Global Left Midweek — July 1, 2026
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Thinking and rethinking
Thinking and rethinking
Thinking and rethinking
Tidbits-Apr 23-Reader Comments: Taxing the Rich; Trump Cabinet Departures; Is the Pope Catholic?; Lack of Democracy in UFW Gave Chavez Immunity – Letter in Response; Young Communists Grow Older; “State Ideology” of Zionism; After No Kings-What’s Next
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Reader Comments: Taxing the Rich; Trump Cabinet Departures; Is the Pope Catholic?; Lack of Democracy in the UFW Gave Chavez Immunity - Letter in Response; Young Communists Grow Older; "State Ideology" of Zionism; After No Kings: What’s Next; Cartoons
A Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in the Wizard of Oz
Democracy Now!
His name might not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by millions around the world. Today, we take a journey through the life and work of Yip Harburg, the Broadway lyricist.
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The Mostest Anarchist
Portside
These days “anarchism” has become an official swear word. A little history should help. Only with the middle of the 19th century does something clearly and (somewhat) strategically emerge as “anarchism” — competing with Marxism to overcome capitalism
Are Zohran Mamdani and Katie Wilson Democratic Socialists or FDR Democrats?
Talking Points Memo
They Are Both
Electing a Socialist in New York City – Where Taking Care of Everyone Is Common Sense.
How Things Work
What socialism really means is public services for the public good. Using government to socialize the things that can help everyone, rather than allowing the private market to run everything in a way that preys on the public for private gain.
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We Can Breathe!
London Review of Books
The fascinating history of how the antifascist movement of the 1930s created "the left" as we know it today. Joseph Fronczak shows how socialists, liberals, communists, anarchists, and others achieved a semblance of unity in the fight against fascism
Socialists in Office Condemn New York’s Failure To Support Immigrants and Asylum Seekers
New York City Democratic Socialists
We do not accept New York City and State officials’ cruel response to asylum seekers, scapegoating new arrivals to defund public goods for everyone. Mayor Eric Adams announced a city hiring freeze, cuts of 15% for all New York City public agencies.
How Ideology Can Help (or Hurt) Movements Trying To Build Power
Waging Nonviolence
Bernie Sanders and the Squad have helped pave the way for open socialists to win elected seats in multiple levels of government at a scale that has not been seen in a century. Many progressives are taking a new look at the importance of ideology.
‘There’s a Very Real Danger Here’: AOC on 2024, the Climate Crisis and ‘Selling Out’
The Guardian
Twice re-elected and comfortable in her political skin, the Democratic congresswoman makes clear that Biden can't take progressives for granted.
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