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Is Pakistan Ready for a Progressive Movement?
We read our neighbor's socio-political climate with help from Lahore’s hip-hop star Hassan Amin and Awais Qarni from left-wing organization The Struggle.
What the Canadian left can learn from Quebec Solidaire's campaign
It didn't win, but the socialist party tripled its seat count in an election that was anti-establishment.
The Woman Behind International Women's Day Was a Refugee and a Socialist
Theresa Malkiel came to New York as a teen after fleeing anti-Semitic violence in Russia. Eighteen years later, she founded Women's Day, the forerunner of IWD.
Canada's Left Wing Party Realizes It Might Need to Copy Bernie Sanders
Canada’s New Democratic Party is struggling to find out why it failed to resonate with voters in the last federal election that was its best chance ever to form government.
Venezuela Faces Looming Beer Shortage in Dispute with Nation’s Biggest Brewer
Polar makes 80 percent of the beer consumed in Venezuela, but a standoff with the socialist government threatens to stop the flow of booze to the country's consumers, the latest looming shortage to affect the country.
Kirchner Allies in Argentina's Congress Want to Censor Discriminatory Comments Online
Legislators belonging to President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's majority coalition have proposed updating a 1988 anti-discrimination law to outlaw "offensive" speech on the internet. Critics call the proposal an attack on free speech.
Venezuela Says Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon Is Hereby Unwelcome
In a tweet during a football match, Calderon made a dig at Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. And the backlash came quick.
French Prime Minister Says He Is “Afraid” Of National Front
Valls described the party as "an immense and obvious danger."
Conservative Chile Moves to Legalize Abortion and Same-Sex Civil Unions
President Michelle Bachelet has enough votes in Congress to pass the changes, despite opposition from defenders of the Pinochet-era laws. Bachelet has promised to eventually legalize full gay marriage.
The Attraction of Scotland's Yes Campaign in One of Glasgow's Suburbs
Young pro-independence activists from Glasgow’s impoverished Easterhouse suburb explain why they’re fed up with Scotland’s Union with Britain.