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Orwell’s Left: Hope Lies in the Proles

Kristian Williams February 26, 2019 Kristian Williams

George Orwell's relationship to the Left was complicated while he lived, and only grew more so after his death. Always determined to find out what he himself thought, rather than align with a particular party or doctrine, his criticism spared neither enemies nor allies. He both denounced and was denounced by the Communist Party, and he traded public jabs with pacifists and anarchists, remaining all the while a steadfast opponent of capitalism, imperialism, and all forms of totalitarianism.

Social Media, Not Political Parties, Are the Strongest Emerging Opposition in Africa

Abraham T. Zere February 21, 2019 Abraham T. Zere

Many African dictators are facing new wave of dissent enabled through social media. The information monopoly has been challenged; ordinary citizens can now organize and confront their autocratic regimes from below. As they become more interconnected and bypass severe information control, citizens across these repressive countries have become emboldened in the face of armed repression.

Fleeing to Survive: The Long Journey of LGBT Members of the Migrant Caravan

Garet Bleir and Kyle Andrew Smith February 15, 2019 Garet Bleir and Kyle Andrew Smith

For those fleeing Honduras, violence and harassment didn’t end after leaving. “Roxana [Hernández] traveled over 2,000 miles through Mexican territory on foot, by train, and by bus, because her last aspiration and hope was to save her own life,” read a statement from a group that organized the caravan. “She fled the violence, hate, stigma and vulnerability that she suffered as a trans woman in her country, Honduras, and also in Mexico.”