The burgeoning pro-democracy, anti-Trump movement known as 50501 expects to drive tens and possibly hundreds of thousands to protest in 1,000 cities and towns on Saturday.
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Hastily-formed Left Alliance Overcomes French Far Right in Elections
But as Marine Tondelier from the Green Party said, the election this month was a warning: “The Republic held on, but for how much longer?”
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Labour Win, Yet Right-wing Looms In Volatile UK Election
After 14 years of corruption and chaos, the Conservatives were rejected. Now, Labour inherits a country in ruin, with a shaky mandate and a new leader, Keir Starmer, whose popularity is not high.
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Far-right Parties Gain in European Elections, Yet Not Everywhere
Rampant inequality driven by austerity and neoliberalism has opened the door for populists on the extreme right.
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Incremental progress—is—revolutionary
As fun as it is to say, none of us will, in fact, eat the rich. But by making small differences where we can, we gradually move society toward the more equitable, just, and fair place we all want for ourselves and future generations.
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We Need to Address the Calvinism That's Choking the American Left
Ideological rigidity is not only keeping us from making inroads with mainstream society and growing our numbers—but effectively preventing us from accomplishing any actual policy goals.
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The Justice System Won't Hold Trump Accountable In Time. It's Up to Us.
If any of us hope to stop Donald Trump from becoming the 47th president of the United States, it will have to be done from the ballot box, not the courts.
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Europe's Struggle for Abortion Rights Intensifies
From Hungary and Poland to Italy and Spain, today's anti-abortionist movements are feeding one another—while also driving a growing counter-movement.
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Georgia RICO Indictment of 'Cop City' Protesters Undermines Trump Indictment
The case against ‘Cop City’ protesters follows the pattern of Republican abuse of the legal system to create false equivalences that advance their political narrative.
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A Squeezed Working Class Is Delighting in Stories of Billionaires Dying
Rather than tsk-tsking us for our schadenfreude at billionaires meeting their end in various acts of hubris, mainstream media outlets would do well to understand the anger of the working class before it boils over.
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Green New Deal XXII: Kick Out the Landlords and Provide Decent Homes for All
A just future needs universal decent housing. Around the world, in Europe in particular, movements are fighting back and, in some cases, scoring popular wins against the landowning classes.
