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Puerto Rico: ‘I Know There’s a Path’

Alexandra Tempus The Progressive
Since unabashedly calling out President Donald Trump over his disastrous response to Puerto Rico's suffering after two massive hurricanes, San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz has pushed for a transformation that returns autonomy to the island’s people.

Teachers Urge Divestment from Private Prisons

Negin Owliaei Inequality.org
As the movement for justice in education grows, divesting from prison profiteers is a concrete way educators can join the call to end mass incarceration.

Nostalgia for the Future

Thomas Gibbs Counterfire
Luigi Nono’s writings offer an invaluable insight into the unity of thought of one of the twentieth century’s greatest musical minds. Unlike many other prominent contemporary composers, he was on the side of the world’s working classes.

Semites, Anti-Semites, Zionists and Anti-Zionists

Shlomo Sand Verso
Emmanuel Macron recently described anti-Zionism as a new form of anti-Semitism. In this article, Shlomo Sand discusses changing natures of Judeophobia, Zionism, and of Jewish identity

Wabtech Union in Erie Wins

Jessica Corbett Common Dreams
The senator and 2020 presidential candidate called the 90-day deal a win for workers "who are sick and tired of seeing their standard of living decline as a result of corporate greed."

The Decision to Form the Communist International

John Riddell John Riddell
After an initial decision to postpone forming the new movement, the delegates changed course abruptly during the third day of debate and launched the Communist International.

Global Left Midweek - March 6, 2019

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Montréal Urban Left, Eastern Europeans on Venezuela Crisis, France: Police vs. Yellow Vests, Algeria's Mass Protest Movement, El Salvador’s Backslide, Swaziland Youth Congress, Class Struggle in Iran