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If the left wants to build a mass movement that appeals to millions, we first have to address the tiny, vocal minority in our ranks holding all of us back.
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Fresh LIBOR Revelations: Is the British State Complicit in World’s Largest Systemic Fraud?
New revelations suggest that not only was the LIBOR rate rigging fraud a systemic practice by big banks – but Bank of England and the government in Westminster were also in on the big fix.
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Fighting the Emerging Neo-Fascist Capitalism, Part II
Social democratic parties pushing a platform of neoliberalism-lite are no challenge to the new populism.
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Confronting The Emerging Neo-Fascist Capitalism, Part I
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Global Fight Escalates Against the "Censorship Machine"
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Rato Finito: Spanish Citizens Send Most Corrupt Banker-Politician to Jail
A citizen-led campaign last month succeeded in prosecuting Spain’s top banker-politician, Rodrigo Rato, and 65 co-conspirators in a case that rattled the upper echelons of the country's political and financial elite.
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Revolution in Rojava, Part IV: Building A Society Beyond the State
For anyone asking if it is possible to realize a participative democracy, or a system not based on profits, Rojava proves not only that another world is possible – but that another world is right now happening.
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Challenging London, Renewables Are Flexing Power Across the British Isles
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Resistance In Rojava, Part III: There is No Democracy Without Women’s Liberation
Jineolojî, a social science taught and practiced in the Kurdish communities of Rojava, seeks to include women in history, recognise women’s input politically and empower women in society.
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From Holland to Finland to Scotland, Basic Income Could Be a Reality Across Europe
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Revolution In Rojava, Part II: Another Middle East Is Possible
Kurdish freedom fighters have shifted from trying to gain their own state to living beyond the state – in a bottom-up democracy of their own making.
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The country’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has promised a break from the politics of the last 40 years—realizing more broadly that Labour must stand up for the 99% against big business, or the party will become irrelevant.
The tragic shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is just the latest example of ICE having a fundamental disrespect for human life — further proving why the agency should be stripped of funding and shut down, and its rank-and-file agents and leadership prosecuted.
While the U.S., EU and their allies are enabling Rojava—the strongest force against Islamic State— to fall, it is vital for internationalists to continue to support this beacon of democracy and liberation.
June 23, 2026 may be remembered as the beginning of the end of the Democratic Party establishment.
If the left wants to build a mass movement that appeals to millions, we first have to address the tiny, vocal minority in our ranks holding all of us back.
The current wave of food recalls is a direct byproduct of President Donald Trump’s administration deliberately removing the safeguards put in place aimed at protecting American consumers more than a century ago.
From a pro-democratic perspective, civil society and new media organisations are surging in the aftermath of the Orban regime.
We can still celebrate success while simultaneously putting a cap on net worth.
The country’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has promised a break from the politics of the last 40 years—realizing more broadly that Labour must stand up for the 99% against big business, or the party will become irrelevant.
The current wave of food recalls is a direct byproduct of President Donald Trump’s administration deliberately removing the safeguards put in place aimed at protecting American consumers more than a century ago.
Posted 1 month 3 weeks ago
From a pro-democratic perspective, civil society and new media organisations are surging in the aftermath of the Orban regime.
Posted 1 month 3 weeks ago
If the left wants to build a mass movement that appeals to millions, we first have to address the tiny, vocal minority in our ranks holding all of us back.
Posted 2 weeks 6 days ago
If the left wants to build a mass movement that appeals to millions, we first have to address the tiny, vocal minority in our ranks holding all of us back.
