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GLOBAL LEFT MIDWEEK - PERSPECTIVES ON AFGHANISTAN  
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September 8, 2021
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Indian farmers demanding the repeal of laws passed by Parliament
shout slogans as they meet in Muzaffarnagar on 5 September. Credit,
Suresh K. Pandey

 

* India: A Million Farmers Say “Unite Against Modi!”
* Nicaragua Under the Ortega/Murillo Government
* Social Movements: Aiming for Transnational Solidarity
* Perspectives on Afghanistan
* Perilous Path for Perú
* A New Party in Makhanda, South Africa
* SYRIZA Lessons
* Iran: Oil Workers Push Back
* Militarism and the Fight Against It
* Lukács, Luxemburg and Democratic Socialism

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India: A Million Farmers Say “Unite Against Modi!”
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_Ismat Ara_ / The Wire (New Delhi)

Farmers unions said 10 lakh (1 million) arrived in the city of
Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh over 24 hours, for a “historic”
gathering organized by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella
body of 40 farmer organisations. “We will not let BJP win the
upcoming elections,” said an SKM statement. Farmers unions called
for a “Bharat bandh” (general strike) on September 27.

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Nicaragua Under the Ortega/Murillo Government

FREE HOMELAND?...
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Freeman_ / Black Agenda Report (Columbus)

... OR DEATH OF DEMOCRACY?
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I. Robinson_ / NACLA Report (New York)

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Social Movements: Aiming for Transnational Solidarity
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_Lawrence Wittner_ / CounterPunch (Petrolia CA)

Over the course of modern history, social movements have managed, to a
remarkable degree, to form global networks of activists who have
transcended nationalism in their ideas and actions.

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Perspectives on Afghanistan

RAWA ON TALIBAN TAKEOVER
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Kolhatkar_ / New Politics (New York)

AFGHAN SOCIALIST PARTY: THE WEST’S CALAMITY
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Hinman_ / Green Left (Sydney)

GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES
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Achcar_ / Europe Solidaire (Paris)

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO HELP
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 _Malala Yousafzai_ / The New York Times

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Perilous Path for
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_Tony Wood_ / New Left Review (London)

The balance of forces in Perú is unlikely to produce as progressive a
charter as either Ecuador or Bolivia. But in the absence of such a
thoroughgoing democratic renewal, a neoliberal restoration on the old
terms doesn’t seem likely either.

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A New Party in Makhanda, South Africa

_Anna Majavu_ / New Frame (Johnnesburg)

The Makana Citizens’ Front aims to unite communities, listen to
their grievances and make the dysfunctional municipality in Makhanda
accountable to residents. 

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SYRIZA Lessons

_Michalis Spourdalakis_ / Socialist Project (Toronto)

We need to leave aside the obvious international constraints, the
geopolitical limitations, and the obligations, or the not-so-obvious
lack of left opposition from the outside and the ineffective
opposition from within. Taking a serious look to the Southern European
experience, and especially that of SYRIZA, can provide us with useful
pointers in rethinking socialist organization. 

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Iran: Oil Workers Push Back
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_Mohammad Ali Kadivar, Peyman Jafari, Mehdi Hoseini, and Saber
Khani_ / MERIP (Chicago)

One day after the Islamic Republic of Iran’s presidential election,
a wave of labor strikes demanding higher wages, job security and
better safety and health conditions began in Iran’s oil, gas and
petrochemical industry. The strikes, due to their size, geographical
spread and relative organizational strength, have acquired a political
edge. 

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Militarism and the Fight Against It
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_Jonathan Hempel_ / Roar (Amsterdam)

The EU has invested billions in Israeli arms companies to further
militarize its border agency Frontex. Building a global antimilitarist
movement is essential.

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LUKÁCS, LUXEMBURG AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM
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_Holger Politt_ / Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (Berlin)

Lukács’s investigations remained firmly within the Soviet Union
system, proposing to reform rather than to revolutionize it, but
certainly not abandon it. For Luxemburg, without the support of the
majority, any political power already gained must be relinquished and
a new attempt made. 

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