Welcome to the first edition of VICE News Issues, our semi-regular look at some of the biggest and most important topics in the world. Think of this as an antidote to the craziest news cycle in history — a mini digital magazine, with dispatches from across the globe. VICE News Issues are multi-format, meant to tackle the kinds of stories that can’t be summed up in a standard news story.Our first topic is populism, which, depending on who you ask, is either a dangerous, anti-democratic movement sweeping the globe or the force that’s going to reclaim power for millions of citizens. To find out, we sent a novelist to the Philippines to investigate why the country supports an admitted murderer; spent time with Polish skinheads in Europe’s most homogenous country; talked with minorities in France after its historic election; figured out how populists talk; and created our own fake but arguably politically viable American Populist Party.
Photo editing by Cassie Giraldo.
Video editing by Michael Shade and Zeke Spector.
Video editing by Michael Shade and Zeke Spector.