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GLOBAL LEFT MIDWEEK — JANUARY 28, 2026  
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January 28, 2026
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_ The future of the left _

Women in Iran: “Woman Life Freedom.”, Roshi Rouzbehani / The New
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* The Euro Left’s Lost Decade
* The Future of the Left
* Defend Cuba!
* Statements From the Global Left
* Perspectives on Iran
* Farmers March to Mumbai
* The Missing Voices of Western Sahara
* LGBTQ Rights Challenged in Dominican Republic
* A Standout in Canada’s NDP Leadership Race
* Spanish Strikers Show How to Beat Amazon

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THE EURO LEFT’S LOST DECADE
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_Vladimir Bortun_ / Tribune (London)

Ten years ago, insurgent parties across southern Europe were elected
on promises to transform capitalism. Their failure offers lessons the
contemporary left cannot afford to ignore.

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THE FUTURE OF THE LEFT

WHAT THE NIGHT TEACHES
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  _Sushovan Dhar_ / Amandla! (Cape Town)

A LEFT IN SEARCH OF ITSELF
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  _Biljana Vankovska_ / CounterPunch (Petrolia CA)

NORDIC SOCIALISM AS AN ECONOMIC/POLITICAL ALTERNATIVE
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  _Pelle Dragsted_ / Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (Berlin)

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DEFEND CUBA!
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_Monika Mokre_ / transform! Europe (Vienna)

Cuba faces its deepest crisis since 1959 – now compounded by the
escalating crisis in Venezuela. Intensifying US pressure,
international dependencies, and growing inequality raise urgent
questions of solidarity.

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STATEMENTS FROM THE GLOBAL LEFT

DEFEND ROJAVA!
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INTERNATIONAL CALL TO STRENGTHEN ANTIFASCIST AND ANTI-IMPERIALIST
ACTION
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SUPPORT FOR LEE CHEUK-YAN
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International Trade Union Confederation (Brussels)

COMMUNIST PARTIES DENOUNCE IRAN STATE REPRESSION
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PERSPECTIVES ON IRAN

NEOLIBERALIZATION, SANCTIONS, REPRESSION
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Valadbaygi_ / Phenomenal World (New York)

THREE-BODY PROBLEM
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  _Iman Ganji and Bahar Noorizadeh_ / n+1 (Brooklyn)

THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SURVIVAL
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  _Sanaz Azimipour_ / Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung 

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FARMERS MARCH TO MUMBAI
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_Zeeshan Shaikh and Ashok Dhawale_ / The Indian Express (Noida, India)

The CPI(M) has launched a long march of thousands of farmers from
Nashik to Mumbai to protest the non-implementation of assurances made
after the 2018 Kisan Long March and against policies it says favour
corporate interests.

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THE MISSING VOICES OF WESTERN SAHARA
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_Zahra Rahmouni_ / Africa is a Country (New York)

No amount of intimidation, geopolitical calculations, or dominant
media narratives will completely silence Sahrawi voices. And, more
importantly, as long as they remain excluded from decisions shaping
their future, no lasting solution can be found for the Western Sahara.

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LGBTQ RIGHTS CHALLENGED IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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_Simón Rodríguez_ / NACLA (New York)

On November 18, the Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court (TC)
published ruling 1225-25, which formally ended  the criminalization
of same-sex sexual relations in the country. The reaction of religious
and political sectors aligned with the government to the ruling was
immediate.

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A STANDOUT IN CANADA’S NDP LEADERSHIP RACE
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_Adam D.K. King_ / The Maple 

The race to elect a new federal New Democratic Party leader is down to
its final two months. The party will select its next leader at its
2026 convention in Winnipeg, between March 27 and 29. Avi Lewis has
presented a platform that emphasizes affordability and workers'
rights. 

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SPANISH STRIKERS SHOW HOW TO BEAT AMAZON
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_Jonathan Rosenblum_ / Truthout (Sacramento)

Amazon workers in Murcia, in southeastern Spain, struck twice at the
RMU1 fulfillment center during the 2025 holiday “peak” season and
forced the company into a negotiated settlement in late December. The
strike was organized and led by a feisty, class-struggle-oriented
rank-and-file committee of the Confederación General del Trabajo, or
CGT, one of four unions at RMU1.

 

* Euro Left
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* India
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* Yugoslavia
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* Nordic countries
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* Nordic socialism
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* Cuba
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* Rojava
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* antifascism
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* anti-imperialism
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* Lee Cheuk-yan
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* Hong Kong
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* Communist parties
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* Iran
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* Western Sahara
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* Farmers
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* Canada
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* New Democratic Party
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* Avi Lewis
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* Spain
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* strike at Amazon
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* LGBT Rights
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* Dominican Republic
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