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Archives: Left Politics
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![Have Syria’s Kurds invented a Democratic Neo-Socialism?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/have-syrias-kurds-invented-a-dem-187x137.jpg)
Have Syria’s Kurds invented a Democratic Neo-Socialism?
Dmitry Petrov | (OpenDemocracy.net) | - - In an effort to get through to the Syrian Kurdish autonomous region, I met kindred spirits and found out more about the political and cultural…![End of Blair Era in UK: Corbyn’s Left-Wing Policies win at Ballot Box](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/end-of-blair-era-in-uk-corbyns-l-187x137.jpg)
End of Blair Era in UK: Corbyn’s Left-Wing Policies win at Ballot Box
TeleSur | - - Labour leader's former foes give credit to his campaign platform. His years of being considered an outsider who didn't understand the British electorate now appear to be behind…![The Jeremy Corbyn response to Trump, May and Terror you won’t see on Corporate News](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/the-jeremy-corbyn-response-to-tr-187x137.jpg)
The Jeremy Corbyn response to Trump, May and Terror you won’t see on Corporate News
Jeremy Corbyn | (Video Clip) | - - Jeremy Corbyn | Terrorist Attack in London | criticism of May and Trump![Revival of Iraqi Communism among Youth alarms Shiite Militias](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/revival-of-iraqi-communism-among-187x137.jpg)
Revival of Iraqi Communism among Youth alarms Shiite Militias
Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) | - - Last week’s kidnapping of seven activists in Baghdad could be another sign of increasing tensions between secular parties in Iraq and the country’s ruling religious…![Uh, oh: French Left can’t bring itself to Vote for Macron](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/uh-oh-french-left-cant-bring-its-187x137.jpg)
Uh, oh: French Left can’t bring itself to Vote for Macron
TeleSur | - - TeleSUR spoke with two French voters to discuss Sunday's second-round presidential election in France and lesser evil voting. French voters are confronted with a difficult choice on Sunday's runoff presidential election:…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/51FW12KAfNL._SR600315_PIWhiteStripBottomLeft035_PIStarRatingFOURANDHALFBottomLeft360-6_SR600315_SCLZZZZZZZ_-1-187x137.jpeg)
Can Progressives Mobilize to Save the Middle Class?
By James A. Haught | (Charleston Gazette-Mail) | - - The progressive vision for America -- to make life better for all families, not just the privileged elite at the top --…![UK: Labour’s Corbyn Says Could Halt Syria Airstrikes If Elected](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/uk-labours-corbyn-says-could-hal-187x137.jpg)
UK: Labour’s Corbyn Says Could Halt Syria Airstrikes If Elected
TeleSur | - - Corbyn also said he would have to consider whether he would authorize a drone strike against the leader of Islamic State group to limit civilian deaths. The leader…![Can the Left Rebuild in the Deep South?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/can-the-left-rebuild-in-the-deep-187x137.jpg)
Can the Left Rebuild in the Deep South?
The Atlantic | (Video News Clip) | - - "Georgia’s sixth congressional district is a Republican stronghold—a Democrat hasn’t won in nearly 40 years. Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old documentary filmmaker and former…![Are Progressives Suffering from Trump Fatigue?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/are-progressives-suffering-from-187x137.jpg)
Are Progressives Suffering from Trump Fatigue?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Many progressives are suffering Trump exhaustion. The new administration has set the country back on so many fronts that it may not even…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/bsoci-1-187x137.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/this-land-the-pro-immigrant-radi-187x137.jpg)
“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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/the-lefts-response-to-trump-and-187x137.jpg)
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…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/148486081875814-1-187x137.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/violence-brought-us-trump-but-no-187x137.jpg)
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!](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/11/how-can-progressives-get-through-187x137.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/10/american-wars-in-afghanistan-and-187x137.jpg)
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?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/10/now-is-the-time-to-remember-bern-187x137.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/10/dylan-the-american-left-and-what-187x137.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032036im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/07/sarah-silverman-to-bernie-or-bus-187x137.jpg)