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The Wall Street Journal reports that a growing number of Americans support populist policies that cut across traditional party lines, including measures such as price controls. The piece suggests voters are increasingly willing to embrace state intervention in markets, blurring the usual left-right divide. Commentators are debating what this shift means for both parties ahead of upcoming elections.
- 2Aris Theatre stages Harold Pinter's 'The Birthday Party'▼Preview: ‘Birthday Party’ challenges Aris Theatre actors to fill in characters’ blanks
Aris Theatre is preparing a production of Harold Pinter's 'The Birthday Party', with a preview noting the challenges the play poses for its actors. Pinter's classic requires performers to fill in the blanks left deliberately vague in the characters' motivations and backstory, making it a demanding showcase for the company's cast.
- 3Varoufakis and Munchau say Germany's centre is collapsing●Germany's centre is collapsing - Yanis Varoufakis & Wolfgang Munchau | The Econoclasts
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis and economist Wolfgang Munchau argue in a joint discussion that Germany's political centre is falling apart, pointing to the decline of the mainstream parties that have dominated postwar German politics. The conversation, hosted on the Econoclasts programme, draws wide attention as Germany's governing coalition struggles and support shifts toward both the far-right AfD and the hard left.
- 4Lula supporters rally behind 2026 re-election bid●Bora Lulaaaaaaa!! ❤️ # Lula2026 # Lula13 # elections # brazil # brasil # latinamerica # leftwing # left # esquerda # izq
Supporters of Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are cheering him on ahead of the 2026 presidential elections, using slogans like 'Bora Lula' and the number 13, his Workers' Party's ballot number. The posts frame the campaign in left-wing terms and situate it within Brazil and wider Latin American politics.
- 5Anti-trans Democrats too weak to stop Trumpism, critics say●The anti-trans Democrats are too weak to save the US from the onslaught of Trumpianism. They'll be the ones who suggest
A debate is underway among US progressives over anti-trans Democrats, who are accused of being too weak to counter the spread of Trumpian politics. Critics argue these Democrats will be the first to suggest moving past recent turmoil, tolerating aggressive enforcement tactics and war, and ultimately allowing a new wave of even more hardline Republicans to take power.