Global Left Midweek — May 27, 2026
Portside
Toward a unified project of change
Toward a unified project of change
Toward a unified project of change
labor
The Gulf War Is Reshaping How Asia Works
rest of world
The global oil crisis triggered by the U.S.-Iran war is making Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Pakistan, and India get conservative with energy.
The World Economy’s Centre of Gravity Shifts to Asia
Tricontinental
The US has tried to use economic and military pressure to maintain a dominant position in Asia, but the rise of China and the region’s agenda have made it increasingly difficult.
Global Left Midweek – August 13, 2025
Portside
A better world’s in birth
Global Left Midweek – July 30, 2025
Portside
The old is dying and the new struggles to be born
Global Left Midweek – Focus on Asia
Portside
Workers build a democracy of their own
Global Left Midweek – July 2, 2025
Portside
The old world is dying. Can the new world be born?
The End of U.S. Soft Power?
Hankyoreh
Trump’s effort to end US foreign aid throws out a lot of babies with the bathwater. During the Cold War, the US waged a war of ideas with the Soviet Union to capture the hearts and minds of the world. Foreign aid also boosted US businesses.
Global Left Midweek – May Day 2023 Reports
Portside
Bringing back proletarian internationalism one May Day at a time
The US and China Play With Fire
Le Monde Diplomatique
Long before Speaker Pelosi's plane touched down on, relations between China and the United States had been on a downward spiral. Isn’t it time to set aside the blame game and resume talks on measures that could reduce the risk of violent conflict?
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