Global Left Midweek — July 15, 2026
Portside
Workers’ rights in crisis everywhere
Workers’ rights in crisis everywhere
Workers’ rights in crisis everywhere
The Democratic Base Is Social Democratic
The American Prospect
It took profound transformation of Americans’ social and economic lives by deregulated and financialized capitalism to push Democrats left. It’s time that the media reconsider what constitutes the party’s new mainstream.
Is a New “New Deal” About To Wipe Out the Old Political Order?
Hartmann Report
My grandfather (a 1917 Norwegian immigrant) frequently and proudly described himself as a socialist. When I asked him what he meant, he always pointed me to FDR, the New Deal, and his proposed Second Bill of Rights. And here we are again.
Insoumission
Sidecar
The liberals say it’s every man for himself and the fascists say it’s everyone against the Arabs. They have their worldviews, and we, the left, must offer another way of seeing the world. That’s what we’re trying to do.
Tariq Ali: Memories of the Struggle Reloaded
Counterfire
Over the last few decades, we have witnessed the growth of dynamic movements, like Stop the War. But we need to think about organisational outcomes, establishing networks and rebuilding a progressive political alternative.
The Effect of Class Consciousness on Political Preferences
Jacobin
Political preferences are often discussed through a one-size-fits-all middle-class lens. But empirical data shows that class significantly influences voting patterns, with growing class consciousness driving dissatisfaction with established parties.
Syriza’s New Leader. Game Over for the Left?
The Left Berlin
Syriza was already in the trajectory of transforming into a “modern” European social democratic party that has disengaged from a commitment to organised members, grassroots organisations and bodies elected by and accountable to the rank and file.
books
Karl Kautsky on Democracy and Republicanism
Prometheus
Karl Kautsky was once the world's leading Marxist theoretician, but his reputation dimmed after World War I. On the occasion of the publication of a newly translated volume of his writings, reviewer Vaquas offers a reassessment.
Global Left Midweek - Ukraine and Russia
Portside
The brink of war - overview and details
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Thomas Piketty: The Making of a Socialist
The New York Times
What makes this noteworthy is that it comes from an economist who gained his reputation as a researcher with vaguely left-of-center sensibilities but was far from a radical. The times are such that even honest moderates are driven to radical remedies
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