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Reports and analyses from movements, parties and trends on the international left

The elections are the first to occur after a referendum slashed the number of seats in parliament and happen when war rages in Europe, poverty increases, the climate crisis deepens. The descendent of Mussolini’s Fascist Party is the frontrunner.

Africa and neocolonialism, division in Die Linke, focus on Myanmar's fight for democracy, and more

News and analyses from and about social movements, political parties and unifying activists

In the “war on immigration” waged by European states the victims of criminalization are often the migrants themselves, Why are the same actions taken for Ukrainians, considered criminal when they occur in the Mediterranean?

A time for serious reflection and careful observation

Reader Comments: Supreme Court Spreads COVID, Children, Schools, Omicron; Progressives and Democrats; Capitol Armed Coup Plotters; Voting Rights; Real Martin Luther King; Housing and Profits; Don’t Look Up; Student Activist Scholarships; more....

Victories in Chile and Honduras, bitter fights in Asia and Sudan, and more

News and analysis from, about, and explaining the world left today – West to East, South to North

Gianni Rodari was Italy’s most important children’s author — and a Communist. Cherished by generations of readers, his irreverent fairy tales encouraged children to question authority and think for themselves.