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The Spanish Elections: Another “Sobering” Lesson for the Left

Conn Hallinan Foreign Policy in Focus
A rally of supporters of Spain’s far-right Vox party.
In Andalucian Spain, as elsewhere in Europe, right-wing electoral success comes primarily at the expense of the neo-liberal center. But, the Left must do more to prevent ultra-rightist parties from filling the void created by the center’s collapse.

The 8 Most Important Labor Stories of 2018

Rebecca Burns In These Times
In November, workers staged a walkout against sexual harassment in another industry rife with it. In a watershed moment for tech, more than 20,000 Google employees worldwide—over 20 percent of the company’s total workforce—walked off the job.