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Jayati Ghosh and João Pedro Stedile on the fierce urgency of now

Socialist politics, a displaced feature of the international scene

World crises demand groundbreaking strategies

Voters in Colombia and France put left coalitions in office, and Tunisian workers shut the country down

Although it faces significant obstacles, the French left is stronger today than it was after the 2017 presidential election

Good news, bad news as elections reconfigure world politics

In 1791, enslaved Haitians did the seemingly impossible. They ousted their French masters and founded a nation. But France made generations of Haitians pay for their freedom — in cash. How much has remained a mystery, until now.

Protests against the French military presence have been taking place for over a year.

Walden Bello on the Philippines election, Lula picks a running mate, and news on the left in Sudan, Sri Lanka, Russia and more

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