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Sweden’s 2026 Election on a Knife-Edge

Duroyan Fertl Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
The September 13 vote was a test not only of who will govern Sweden – at a national, regional and local level – but of whether the public services, democracy, and egalitarianism that Sweden once claimed to represent and be defended and restored.

Why Black Socialists Opposed Marcus Garvey

Paul Prescod Convergence
Marcus Garvey built the largest black movement of his era on the promise of redeeming Africa. But he knew almost nothing about the continent, and his organization had nothing to offer black workers on the things that shaped their lives.

Is Science Journalism Dying?

Bruce Lewenstein, Cornell University, Chris Mooney, University of Tennessee The Conversation
Comparing a ‘science crash’ 40 years ago to today

Operation Metro Surge Wasn’t the End

William P. Jones, Greg Nammacher Dissent Magazine
The Minnesota movement still holds important lessons for those working to defend democracy in the Trump era.
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