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More election season news and views

Election season is challenging the left in South Africa, India and the UK

Burning questions

There have been assurances that Assange does not face the death penalty, but no clear answer as to whether the US first amendment will apply to him; regardless, he should be released and returned to Australia.

Militarism lays waste to the climate

Politics above — politics below

Sustaining democracy with collective action

On the electoral front, surges and splits

Nostalgia is frequently invoked by the reactionary right, but it has its uses on the left. We must reach towards the stars without forgetting all that remains buried in the ground beneath our feet.