Leftist Lessons & Cautions

Since announcing his leadership bid earlier this month, Zack Polanksi seems to have succeeded in his mission to shake things up. In an online video (which

Jack Layton was the first progressive politician who inspired me enough to go to a rally. He used to say optimism is better than despair. I think he was half right. Right now pessimism of the intellect says the Canadian left is in a bad place. But optimism of the will demands that if we have failed, we fail again, and fail better until we succeed.

Ted Rall is one of the most influential political cartoonists on the left today. In his new book “What’s Left: Radical Solutions for Radical Problems," he pr...

Though much of the party’s focus will now necessarily shift towards the selection of a compelling leader, that leader will also need a more vibrant and shared raison d’etre with which to galvanize voters. As the NDP goes back to the proverbial drawing board it seems appropriate that they examine that second word in their own name: democratic.

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Desmond Cole and Martin Lukacs discuss how the NDP establishment wants a short, rigged leadership race to lock in the status quo—rather than the bold, democratic renewal it needs

The party needs a bold, democratic renewal—but insiders want a short, rigged race to lock in the status quo

Are we in a dystopia? Think we’re living in the future? Think again. In this video we take a deep dive into the quiet dystopia we’re all trapped in—but no on...

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The rise of authoritarianism allows so-called "Centrists" and "Moderates" to reveal themselves

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This month, we'll be digging into what comes next —both on and off Parliament Hill— for rebuilding the Green Party and the NDP.

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This week we're talking about everyone's favorite grillpilled neighbor - the American "centrist" or "moderate". As much as they like to see themselves as enl...

Celebrities in the media have a reputation for having liberal politics. This often gets misrepresented as the person having leftist politics but in reality t...

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Kurt Gray believes that by shifting our thinking from right and wrong to “harm,” we can feel less outrage and understand each other better.

The rebels, dissenters, "reactionaries," and "deviants" of the world may be the ones who help communities and societies become better.

Support our work: http://novara.media/supportKieren Owen AKA Jimmy The Giant was, not long ago, in the ‘alt right pipeline’. He believed in the tyranny of th...

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Millions of people have been suffering the effects of UK neoliberal policies, especially post-2010 austerity, which aggravated the damage from the 1980s-1990s austerity programme. They have endured greater hardship and social fragmentation, alongside weaker collective agency to gain improvements, especially as a practical basis for hope. People’s deprivation and anxiety…

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The Revolution Party of Canada (RPC) will make food and shelter Charter rights, tax billionaires out of existence, and introduce proportional representation.

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7.3 million Canadians voted in advance polls - record breaking numbers.And Monday the polls are open for 12 hours across the country.I don't endorse politici...