Boris Kagarlitsky’s ‘The Long Retreat’
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Capitalism, crisis and the left’s challenge
Capitalism, crisis and the left’s challenge
Capitalism, crisis and the left’s challenge
Global Left Midweek – Parties In and Out of Power
Portside
Political concentration points in a chaotic world
Global Left Midweek – October 2, 2024
Portside
News and analyses from parties and movements worldwide
The Energy Has Changed. The Underlying Politics Have Not.
Convergence
The mood among opponents of MAGA has shifted dramatically. But the electoral map hasn’t changed, and the Gaza genocide continues. What does this mean for progressives and the socialist Left?
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Radioactive Radicals!
Portside
Radioactive Radicals is a vivid, galvanizing portrait of two young radicals thrust into the whirlwind of revolutionary working-class politics from the 1960s to the present. Here is a whopper of a novel by any estimation.
‘Autocratic Rule’ of Erdogan Cracks As Secular Left Wins Big in Turkey Elections
Common Dreams
"You opened the door to the rise of democracy, equality, and freedom," Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu said following his re-election. "You ignited hope at the ballot box."
Global Left Midweek – March 6, 2024
Portside
Feminists against dictatorship of the dollar
What Is Left?
Literary Hub
Rebecca Solnit on the perennial divisions of the American Left: “It should be a modest request to ask that ‘left’ not mean supporters of authoritarian regimes.”
Slow Change Can Be Radical Change
Literary Hub
Describing the slowness of change is often confused with acceptance of the status quo. It’s really the opposite.
Global Left Midweek – January 3, 2024
Portside
Takeaways from 2023
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