to toggle to audio. Great Job Sarah Longwell & the Team @ The Bulwark Source […]

George and Sarah talk about Donald Trump’s quoting of Napoleon and calling himself a king, the resignations in SDNY over Mayor Eric Adams corruption case, Elon Musk’s control with DOGE, and Trump’s tanking approval ratings. Leave a comment Watch, listen and leave a comment. Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left side of the player to toggle to the audio edition. Follow George Conway Explains It All wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube. Ad-free editions are available exclusively for Bulwark+ members. […]

Kash Patel has been confirmed as FBI Director. With Patel at the helm, the purge begins. What does this mean for law enforcement, democracy, and Trump’s power? Tim Miller and Sam Stein break it down. Leave a comment As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left-hand side of the player to toggle to audio. Add Bulwark+Live feed to your player […]

(Composite / Photos: GettyImages / Shutterstock) LAST FRIDAY, AT THE MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE, Vice President JD Vance lectured our European allies about democracy. “When we see European courts canceling elections and senior officials threatening to cancel others, we ought to ask whether we’re holding ourselves to an appropriately high standard,” he preached. “We must do more than talk about democratic values. We must live them.” Vance’s speech was remarkable not just because he misrepresented the European cases he cited—in particular, the recent election in Romania, […]