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First We Took Manhattan, Then We Took Berlin

David Broder Jacobin
On Sunday, Germany’s socialist party Die Linke won the Berlin elections for the first time. Like New York’s Zohran Mamdani, it beat the establishment parties by offering Berliners concrete action on rents and the cost of living.

The Return of the Progressive Farmer Politician

Monica Potts The New Republic
One of the under-sung trends of the political cycle is the way Trumpian disregard for farm country has inspired workers in the industry to run for office.

Israel’s Elections Committee Votes To Bar All Arab Parties

Michael Hauser Tov, Chen Maanit, Noa Shpigeland Jack Khoury Haaretz
The decision to ban the UAL, the Joint List and Balad's party leader Sami Abu Shehadeh and Jewish MK Ofer Cassif from Hadash is expected to reach the Israel High Court for review. The committee said they reject Israel as a Jewish and democratic state

Tidbits-Sept. 24: Reader Comments: We Know Where Talk of Erasing a Population for Generation Leads; Press Pool Turned Its Cameras Away; Was “Defund the Police” Crazy? And Defund? No; for or Against Murder of 20,000 Children; Resources; Virtual Events

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Reader Comments: We Know Where Talk of Erasing a Population for Generation Leads; Press Pool Turned Its Cameras Away; Was “Defund the Police” Crazy? and Defund? No; Are You For or Against the Murder of 20,000 Children; resources; virtual events;

Why Black Socialists Opposed Marcus Garvey

Paul Prescod Jacobin
Marcus Garvey built the largest black movement of his era on the promise of redeeming Africa. But he knew almost nothing about the continent, and his organization had nothing to offer black workers on the things that shaped their lives.