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I don’t find anything positive in Trump’s ostensible foreign policy of isolationism and America First. We need a new foreign policy for sure, but not one that disengages from the rest of the world. What Trump is doing now makes…
In thinking about today’s left, albeit broadly defined, it strikes me that it is different from its counterpart in the sixties in important ways. Here are a few that come to mind. First of all, most people in any expansive…
The unity of the broad democratic movement opposing Trump in next year’s election should be the overarching task of progressive and left people. This isn’t some minor tactical matter for a few, but a strategic necessity that should be embraced…
The political center isn’t constituted by a handful of Democratic Party politicians, nor is it frozen in time or in its views. Instead, It is a broad and fluid belt in the Democratic Party as well as a significant force…
The streets of London were filled this weekend with protesters opposing the Brexit deal that parliament is fiercely debating now. Brexit was always problematic because the right wing was (and still is) at the head of the Leave movement. It…