Europe's populist parties pose a challenge for the church

Europe's populist parties pose a challenge for the church: Christians have a role in countering European populism, but as European politics fragment, not everyone is convinced populism can be deflected by condemnations.

MGB:_Populism is succeeding because Democratic Socialists have not come up with an answer to the question of where to go next. The welfare state cannot be the end point. Workers need not only more control of the means of production, but also democratic control of the means of consumption. This means employee owned and controlled firms, not just taxing the surplus to create social services. CEO selection should be democratic and CEO pay should be determined in open auction. Firms should provide rental housing for younger employees and build and finance homes for senior employees and when older workers are let go, their housing debt must be forgiven and their pensions made whole. If we give workers something to vote for, the populists won't stand a chance.