far right
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In Sweden, an extreme-right group is claiming voters in numbers no one would ever have thought possible, while Canadian conservatives have taken a sharp turn toward the far right.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Dictating policy Musk’s propensity to align himself with chaos monkeys on the far right would still be unfortunate, but far less damaging if his leanings weren’t also dictating policy for the nearly 200 million daily X users worldwide.
—Lorraine Ali, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
But recent elections have seen the far right increasingly usurp centrist conservatives as the main right-wing force.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Musk’s propensity to align himself with chaos monkeys on the far right would still be unfortunate, but far less damaging if his leanings weren’t also dictating policy for the nearly 200 million daily X users worldwide.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
If the far right takes control in France, will the country’s unique system of support for artists be jeopardized?
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
But perhaps above all, the reforms were designed to give the government unfettered power to extend sovereignty—a euphemism for annexation—over the West Bank, a longtime goal of Israel’s far right.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
Jordan Bardella, the president of the RN, parliament's biggest single party, demanded the far right's concerns be addressed.
—Tassilo Hummel, Reuters, 5 Sep. 2024
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Reporting Highlights
Statehouse Influence: Oil tycoons Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks have pushed the Texas statehouse to the far right by funding relentless primary campaigns against other Republicans.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Dictating policy Musk’s propensity to align himself with chaos monkeys on the far right would still be unfortunate, but far less damaging if his leanings weren’t also dictating policy for the nearly 200 million daily X users worldwide.
—Lorraine Ali, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
But recent elections have seen the far right increasingly usurp centrist conservatives as the main right-wing force.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Musk’s propensity to align himself with chaos monkeys on the far right would still be unfortunate, but far less damaging if his leanings weren’t also dictating policy for the nearly 200 million daily X users worldwide.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
If the far right takes control in France, will the country’s unique system of support for artists be jeopardized?
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
But perhaps above all, the reforms were designed to give the government unfettered power to extend sovereignty—a euphemism for annexation—over the West Bank, a longtime goal of Israel’s far right.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
Jordan Bardella, the president of the RN, parliament's biggest single party, demanded the far right's concerns be addressed.
—Tassilo Hummel, Reuters, 5 Sep. 2024
This story is exempt from our Creative Commons license until Nov. 2.
Reporting Highlights
Statehouse Influence: Oil tycoons Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks have pushed the Texas statehouse to the far right by funding relentless primary campaigns against other Republicans.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Far right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20right. Accessed 23 Oct. 2024.
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