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Neoliberalism is a spent force in electoral politics
Rick Salutin | The alternative to socialism is no longer neoliberalism; it's Trumpian racist populism, which is probably a nonstarter in Ontario.
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Guardian journalist Martin Lukacs. Photo: David Climenhaga
Canada needs more Jeremy Corbyn, less Justin Trudeau
David J. Climenhaga | Journalist Martin Lukacs says, "we need a Canadian Orwell to taxonomize the way Liberals have managed to use language to serve their ends!"
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NDP leadership race may liberate Albertan New Democrats
David J. Climenhaga | Savvy Alberta New Democrats who want to help their provincial party's prospects will support the federal candidate most likely to focus on issues with a positive impact on Alberta.
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A mural of Hugo Chávez in Mérida city. Image: Wikimedia Commons/David Hernández​
As Venezuela turns bleak, where should young, left-wing idealists turn?
Rick Salutin | What now for Chavez’s children? Events in Venezuela are the latest points of light for young, left-wing idealists to fade.
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Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders. Images: Flicker/Chris Beckett​ and Brookings Institution
Lessons for the left, courtesy of Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders
Rick Salutin | Socialism is no longer a dirty word and left-wing parties have valuable lessons to learn from authentic candidates who were able to attract the youth vote.
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Corbyn nearly topples May in U.K. election with 'revenge of the young' vote
Karl Nerenberg | If nothing else, Thursday's U.K. election proves that it is not electoral poison for a party and a leader to take a clear, left-of-centre stance, one that includes expansion of social benefits.
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Post-Manchester, Corbyn's left-wing populism is catching on
Rick Salutin | Corbyn boldly, even recklessly, doubled down, blaming the bombing partly on the aggressive, militaristic foreign policy of previous leaders, including Labour's own Tony Blair. Why did it work?
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From left to right, British election campaign a lesson in hypocrisy
Gerry Caplan | May's Conservatives want to wipe out the Labour party, and Labour wants to keep the Conservatives honest. But this is the season of election upsets, so anything could happen.
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We may be living in a non-leadership moment
Rick Salutin | It may be that the quality of leadership has been so formularized and commodified that people now yearn for someone who reeks to boredom of being without it.
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Canada needs to find a left-wing alternative to right-wing populism
Rick Salutin | Can the Left counter the Right's populist movement with one of its own? Maybe. The question is how says Rick Salutin.
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A modicum of hope from the Brexit vote
Sarah Beuhler | An opportunity exists to seize back the momentum from the far right. Let's hope it's not too late.
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No left turn for London's new mayor
Neil Faulkner | London's newly elected mayor Sadiq Khan might indicate a victory for multiculturalism and anti-racism, but he also represents New Labour's degraded neoliberalism.