The Wall Street Journal

The progressive moment in global politics is over

The progressive moment in global politics is over
Goneburger: Canada's liberal PM of the past decade, Justin Trudeau, is stepping down. (Image: AFP)
The Wall Street Journal
By Bertrand Benoit in Berlin, David Luhnow in London, and Vipal Monga in TorontoThe progressive moment is over – at least for now. This past year showed that the progressive politics that dominated most industrialised countries over the past two decades or more is shifting to the right, fuelled by working-class anxieties over the economy and immigration, and growing fatigue with issues from climate change to identity politics.The return of Donald Trump to the White House is the most dramatic and important example – but it is fa...

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