Elections
“There is hope”: Asamblea Morena reaffirms its social movement roots
May 11, 2016In its May 10 assembly in Seattle, Mexican left political movement Morena came together to form a plan for unity and solidarity with the immigrants' rights movement.
Read moreLeft Strategy 2016: A narrow defeat of Trump’s racism is not enough
May 11, 2016The perilous consequences of a Trump presidency should be a wake-up call for the left. The possibility of dealing the racist right a major blow should energize and excite us.
Read moreUK: Corbyn’s Labour Party wilts in local races; London elects first Muslim mayor
May 9, 2016Sadiq Khan beat back a Conservative campaign of Islamophobia to win London's mayoralty.
Read moreHillary Clinton, Frederick Douglass, and imagination: A lesson in dialectics
May 6, 2016Douglass could have despaired over Lincoln's inconsistent anti-slavery credentials, but he didn't. The left should take a page from his book for 2016.
Read moreA lesson I learned from Donald Trump
May 3, 2016I understand why protesters blocked access to Donald Trump's rally in Arizona. But I don't agree. History has shown the danger of silencing speech.
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