The relative symbiosis between populism and did not go unnoticed in . Karl Kautsky, ’s “pope of Marxism,” celebrated the American peasants’ rebellious attitude and looked forward to the day that “American and wage workers would be welded together into one party.” All of this spoke in favor of a populist …

[1/5] use their tractors to block the C-33 highway as they drive to Barcelona during a protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across …

Post- ’ cooperatives in Central and Eastern . December 2014. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics 85 (4) DOI: 10.1111/apce.12051. Authors: Konrad Hagedorn. Humboldt …

53. movement’s view of since 1898, long before it began to draw support and enlightenment from Oklahoma. Victor Berger and his allies first proposed revisions, and then Algie Martin Simons, the Party’s most deeply informed student of rural society, addressed the “agrarian question” through the first decade of this century.

are protesting across the Union, saying they are facing rising costs and taxes, red tape, excessive environmental rules and competition from cheap food imports. Demonstrations have been taking place for weeks in countries including France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy and Greece. While many issues are country-specific, others are -wide.

Polish in the western city of Wroclaw burnt tires on the steps of the regional government office and pelted the Commission office with eggs …

Similar have taken place across the EU in recent weeks. in many countries complain that the bloc’s policies on the environment and other matters impose a heavy financial burden …

by ‘ unions and agricultural groups will likely continue in urban centers and on major roads in multiple EU member states through early February. are denouncing various national and EU policies, including strict environmental standards and the continued import of Russian and Belarusian foodstuffs, among several other …

Why are protesting: in central and eastern have been speaking out since 2023 against the impact of cheap Ukrainian grain imports, which have undercut domestic prices and hit …

01-29-2024 IMPACT. Why are protesting in France? Tractor roadblocks explained as Paris steps up security. in France, the Union’s biggest agricultural producer, have …

1 in Warsaw on March 6 against EU “Green Deal” measures, and duty-free imports of Ukrainian food to Poland. 2 A man is restrained by police during the outside the Polish …

The comes amid a wider movement across against onerous regulations imposed from Brussels upon throughout the EU. Last summer, in The Netherlands staged months of and actions in response to the globalist government of PM Mark Rutte imposing EU nitrogen emissions standards on near supposedly environmentally sensitive areas.

Published 6:51 AM PDT, June 29, 2022. THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch prime minister on Wednesday condemned a violent by outside the home of the country’s agriculture minister amid increasingly bold demonstrations against the government’s plans to rein in pollution. A small group of clashed Tuesday night …

Amid of a wave of over higher production costs and stringent regulations, Belgian are threatening to block access to the capital as …

surround Parliament building to demand reforms. took their anger to the streets of Brussels before a E.U. summit, warning leaders not to ignore their …

The are in full swing across Germany, with ‘ vehicles blocking access to highways and city centers. In Munich alone, police said they had accompanied about 5,500 tractors from the …

Polish over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across and against the import of agricultural produce and food products from Ukraine …

Their tractors have been bearing down on ‘s capitals. From Berlin to Bucharest, from Warsaw to Brussels, are venting their fury at having their…

Hundreds of tractors arrived in Brussels Monday and more are on their way as Union agriculture ministers meet to address ‘ concerns. It follows weeks of by across …

The government said at the time that it had no leverage to intervene in the banks’ work. In August 2023, the Chisinau government disbursed 200 million lei (€10.4 million) for small in …

According to a map published by Euractiv, visualizing ’ across the continent, recent ’ broke out in 22 out of the 27 EU member states, with only Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Austria managing to stay clear of the pan- movement so far. Within these 22 countries where took to …

Tractors are parked behind a blockade in the Quarter during a of outside a meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Brussels, February 26, 2024. /CFP on Monday blocked a border crossing between Poland and Germany, threw bottles at police in Brussels and gathered in Madrid to demand action on cheap supermarket …

Tractors by , economy in freefall and rise of Far Right have turned Germany into sick man of Some 500 tractors gathered at Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate and 5,000 …

Left: Farm vehicles are silhouetted during sunset as French over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, similar to grievances shared by across , in Chamant …

deployed convoys of tractors, trailers and even rumbling harvesters on Monday in what they described as a “siege” of Paris to gain more concessions. Some came with reserves of …

Polish block the A2 motorway to over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by across , and against the import of agricultural produce and …

unhappy at low supermarket prices and cheap food imports from post-Brexit trade deals have vowed to renew their French-style with tractors this weekend. Demonstrations modelled on …

driving in a heavy-duty tractor into the western city of Poznan as part of a nationwide against Union’s agrarian policy and imports of cheap Ukraine produce, in …

The have generated strong support from the general French public. A BVA poll showed 88% are in favour of the movement and 89% have a positive view of . In addition, eight …

join a rally in the German capital demanding a rethink of the government’s plan to end fuel tax break. German near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin [Liesa Johannssen …

January 8, 2024 8:51 pm CET. By Hans von der Burchard and Peter Wilke. BERLIN — German commenced a week of planned on Monday while officials warned that far-right groups are attempting to co-opt the movement for their own political ends. The began the day by blocking roads across much of the country in response to a …

The organizers, the Milk Board, said that more than 1,000 tractors and 5,000 people took part on behalf of “more than 80,000 dairy ”. The group said milk prices are …

Thousands of tractors have brought Berlin’s city centre to a standstill as from across Germany protested on parliament’s doorstep over rising costs and a plan to phase out agricultural …

8 January 2024. By Jessica Parker, Berlin correspondent,BBC News. Getty Images. in Germany are blockading roads in against subsidy cuts, with more than 500 tractors and trucks …

Farming makes up just 1.4 percent of the Union’s GDP, the latest figures show, but in Eastern last year over cheap Ukrainian imports – which saw lengthy blockades at border crossings – show how as a group are capable of causing major disruption.

But for some governments, the more pressing threat is the attention that ’ have attracted from far-right and populist parties, as well as radical conspiracy theorists.

in Dijon, France protested against the Regional Council. Hundreds of gathered in front of the Regional Council with more than 80 tractors to …

, cattle-breeders, hunters and opposition supporters have descended on Spain’s capital of Madrid to environmental and economic policies by Spain’s left-of-center government that …

(some media material for Russian speakers)Armageddon Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The ’ across the Union these past several weeks were followed with great interest in Russia and Belarus by local medi…

November 29, 2019 11:46 am CET. By Arthur Neslen and Eddy Wax. A wave of countryside unrest has brought tractor blockades to Berlin and Paris this week as a cocktail of grievances boils over. EU trade deals, a retail squeeze on food prices and green-use restrictions on nitrates and pesticides have all fanned ’ frustrations, union …