Award-Winning Economist Roger Bootle: EU On The Verge Of Collapse

Britain’s departure from the EU, a process that will take about two years, has formally gone into motion. MintPress News had the opportunity to speak with prize-winning economist Roger Bootle about what Brexit will ultimately mean for the country’s economy, as well as the European Union as a whole.

Dr. Michael Nevradakis
By Dr. Michael Nevradakis
According to award-winning UK economist Roger Bootle, the European Union has grown unsustainable and due to various factors, in about to burst. (AP/Francisco Seco)

LONDON-- The recent triggering of Article 50 of the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty by the United Kingdom has formally set into motion the process of Britain’s departure from the EU, an action that is in line with the result of last June’s referendum, where 52 percent of British voters chose to leave the union. Europe is now faced with the

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French Election Pits Far-Right Firebrand Against Investment Banker In Historic Runoff

French voters shut out the country’s political mainstream from the presidency for the first time in the country’s modern history, and on Monday found themselves being courted across the spectrum for the runoff election.

Nadia Prupis
By Nadia Prupis
French voters shut out the country's political mainstream from the presidency for the first time in the country's modern history, and on Monday found themselves being courted across the spectrum for the runoff election.

France will see the far-right, xenophobic Front National candidate Marine Le Pen face off against Emmanuel Macron, an investment banker who hasn't held public office, in a runoff vote on May 7, as the first round of an unusual presidential election concluded with Sunday's vote. Students immediately took to the streets in protest against Le Pen's

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Economist Mark Blyth Delves Into Rising Inequality — & Populism — Around The World

If termites ‘start eating away at the foundations on both the left side of the building and the right side of the building, then the building looks fine from the outside but it could go any day,’ Mark Blyth tells MintPress, describing the hollowing out of the right and left in the US and Europe.

Dr. Michael Nevradakis
By Dr. Michael Nevradakis
The crowd cheers as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island --- The world is in the midst of a tremendous political and global shift, with the rise of populism in the United States and Europe, largely in response to broader economic and social trends which have been materializing in recent decades. From the election of Donald Trump in the United States, to the victory of “Brexit”

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Would America’s First Populists Even Recognize Trump’s Brand Of Populism?

Throughout his campaign, Donald Trump frequently appealed to ‘the people’ and vowed to help them take back their power. But how has populism moved so far from its roots in the left as to be useful as a strategy for today’s ultra-right wing?

Caleb T. Maupin
By Caleb T. Maupin
Izzy Berdan, of Boston, center, wears an American flags as he chants slogans with other demonstrators during a rally against President Donald Trump's order that restricts travel to the U.S., Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Boston. (AP/Steven Senne)

WASHINGTON --- (Analysis) Donald Trump’s ascendency to the White House involved endless appeals to “the people” and denunciations of the elite. During an October rally, for example, Trump said: “It's a global power structure that is responsible for the economic decisions that have robbed our working class, stripped our country of its wealth

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Watchdog Group Says Corruption Increases Under Populist Leaders

In countries with populist or autocratic leaders, “instead of tackling crony capitalism, those leaders usually install even worse forms of corrupt systems.”

Associated Press
By Associated Press
A panel discussion at the Anti-Corruption Summit in London. Watchdog group Transparency International on Wednesday Jan. 25, 2017, is warning that people who turn to populist politicians who promise to change systems and end corruption may only be feeding the problem. (AP/Frank Augstein)

BERLIN (REPORT) — People who turn to populist politicians promising to upset the status quo and end corruption may only be feeding the problem, an anti-corruption watchdog group warned Wednesday. Transparency International said in its annual Corruption Perceptions Index for 2016 that in countries with populist or autocratic leaders, "instead of

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NATO Report Blames Russia For Worldwide Rise Of Populism

From BREXIT, to Donald Trump, to the proliferation of far-right nationalist parties worldwide, a new NATO report lays the blame for populism at the Kremlin’s doorstep.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
President-elect Donald Trump waves to supporters during a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

(ANALYSIS) --- A new report from NATO is following a narrative trend which began in the US and has since spread across Western Europe, accusing Russia of being to blame for the rise of populism worldwide, as an effort to undermine NATO and the European Union. This report blames Russia for the election of Donald Trump in November, as well as last

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