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Is the answer to Alt-NeoNazism Bernie’s Democratic Socialism?

TeleSur | - - Maria Svart of DSA speaks to teleSUR about how her organization is using Sanders’ vision to fight Trump and neoliberalism within the Democratic party. While the U.S. has…

“This Land:” The pro-Immigrant Radicalism of Lady Gaga and Guthrie at Half-Time

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - By beginning with Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" and then switching to Woody Guthrie's "This Land is your Land," Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta,…

The left’s response to Trump and US Neofascism must be international

By Sayantan Ghosal | (The Conversation) | - - With Donald Trump’s inauguration as American president, one more event considered by many to be beyond the realm of possibility has come to…

Is Trump the Shock America needs to Transition to Social Democracy?

David Graham Sweet | (Informed Comment) | - - Here on the “Left Coast” there’s much anguish & foreboding over the results of our recent election, and talk of “resistance.” I’m anguished…

Violence brought us Trump, but Nonviolent Protest will Stop Him

Kazu Haga | ( Waging Nonviolence ) What’s next? That is the big question facing this country after the election. And many people have been sharing their thoughts on that over social…

How can Progressives get through the Next 4 Years? Organize!

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Anti-Trump demonstrations have broken out all over the country in the wake of his surprise victory on Tuesday. Latinos are afraid he will…

American Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq outlive Anti-War Legend Tom Hayden, RIP

TeleSur | - - A prolific author of over 20 books, Hayden cut his teeth as a student activist against the U.S. war in Vietnam with Students for a Democratic Society. Veteran…

Now is the time to remember Bernie Sanders: Can a new Political Center yet Emerge?

Joseph Saltarelli | (Huffington Post) | - - “[Jill] to the left of me, [Hillary] to the right, Here I am, stuck in the middle with you” - Adapted from Stealers Wheel…

Dylan, the American Left, and What We have Lost

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Bob Dylan would no doubt be as distressed as the American corporate media to see an ideological interpretation of his 1960s anthems that…

Sarah Silverman to Bernie or Bust folks at DNC 2016: You are being ridiculous

NJ.com | (News Video Clip) | - - "Comedian and Bernie Sanders supporter Sarah Silverman took the stage along side of Al Franken to tell the crowd to unite and support Hillary…

Fruits of Perseverence: Dem Platform Committee to Feel the Bern

TeleSur | - - The Democratic Party will allow Sanders to have a prominent say in writing its platform this year. The Democratic Party said on Monday it will give U.S. presidential…

Chomsky: Sanders Mobilizes Force That Could Change the Country

TeleSur | - - During a public event on Tuesday, renowned professor Noam Chomsky took time to reflect on the political impact of the Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign. Internationally renowned professor Noam…

Poll: Most Russians Prefer Return of Soviet Union and Socialism

TeleSur | - - A recent poll revealed that most Russians would like to see the return of the Soviet Union and socialism. The majority of Russians polled in a recent study…

Forget the Trump/Cruz Circus: Why Liberals are the Future of America

By James A. Haught | (Informed Comment) | - - In the chaotic presidential campaign, the remarkable popularity of Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders spotlights a large, not-always-recognized vein of liberal political sympathy…

Arab Youth join socialist Syrian Kurdish militia to fight ISIL

TeleSur | - - The news comes amid rising tensions between the U.S.-backed Kurdish militia and Arabs in Syria. The “first group of Arab fighters” joined the Syrian Kurdish militia known as…

Will Spain’s Bernie Sanders be a power Broker in wake of Elections?

By Paul Kennedy | (The Conversation) | - - Although Spain’s two big parties technically remain the largest after this year’s general election, they find themselves in a radically transformed political landscape…

Dilemma of the Left: How to be anti-racist, anti-War and yet oppose Radical Islamism?

By Max Farrar and Rumana Hashem | (Open Democracy) | - - After the 13/11 atrocities in Paris, with global elites increasingly turning their dreams to a military solution to the ‘existential…

Leftist Corbyn win as head of UK Labour alarms Israeli Right Wing

Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party on Saturday quickly led to condemnation from the Israeli press who…

Bernie Sanders Surges Past Hillary In N. Hampshire

Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola | (The Young Turks) | - - "Up until this week we were asking the question, “Can Bernie Sanders ever catch up to Hillary Clinton?" After today…

The Rear-View Mirror on Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Bus (Political Cartoon)

James MacLeod | (Political Cartoon) Via MacLeod Cartoons