‘There is no Alternative Unless We Build One’: Reinventing Socialist Politics
Photo by Pasu Au Yeung The varied left histories dating back to the long 19th century gained momentum during the tumultuous first decades of the 20th century and for some…
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Want to Rebuild the Left? Take Socialism Seriously
Equal Love rally in Melbourne • Photo by Socialist Alternative As the sun set on the Occupy Seattle encampment in December 2011, the question “What next?” hung in the air,…
Who leads Canada’s progressives?
Canadian media are a lazy bunch. They follow the paths of least resistance and false assumptions. Take this past week when some supposed progressives were gathered at the Broadbent Institute…
Lies and Deceptions on the Left: The Politics of Self-Destruction
Buzludzha • Photo by Stanislav Traykov Introduction Over the past year, what appeared as hopeful signs, that Left governments were emerging as powerful alternatives to right-wing pro-US regimes, is turning…
Contesting Capitalism in the Eurozone
In light of the new Syriza government’s difficult struggle against the German dominated institutions of the Eurozone, I’ve revisited a little known book published ten years ago by political scientist…
The rise of Europe’s new Left
The rise of Europe’s new Left. By Bryan Evans Filed under: Europe, Socialism Tagged: Austerity, Europe, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Podemos, Spain, Syriza
The Germans Get It. When Will We?
Sixty per cent of Germans believe that capitalism is the cause of poverty and hunger and that real democracy can’t be realized under that economic system. It seems they’re not…
Is a socialist EU possible via left-wing populist parties such as Syriza, Podemos and the HDP? | openDemocracy
Is a socialist EU possible via left-wing populist parties such as Syriza, Podemos and the HDP? | openDemocracy. Filed under: Europe, Socialism Tagged: EU, Europe, Podemos, Socialism, Syriza
How Radical is Syriza?
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=13088 Filed under: Europe, Eurozone crisis, Greece Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Socialism, Syriza, the Left
Los Indignados to Podemos
Filed under: Austerity, Crisis, Socialism, Southern Europe Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Podemos, Spain
The Syriza Challenge in Greece Pt. II
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The Syriza Challenge in Greece
Filed under: Austerity, Crisis, Eurozone crisis, Greece, Socialism, Southern Europe Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Socialism, Syriza
Socialism Will Continue in Cuba
Photo from Centro de Estudios Che Guevara en La Habana Comrades all: We have all lived through intense and exciting moments in the last few days. In this very month…
what i’m reading: this changes everything by naomi klein, one of the most important books you’ll ever read
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, by Naomi Klein, is incredibly difficult to write about. I’ve been putting sticky notes beside important paragraphs as I read, and my copy…
Crisis and Class-Struggle in Slovenia: The Growing Momentum of Socialist Politics | The Bullet No. 1055
Crisis and Class-Struggle in Slovenia: The Growing Momentum of Socialist Politics | The Bullet No. 1055. Crisis and Class-Struggle in Slovenia: The Growing Momentum of Socialist Politics Jaša Lategano For…
Socialist, AND Nobel Peace Prize Winner
…And after reading that, do you have an urge to say, “yeah, but” – she’s young – she’s a woman – she’s uneducated – whatever other condescending, dismissive thing you…
Real Democracy and the Capture of Institutions
It is no longer enough to win over civil society, occupy public spaces, take to the streets, carry out symbolic actions, prevent evictions, or to win plebiscites. In Spain movements…
Working Class Politics After the NDP
The issue that we can’t ignore this Labour Day is the disorientation in our movement’s politics. List the issues working people are most concerned about today – whether deindustrialization, unemployment…
Upstart party Podemos emerging as third political power, says new poll | In English | EL PAÍS
Upstart party Podemos emerging as third political power, says new poll | In English | EL PAÍS. New party Podemos has taken a further step toward becoming the third power…