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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC
For TONYC, theater isn’t just for entertainment; it’s a powerful tool for social change. Screenshot from a performance, 2024 By Caitlin...

The Left Chapter
Jun 213 min read


Were Canadian Elections Existential in the Context of US-Canada Tensions? (Part 1)
Trump and Carney, May 6, 2025 -- public domain image By P. Ambedkar and Arnold August Editor’s Note: This interview is part one of two...

The Left Chapter
Jun 126 min read


Trump and Rubio Tighten the Noose on Cuba
The impacts of a tightened US blockade, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the return of Trump with a vindictive Marco Rubio as Secretary of...

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Jun 68 min read


How to Win the Highest Minimum Wage in the USA
It took more than two years of hard work and relentless campaigning for LA’s tourism workers to win $30 an hour. Here’s how they did it....

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Jun 25 min read


Europe’s Left Must Unite to Oppose NATO's Rearmament and Austerity
A Hungarian Soldier fires his weapon during the US-NATO Swift Response 25 exercise in Norway, May, 2025 -- public domain image By John...

The Left Chapter
Jun 25 min read


How the Rights of Nature Movement Is Reshaping Law and Culture
From the sacred peaks of Aotearoa to the rivers of Colombia and the contested waters of Lake Erie, a global movement is emerging to grant...

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Jun 18 min read


How Daniel Noboa Won in Ecuador and What to Expect from His New Term
Public domain image, May 24 By Pilar Troya Fernández On 10 May 2025, the Ecuadorian National Electoral Council proclaimed Daniel Noboa...

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May 275 min read


Communist-Led Kerala Is Eradicating Extreme Poverty
A Communist flag flies in Kerala -- Praveenp, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons By Atul Chandra In a region too often consumed by the...

The Left Chapter
May 267 min read


Why the US Right Really Hates the Postal Service
It’s not about USPS’s efficiency or viability. It’s about equity and collective good, values that are anathema to predatory capitalism....

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May 145 min read


United Steelworkers Lead Mobilization Drive as American Unions Face Growing Vulnerability
The USW must navigate factionalism while championing labor rights amid rising anti-union pressures and global trade fragmentation. By...

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May 97 min read


Sanctions as Civilizational Warfare: The Human Cost of U.S. Economic Pressure
By Peiman Salehi Economic sanctions are often described as ‘peaceful’ alternatives to war. Yet for millions in countries like Iran and...

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May 83 min read


Workers in India Are on the March
ASHA workers convention, April 2025 -- image via CITU on Facebook By Vijay Prashad Ninety percent of Indian workers are in the...

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May 64 min read


The 18th Brumaire of Javier Milei
Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Jorge Coulon ‘History repeats itself:...

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May 67 min read


To Stop Coups in South Korea, Expand Democracy
Mass protest calling for the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, December 2024 -- image via X By Dae-Han Song On 4 April, 122 days after...

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Apr 295 min read


The Turbulence in the Global Economy
Image via X By Vijay Prashad On 22 April 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its annual World Economic Outlook report,...

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Apr 245 min read


The European Union on the Crossroads: Tariffs from Friends, Trade from Competitors
Derek Bennett, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska The ninety-day customs truce ‘graciously’ granted by Trump is...

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Apr 245 min read


China’s Response to Bullying: The Historical Lessons Learned
At the Hong Kong Museum of History, Yuet Man Lee (李月文), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska A friend from another...

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Apr 224 min read


The People’s Network for Land and Liberation Is Building Alternatives to the Current ‘War-and-Empire Global Economy’
This consortium of community-based organizations is working toward decolonization and economic democracy. People's Network for Land and...

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Apr 226 min read


Archaeology Can Now Tell Us How People Have Muffled and Challenged Economic Inequality Across History
By Gary M. Feinman Without archaeology, there is no way to truly examine economic inequality, its causes, and its consequences over very...

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Apr 194 min read


The New Bandung Spirit Is About Industrial Development
Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono at the BRICS Summit in Russia, 2024 -- image via X By Vijay Prashad In January 2025, Indonesia – the...

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Apr 145 min read
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