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A Communist Wins the Left Primary in Chile and Prepares to Battle the Right in the Presidential Election in November
Image via Jara on X By Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zúñiga Silva Jeanette Jara (born 1974) prevailed in the Chilean presidential primary of...
The Left Chapter
Jul 15 min read
Were Canadian Elections Existential in the Context of US-Canada Tensions? (Part 2)
Trump and Carney, May 6, 2025 -- public domain image By P. Ambedkar and Arnold August Editor’s Note: This interview is part two of two...
The Left Chapter
Jun 188 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
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...
The Left Chapter
May 275 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...
The Left Chapter
Apr 295 min read
What Will Tech Moguls Do With Their Wealth?
Tech billionaires are embedding themselves in U.S. economic systems while experimenting with new ways to manage their fortunes. Lacking...
The Left Chapter
Apr 27 min read
Trump’s Address to Congress Highlights the Absence of Opposition
The relentless resistance that defined Trump’s first term has faded into an unsettling quiet. A perfect storm of factors has granted him...
Michael Laxer
Mar 116 min read
Why Education Reformers Will Find a Home in the Trump Administration
Trump’s inclination to mix policymaking with business deals and profiteering is an ideal situation for education reformers like his...
Michael Laxer
Feb 1612 min read
A New Military Strategy of French Neocolonialism in Africa: Reorganizing Under the Cover Retreat
Left parties of West Africa warn that announcements of withdrawal of troops by France-backed regimes in its former African colonies are...
Michael Laxer
Jan 2711 min read
Time for Truthful Narratives on Immigration
The “migrant crisis” was manufactured and is the fault of both Trump and Biden. We need to understand that the U.S. needs immigrants more...
Michael Laxer
Dec 6, 20246 min read
A Reformist Program on Immigration (or What Harris Might Have Said)
Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By Richard D. Wolff The immigration issue...
Michael Laxer
Nov 25, 20246 min read
Canada Reinvents the Xenophobic Wheel
By Saurav Sarkar Bikram Singh is running out of time on his post-study work visa in Canada. Singh is one of about 70,000 migrants who...
Michael Laxer
Nov 21, 20243 min read
Growing Challenges for Dems in Arab and Muslim Voting Hotspots Across the U.S
While the Gaza War has brought attention to the political influence of Arab and Muslim Americans amid the election season, their growing...
Michael Laxer
Aug 30, 20248 min read
Trump’s Battle for U.S. Sports
Donald Trump’s targeting of established sports leagues and promotion of alternatives have partly reshaped the American sports landscape....
Michael Laxer
Aug 4, 20248 min read
India’s Billionaire Wealth Is on Display as Nation Votes
India’s Ambani family has enjoyed flaunting its obscene wealth, a perfect reminder in the midst of an election, of the economic...
Michael Laxer
Apr 26, 20246 min read
Why Artificial Intelligence Must Be Stopped Now
The promise of AI is eclipsed by its perils, which include our own annihilation. By Richard Heinberg Those advocating for artificial...
Michael Laxer
Mar 22, 20247 min read
Empire Decline and Costly Delusions
President of Russia Vladimir Putin and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping, March 2023 -- Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0...
Michael Laxer
Mar 6, 20245 min read
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