EU politics
Alex De Jong – A confident far-right and a stagnant parliamentary left in the Netherlands
Analysis of Dutch politics ahead of a new election on 29 October. In ‘International Viewpoint’. Read the article HERE.
Left-wing
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Andrew Murray – Your Party, their crisis, our hopes dashed?
The British left seems determined to grasp defeat from the jaws of victory. In the Morning Star. Read the article HERE.
National Politics
Norway’s Red Party Offers a Working-Class Alternative: Interview w/ Seher Aydar
‘Norway’s radical-left party, Rødt, has recruited thousands of members in recent years and looks set to boost its scores in Monday’s election. Seher Aydar, MP, told Jacobin about how it’s building on discontent with the established parties.’ […]
National Politics
The Alternative – Interview w/ Zarah Sultana
One of the leaders of the yet-to-be named new left party in the UK, Zarah Sultana MP explains her politics. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Marlon Ettinger – The Countless Failed Attempts to Demonize France Insoumise
‘Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s France Insoumise is the biggest radical-left force in Europe. Liberal opinion seethes against all aspects of the movement — but Mélenchon’s comrades haven’t been thrown off course.’ In Jacobin. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Olly Haynes – France: A return of the Euro-critical left?
There has always been a euro-sceptic left-wing consciousness in France, and it may be about to rear its head once again. Olly Haynes works regularly in France, and has reported across Europe, bringing that coverage […]
Climate Crisis
C. J. Polychroniou – Socialism, Left Internationalism, and the Climate Crisis
Has neoliberal globalization run its course? Should the Left be on the side of tariffs or protectionism? Can Left internationalism be revived? C. J. Polychroniou is a political scientist, political economist, author, and journalist. Alexandra […]
Finance
Guy Standing – The Left Must Embrace the Precariat
The right has done a better job than the left in understanding how the working class is internally divided and appealing to one section of it. Guy Standing is a Professorial Research Associate at SOAS […]
National Politics
Mike Watson – Can the “Red Wave” Stop Austerity in Finland?
‘Last Sunday’s local and regional elections in Finland saw a big defeat for the hard-right Finns Party. Its leader called the gains for left-wing parties a “red wave” — but it’s less clear that this […]
EU politics
Linus Westheuser, Thomas Lux – The German left has lost its monopoly on class consciousness
Class identity still matters in politics, the problem is that the left has forgotten how to activate it. Linus Westheuser is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Humboldt University Berlin. Thomas Lux is a Postdoctoral Researcher at […]