Ken M SweeneyFeb 2
In the U.S., meaningful centre and left alternatives to right-wing politics do exist — and they matter. This thread series highlights viable progressive parties and movements, their strengths, weaknesses, and how they could work together through coalitions, endorsements, and shared platforms to strengthen democracy and social justice. 🧵
🗳️🌍#USPolitics #ProgressivePolitics #CenterLeft #LeftPolitics #Democracy #PoliticalParties #CoalitionPolitics #AntiAuthoritarian #RuleOfLaw
Miguel Afonso CaetanoDec 30

"Kast’s victory proves that “managing neoliberalism” is a failed strategy for the left, as it only fuels Pinochetismo, which the centre-left accommodated for decades. The left, with the Communist Party at its core, now faces the challenge of organising mass resistance against Kast’s agenda of fiscal austerity, mass expulsion of immigrants and a full neoliberal restoration that will erase even the timid Concertacion progressive reforms of 1990-2025.

Chile’s communists, as the most consistently anti-neoliberal force within the broader left, have the potential to shape and organise a broad political and social front of resistance against Kast’s extreme right-wing government. Resistance against Kast will be inextricably linked to the struggle against neoliberalism. A critical weakness in Chile remains the lack of an authoritative left leadership capable of successfully organising the working class to fulfil Boric’s own promise: “If Chile was the birthplace of neoliberalism, it will also be its grave.”"

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/chiles-failure-bury-neoliberalism-led-overtly-pinochetista-president

#Chile #Neoliberalism #CenterLeft #Politics

Chile’s failure to bury neoliberalism led to an overtly Pinochetista president

STUNNING, though expected, on December 14, a majority of Chileans (58 per cent to 41 per cent) elected far-right Republican Party candidate Jose Antonio Kast as president for the 2026-30 term, defeating the Communist candidate Jeannette Jara in the second round.

Morning Star
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦Oct 17
“Rolling back #authoritarian #populism, #nationalconservatism, #fascism, or whatever you want to call it—not just in the #UnitedStates but around the world—will take broad #center-left #coalitions. But the stress must be placed on the #left, not the center.” www.theorybrief.com/p/harriss-10...

Harris’s 107 Days and the Miss...
Harris’s 107 Days and the Missing Reckoning: Gaza

Early coverage of Kamala Harris’s campaign memoir, 107 Days, has been unfair. Yet Harris still won't adequately deal with the Biden administration's complicity in the Gaza genocide, or her own role.

The Theory Brief
Autiste à 🌊 #wokeJul 30, 2025

If we needed more proof that the so-called #centerleft or #rationalleft is very permeable to #extremeright #ideologies, the way the #newyorktimes dealt with informations about #ZohranMamdani college registration coming from #neonazi sources and #hacking is a pretty blunt one. They completely obliterated the fact that these guys have their hands on sensible #data from millions of people, including #poc ! Thanks to @rebeccawatson for this video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2idYxioi3c

How a Nazi Helped the New York Times Smear Zohran Mamdani

YouTube
Toni AittoniemiJul 22, 2025

”The center-left created Trump”
-Yanis Varoufakis

Nice zeitgeist film: The Leviathan
https://beiner.substack.com/p/leviathan-full-documentary
#trump #maga #centerleft #failure #leftpolitics #trust #institutions #socialism #capitalism #economy

Leviathan: Full Documentary

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Kainos
WINGS_radioMay 8, 2025
"After unexpected victories for the #centerleft in #Canada and #Australia, however, whether the U.S. is a bellwether or an outlier for other #democracies is up for debate. Trump’s belligerent #nationalism has made it difficult for right-wing politicians elsewhere to ride his coattails without seeming like they’re betraying their own national interests. "
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/05/labor-australia-election-trump-albanese-tariffs-china/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=bGFib3ItYXVzdHJhbGlhLWVsZWN0aW9uLXRydW1wLWFsYmFuZXNlLXRhcmlmZnMtY2hpbmE=&pid=CW3545104
The Australian Election Wasn’t Just About Trump

A landslide for the center-left could inspire social democratic parties worldwide.

Foreign Policy
Show threadSofia FlorinaJan 5, 2025
#ísland #forsætisráðherra #forsætisráðherraíslands #ríkisstjórn #ríkisstjórnÍslands #centreleft #centerleft #centreleftpolitics #centerleftpolitics #femalepolitician #femalepoliticians #femaleleader #femaleleaders #femaleleadership #womeningovernment #womeninpolitics #womenleader #womenleaders #womenlead #womenleadership
Paul HouleDec 24, 2024

🤦🏻‍♀️ Germany’s Social Democrats Failed Miserably

https://jacobin.com/2024/12/germany-spd-scholz-left-elections/

#politics #germany #elections #spd #centerleft #fail

Germany’s Social Democrats Failed Miserably

The center-left victory in the German election three years ago was hailed as the rise of a progressive coalition. The government it created achieved little real progress — and it has now collapsed, without even completing its term in office.

Italian News by RSSDec 11, 2024

corriere.it by Francesco Verderami
Nel centrosinistra sospetti e voci su Ruffini-federatore L’ansia da voto anticipato

C’è chi immagina una mossa della premier nel 2025

Translated:
Center-left fears and rumors about Ruffini-mediator. The anxiety of an early election.

Some imagine a move by the prime minister in 2025.

#Ruffini #primeminister #centerleft #Ruffinimediator
https://www.corriere.it/politica/24_dicembre_11/nel-centrosinistra-sospetti-e-voci-su-ruffini-federatore-l-ansia-da-voto-anticipato-b5cf72e2-08fe-4b8b-9be0-a7c588ec7xlk.shtml

Nel centrosinistra sospetti e voci su Ruffini-federatore L’ansia da voto anticipato

C’è chi immagina una mossa della premier nel 2025

Corriere della Sera
Show threadPurplle liteDec 5, 2024
6. Commitment to #SocialProgress with #PracticalLimits: While leaning #CenterLeft, followers should care about social progress and #Equality but recognize the need for moderation in implementing change to avoid unintended #Consequences or alienating others.