National Politics
Politico – Mélenchon’s plan to beat the far right: Grab the first-time voters
There is no doubt that Mélenchon’s campaign is shaking up French politics. Read the article HERE.
Left-wing
National Politics
David Broder – First We Took Manhattan, Then We Took Berlin
On Sunday, Germany’s socialist party Die Linke won the Berlin elections for the first time. Like New York’s Zohran Mamdani, it beat the establishment parties by offering Berliners concrete action on rents and the cost […]
National Politics
Euronews – French election 2027: Poll puts Mélenchon in contention for run-off
A Mélenchon presidential victory next year would be a turning point in French and European political history. Read the article HERE.
Solutions
It Falls Upon the Left to Defeat Fascism Once Again: Interview with C.J. Polychroniou
A broad exploration of the challenges facing humanity and the capacity of socialist politics to rise to the occasion. C.J. Polychroniou is a political economist/political scientist who has taught and worked in numerous universities and […]
EU politics
Kerron Ó Luain – History Moved But the Liberal Left Didn’t: Ireland’s Fuel Protests
The left shoots itself in the foot when it refuses to engage with those taking action over the rising cost of living, just because some of the protestors do not share the left’s worldview. Kerron […]
Solutions
Al Jazeera – India loses its last left-wing government after five decades
Why does the left seem to be losing everywhere? Read the article HERE.
National Politics
Serge Halimi – Left impasse
Analysis of the political situation for the left in France. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Solutions
Dylan Riley – First Principles
How the left reconnects to the working class is a fundamental question of our time that no one seems to have a compelling answer to. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Vladimir Bortun – The European Left’s Lost Decade
It’s been a decade of failure for the radical left across Europe. In ‘Tribune’. Read the article HERE.
Solutions
Imran Mulla – What I learned at the inaugural Your Party Conference
A balanced report from the launch of new left-wing party in the UK at the weekend, which was racked by divisions between its leading figures. Imran Mulla is Middle East Eye’s UK political correspondent, covering […]