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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Is the Anglo-American world order over?

    French President Francois Hollande said he won’t run for re-election. He’s a Socialist, and the far-right is favored to win elections in France this Spring. Voters in Italy and Austria are heading to the polls this Sunday. In Austria, the far-right candidate is expected to win the presidency.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 2, 2016 • 1 min read

    French President Francois Hollande said he won’t run for re-election. He’s a Socialist, and the far-right is favored to win elections in France this Spring. Voters in Italy and Austria are heading to the polls this Sunday. In Austria, the far-right candidate is expected to win the presidency. Italy’s election is widely seen as a referendum on liberal democracy. Given populist victories in other European countries, plus America’s latest presidential election, are we witnessing the end of the Anglo-American world order?

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    3 of 5
    Life in San Bernardino, one year after the terrorist attack
    1. 0:00Life in San Bernardino, one year after the terrorist attack
    2. 10:12Tracking mass shootings nationwide
    3. 18:10Is the Anglo-American world order over?You’re reading this
    4. 28:29Women in power take the big screen this weekend
    5. 41:54How Starbucks shaped American coffee culture
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