Global politics
Our in-depth analysis of worldwide events, campaigns and movements prioritises writers on the ground, exploring the critical trends shaping left-wing politics around the world.
Our in-depth analysis of worldwide events, campaigns and movements prioritises writers on the ground, exploring the critical trends shaping left-wing politics around the world.
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No MAS: the Bolivian left faces up to defeat
Infighting over centralised power, corruption and economic crisis has led to defeat for a once-inspiring Indigenous leader and social movement party. Linda Farthing and Benjamin Swift report
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Lessons from Zohran Mamdani’s campaign
Mamdani’s impressive Democratic primary victory is a source of hope for transformative politics in NYC and the wider US, writes Dillon Delaune – one of 50,000 supporters who canvassed for his campaign
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The battle behind Unite’s belated action on Palestine
Union members have won a long internal struggle for meaningful action against UK arm sales to Israel. Raymond Morell was one of them – and reports from behind the scenes
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Dispatches from Gaza: ceasefire cycles
As talks of a ceasefire rise and fade from the headlines, Shaimaa Eid speaks to people living in Gaza City – documenting the meaning of ‘truce’ as felt on the ground
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Anglo American and the greenwashed mineral rush
The British mining giant paints itself as a ‘climate leader’ but boasts a history of violent extraction. Activists from London Mining Network and We Smell Gas identify a critical target for anti-imperialist solidarity
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Key words: Zionism
Richard Kuper examines what zionism is (and isn’t) and how it works as an explicitly settler colonial project
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Beyond Pride: gender liberation in the global south
The language, symbols and identities of Pride are exported globally – and trapped in limited Western ideals. For true liberation, we must look to Indigenous and Asian cultures, argues Sunil Pant
