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EA-CEO Retort VideoCast: Hungary, Trump, Ireland, and Pushing Back the Hard Right

EA-CEO Retort VideoCast: Hungary, Trump, Ireland, and Pushing Back the Hard Right

by Scott Lucas | Apr 20, 2026 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Media, Populism in Action, Populism in the World, US, Video, What's New, World

71-minute deep dive on pushing back hard right in Europe, US, and beyond — Hungary’s Orbán defeated, Trump ranting, but what must we do?

EA on Talk TV: New Era in Hungary — Orbán Out, Magyar In, and Ukraine and Europe Boosted

EA on Talk TV: New Era in Hungary — Orbán Out, Magyar In, and Ukraine and Europe Boosted

by Scott Lucas | Apr 14, 2026 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Media, Populism in Action, Populism in the World, Video, What's New, World

Analyzing victory of Peter Magyar and Tisza Party in Hungary’s elections, ending the 16-year rule of pro-Kremlin Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

How Viktor Orbán Is Fighting – And Losing – The Digital Battle In Hungary

How Viktor Orbán Is Fighting – And Losing – The Digital Battle In Hungary

by Blaire Brandt | Sep 10, 2025 | Analysis, EA Birmingham, Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in the World, What's New, World

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Hungary’s Fidesz Party have launch a Fight Club digital media campaign — and they are getting beaten at it.

Mamdani’s New York Win: A Template to Vanquish Destructive “Populism” in the US, UK, and Beyond

Mamdani’s New York Win: A Template to Vanquish Destructive “Populism” in the US, UK, and Beyond

by Hasan Patel | Jun 27, 2025 | Populism in Action, Populism in the World, US, What's New

Zohran Mamdani’s lesson: “If progressive politics can get its act together, then assumptions of Trumpist and divided America can be upended”

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