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GLOBAL LEFT MIDWEEK – FEBRUARY 19, 2025
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February 19, 2025
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_ The European takeaway _
Members of civil society and the SUNTRACS trade union protest
persecution by Panamanian authorities, including the closure of their
bank accounts. Panama City, 2024. Credit, Román Dibulet
* The Anatomy of Modern Fascism
* Political Overviews from the Euro Left
* Sri Lanka’s Left Governance
* Ecuador: Indigenous Leader Leonidas Iza Speaks
* Miners Strike in Armenia
* Extinction Rebellion UK Strategy
* Land Reform in South Africa
* Repression in Panama
* Banda Comunale: The Power of Music
* Sam Nujoma’s Story
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THE ANATOMY OF MODERN FASCISM
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_Nel_ / Worldlines
The global ultra-right is gaining momentum, connected by an
increasingly emboldened network of public figures. If there is any
hope of countering these movements, it lies in building a mass
movement grounded in genuine solidarity and economic justice. This
movement must do more than speak to despair; it must offer tangible
solutions and a sense of shared purpose.
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Political Overviews from the Euro Left
* THE CENTER TARGETS THE LEFT
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_Francesca De Benedetti_ / Jacobin (Brooklyn)
* MILITARY BLOCS
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_Ilya Budraitskis and Grigory Yudin_ / Posle
* UKRAINE AND FASCISM
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Barca and Hanna Perekhoda_ / Voxeurop (Paris)
* FIGHTBACK IN FRANCE
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_Shannon Ikebe_ / New Politics (New York)
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SRI LANKA’S LEFT GOVERNANCE
* DEMOCRATIC ROAD
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Janaka Biyanwila_ / Green Left (Sydney)
* SOCIALISM SRI LANKAN STYLE
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_Editors_ / East Asia Forum (Canberra)
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ECUADOR: INDIGENOUS LEADER LEONIDAS IZA SPEAKS
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_Malvika Gupta_ / NACLA Report (New York)
The political movement Pachakutik, an electoral-political arm of
CONAIE, presents Leonidas Iza as an alternative to the dominant
oligarchy, proposing a unification of marginalized sectors
representing Ecuadorians from cities and the countryside.
(NOTE: The close vote count on February 9 will result in a runoff. Iza
came in third.)
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MINERS STRIKE IN ARMENIA
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_Anonymous_ / LeftEast
The ongoing struggle of the workers against their management and the
state reveals the state of labor movements and class politics in
Armenia, with workers demonstrating innovative organizing methods and
engaging in a fascinating bottom-up collective action endeavor.
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EXTINCTION REBELLION UK STRATEGY
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Extinction Rebellion (Gloucestershire)
As XRUK has evolved, so has our ability to dedicate time and energy to
the depth of thought and work that the movement needs and deserves in
its strategy. This strategy is rooted in research and evidence, built
on the reality of what this movement is at this time – not what it
used to be or what we would like it to be.
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LAND REFORM IN SOUTH AFRICA
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_Jonis Ghedi-Alasow_ / Peoples Dispatch (New Delhi)
The issue of compensation versus expropriation without compensation
has been a contentious topic in South Africa in recent decades. Many
argue that, as a matter of principle, there should be no
compensation. At its core, this debate concerns whether the principle
of private property should remain sacrosanct or whether setting it
aside in the national interest is appropriate.
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REPRESSION IN PANAMA
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_Lourdes García Armuelles_ / Equal Times (Brussels)
The closure of bank accounts belonging to the Sindicato Único de
Trabajadores de la Construcción y Similares (SUNTRACS) in Panama has
raised significant concern. Trade unionists and environmental
representatives have described these closures as a coercive measure
taken in response to the participation of SUNTRACS in large-scale
social mobilisations.
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BANDA COMUNALE: THE POWER OF MUSIC
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_Christine Bayer_ / Deutsche Welle (Berlin)
The multicultural band Banda Comunale plays concerts to protest
nationalist rallies in eastern Germany. Members also give music
lessons at schools, from a decidedly international perspective.
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SAM NUJOMA’S STORY
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_Herbert Jauch_ / Africa is a Country (New York)
Namibia’s founding president led the fight for independence with
unwavering resolve, but his legacy is complicated by economic
compromises and political dominance.
* Fascism
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* Europe
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* the Left
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* Eastern Europe
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* Russia
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* Ukraine
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* France
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* Sri Lanka
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* Ecuador
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* Leonidas Iza
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* Armenia
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* Miners
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* UK
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* extinction rebellion
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* South Africa
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* land reform
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* Panama
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* SUNTRACS
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* Germany
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* Banda Comunale
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* Sam Nujoma
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* Namibia
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* SWAPO
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