Why did social democracy collapse? Can Joe Biden point the way to a resurgent trans-Atlantic democratic left?
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Corbyn, Sanders, and Warren: the Bogus Comparison
The lesson is not that Democrats need to be centrists—but that they’d better get serious about trade, or right-wing populists like Trump will keep eating their lunch.
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First-Past-the-Post Won the British Election. Here’s How Progressives Can Defeat It.
U.S. and U.K. electoral systems allow evenly spread minorities to beat majorities concentrated geographically. But there are options to counteract that.
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Corbyn’s Defeat Is a Warning Sign to the Left Everywhere
The U.K. Labour candidate’s stand against economic inequality was not enough to overcome Boris Johnson’s populist appeal.
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Et Tu, U.K.?
Labour’s wipeout in yesterday’s British election highlights the transnational defection of the white working class and deepens the global crisis of the social democratic left.
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Across Britain, Labour Activists Hit the Doorsteps for Votes
In the U.K. election’s final days, the feeling on the ground is very different from the story told in the news.
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Labour Activists Canvass in the Cold in Britain
The December 12 parliamentary election has brought out Labour’s secret weapon: organizers who have been working for years to end austerity and bring a new politics to the U.K.
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Unlocking the Irish Puzzle
How did Boris Johnson almost solve Brexit? Irish Ambassador to the U.S. Daniel Mulhall says it was diplomacy.
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Five Scenarios for the UK Elections
Scoping out what the results would mean for Britain—and Brexit.
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Boris’s Blocked Britain
Many years of Brexit-induced uncertainty lie ahead.
