We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

Marian Kamensky, Austria / Cagle Cartoons Jun 24, 2017 Dig deeper

Gulf Course [a cartoon from Austria]

Marian Kamensky, Austria / Cagle Cartoons Jun 3, 2017 Dig deeper

Trump’s Forest [a cartoon from Austria]

Marian Kamensky, Austria / Cagle Cartoons Jun 2, 2017 Dig deeper

Roll It Up [a cartoon from Austria]

Marian Kamensky, Austria / Cagle Cartoons May 31, 2017 Dig deeper

Strong Macron [a cartoon from Austria]

Marian Kamensky, Austria / Cagle Cartoons May 10, 2017 Dig deeper

Austrians Break Far Right’s Winning Streak by Electing Independent, Green Party-Backed President

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Dec 5, 2016 Austrian voters have sent a message that they are unwilling to allow their country to be swept up in the populist wave that has boosted far-right politicians to powerful positions in the U.S. and Europe. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

In Austria, Sausage-Stand Owners Pay More in Taxes Than Google and Amazon

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2016 "Every Vienna café, every sausage stand pays more taxes in Austria than a global company. That's true for Starbucks, Amazon and other companies," said Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Austria Will Hold Second Presidential Election After Voting Irregularities Are Uncovered

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2016 The country’s Constitutional Court ordered a do-over after the race ended with a margin of less than 1 percentage point and allegations surfaced that voting had been “rigged.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is ‘Frexit’ Next? Other Euroskeptics May Follow Lead of U.K. and Seek Their Own Referendums (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2016 Turns out some of the arguments Brexit supporters used to rally voters to support their cause aren't only applicable to the U.K. -- and neither is the idea of leaving the European Union. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

One Child’s Harrowing Journey From Afghanistan to Sweden

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2016 She was only 14 when her mother decided that Nasima’s best hope for a future meant leaving her home, her family and everything she knew to make a grueling trek to Europe. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

European Union Calls for Emergency Talks About Refugee Crisis

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 31, 2015 As several countries in the region -- Hungary, Macedonia, Italy and Greece among them -- struggle to deal with staggering numbers of refugees from conflict zones in the Middle East and Africa, European Union leaders have decided it's time for an emergency summit on the subject. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Migrant Crisis: 71 People Found Dead in Abandoned Truck in Austria

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 28, 2015 Austrian authorities report that four children -- three boys ages 7 to 10, and a toddler girl -- were among the passengers whose bodies were found in east Vienna on Thursday in the back of an abandoned truck, locked inside with no ventilation in the summer heat. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )