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Snap Elections in Johor State, Implications for Malaysia at-large
By: Johor chief minister's office (KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA) - History, by its very nature, is a slow-burning fuse. But on this day, the first of June 2026, in the southernmost state of the country of Malaysia - the match has been struck, the fuse is lit, and the political landscape roars into life. The wait is over; the tension was too high - the Johor Chief Minister has obtained consent to throw down the gauntlet to pave the way for a snap election by July 31. While the Johor
Timothy
6 days ago7 min read


Denmark punishes the Social Democrats, Lessons from the Elections
By Christian Ursilva - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ursilva/55042888769/, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=182190394. (BERLIN, GERMANY) - The dust has settled over Denmark after the quite chaotic and closely watched Danish Folketing election, and a new political landscape has formed for the Scandinavian country. The biggest headlines are, of course, the absolute collapse of the Socialdemokratiet to their lowest support in over a century, despite
Timothy
Jun 15 min read


A Brief History of Labour Day
1st of May demonstration of the SPÖ at Rathausplatz in Vienna. © C.Stadler/Bwag (KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA) - It’s been a month since the first of May - the starting of a new month in the Gregorian Calendar and yet, it is also a day to celebrate the work of the labour movement - and a recognition of what happened in the city of Chicago on this day back in 1886, where a peaceful workers protest in favour of an eight hour workday suddenly turned bloody on the fourth of the month,
Timothy
Jun 15 min read


We Must Not Forget The Romani
Flag of the Romani people, Wikimedia Commons (LISBON, PORTUGAL) -- The Roma people have resided in Europe for centuries now. Many know about them only roughly, they know them as a people without a state that have been wandering from place to place. Europeans have harbored stereotypes on the Romani for centuries. Some claim they are talented musicians who harbor a deep connection to the spiritual and mystic world. \ Many look upon the Romani solely as bands of thieves that go
António Silveira
May 136 min read


Opinion | Let the Good Fight Begin: Mélenchon & the Paper Tigers
An account of the beginning of Jean-Luc Mélenchon's 2027 presidential campaign and why he must win.
JM Valat De Córdova
May 123 min read


Pres., Sheinbaum Announces Necessary Unitary Healthcare Reforms
An explanation of President Sheinbaum of Mexico's reforms to the Mexican healthcare system, unifying the disparate oddities of the Mexican universal healthcare system into a single payer system.
Timothy
May 95 min read


Victory in Europe: Liberation day (was two days ago)
Article on the importance of Liberation Day, or VE Day!
Timothy
Apr 274 min read


The Future of Hungary
By The White House - https://www.flickr.com/photos/202101414@N05/54908790930/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=181766119 (KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA) - On Sunday, Hungarians head to the polls with a smell of change in the air. For the first time since his first election in 2010, Viktor Orbán seems mortal, as his far-right populist party, Fidesz, is facing a big challenge by Péter Magyar and his centre-right TISZA Party. For an essay that concerns ev
Timothy
Apr 104 min read


Joking About War
By Ministry of Defense of Ukraine - Anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine (War Ukraine), CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54966294
Antonio Silveira
Apr 83 min read


Labor & Greens Merge in Netherlands: A New Leftist Force To Be Reckoned With?
Accessed via WikiMedia, ProgressiefNederland, progressiefnederland.nl (KUALA LAMPUR, MALAYSIA) — On 26 March 2026, the Labour Party and the Green-Left movement in the Netherlands announced that they would be merging the two parties together under the banner of Progressief Nederland [Progressive Netherlands] and abbreviated “PRO” on 13 June later this year. This is the culmination of half a decade’s worth of serious work being done on the national level of greater cooperation
Timothy
Apr 85 min read


Is Meloni In Danger?: Is it Melonover?
Article exploring how Meloni's failure to win a referendum for her party may be signs of her government weakening and the first cracks in her otherwise perfectly stable and essentially Italy's most continuously stable elected government of the century.
Timothy
Apr 84 min read


We Won't Let Language Evolve
By Antonio Silveira
Antonio Silveira
Apr 63 min read
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