Socialism

EU's top court upholds Spain's amnesty law for Catalan separatists

The amnesty is the landmark bill of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's second term, which has been marked by the minority leftist government's corruption scandals affecting his party and family.

A poster with the image of exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont of Junts Per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia) party hangs on a balcony next to an Estelada (Catalan separatist flag), as he announces his candidacy for the Junts presidency, in Barcelona, Spain October 18, 2024.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) during the NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Trump demands US halt trade with Spain, renews claim over Greenland, angering NATO allies

CHINESE PRESIDENT Xi Jinping and party officials stand at a ceremony marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on July 1, 2026.

The ‘secret’ behind the success of the CPC, the world’s largest governing party - opinion

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during the New York Knicks Championship ticker tape parade and victory rally celebrating winning the 2026 NBA Finals on June 18, 2026 in New York City.

New York Mayor Mamdani gets major primary wins, expanding democratic socialism in Democratic party


Anti-Israel activism has produced the next generation of violent far-Left icons - analysis

From alleged Washington shooter Elias Rodriguez to serial arsonist Casey Goonan, a new generation of far-Left activists is canonizing violent criminals as heroes of the anti-Israel cause.

 Unity of Fields' campaign calls Elias Rodriguez’s crime "a legitimate act of resistance against the zionist state"

Finnish Social Democratic MP Eemeli Peltonen takes his own life inside Parliament

Peltonen was first elected in 2023 with 5,747 votes.

Social Democratic Party of Finland MP Eemeli Peltonen, elected in the spring 2023 elections, in Parliament in Helsinki, Finland, April 11, 2023.

Official Bolivia presidential count shows centrist Rodrigo Paz in surprise lead

"This election feels hopeful. We need a change of direction," a teacher in La Paz said.

Bolivian presidential candidate centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) reacts, as early official results show that he is leading Sunday's presidential race, in La Paz, Bolivia August 17, 2025

Mamdani's primary victory shows young US voters are turning to socialism - opinion

The shift among Western youth toward socialism isn’t a fleeting trend but a response to deep-seated frustrations with an economic system they see as rigged and unjust.

ZOHRAN MAMDANI attends a watch party on the night of his primary victory in June, becoming the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor on the November ballot. The risks of his win go far beyond New York City, the writers warn.

Will the socialist, pro-intifada Mamdani make New York inhospitable for Jews? - opinion

Perhaps Gotham’s Jews should consider donning their vagabond shoes and heading in our direction, away from The City That Never Sleeps.

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani against backdrop of pro-Palestinian protest in New York. (illustration)

Revolution against Israel, US, and the West binds progressives to Iran - opinion

For some on the Left, Iran, a theocratic regime that hangs women, executes homosexuals, is a symbol of resistance against Israel, against America, against 'Western hegemony.'

 A man shouts slogans as he holds an image of revolutionary hero Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara during the International Workers’ Day celebration in Havana, Cuba, May 1, 2024

Venezuela faces crucial election which could see Maduro finally gone

Venezuelans are heading to the polls in a high-stakes election that could change the entire future of a country that has spiraled into economic and political dismay.

 Venezuelan residents gather for mass during Venezuela's presidential election.

Mexico's first Jewish president: Who is Claudia Sheinbaum

Mexico City is home to a large Jewish population, numbering approximately 50,000 people. As the community is largely conservative, most did not vote for her. 

 Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum gestures as she speaks on the day she is certified as presidential candidate for the ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party during a ceremony, in Mexico City, Mexico September 10, 2023.

Anti-Zionism emerged because Israel's dropped socialism for a capitalist economy - opinion

When Israel was living in a hand-to-mouth economy, it was welcomed by multiple progressive organizations.

 HISTADRUT CHAIRMAN Arnon Bar-David attends a Histadrut conference in Tel Aviv, last year. Says the writer: Many left-wing American Jews got confused and uneasy; is the only Jewish state socialist or has it become capitalistic?

Storming Haifa's Maccabi Hall: Zionist infighting in pre-state Israel

When Israel's socialists chose and justified violence against ideological Zionist rivals, which others thought of as part of the looming "fascisization of the labor movement."

 THE HAIFA contretemps as reported on the October 21, 1934, front page of the ‘Palestine Post.’