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New Politics Vol. XX No. 2, Whole Number 78

(New Politics Vol. XX No. 2, Whole Number 78)
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FROM THE EDITORS

A POLITICAL PARADOX: A PROGRESSIVE-LEANING PUBLIC ELECTS A FAR-RIGHT PRESIDENT, Howie Hawkins

ASSESSING ONE OF AMERICA’S GREAT LABOR PROGRESSIVES, Jeff Stilley

CHINA’S “NO HUMAN RIGHTS” COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE VS. WESTERN TARIFFS: A PRO-LABOR ALTERNATIVE, Richard Smith

THE FAR RIGHT IN THE UNITED STATES AND BEYOND

WHAT IS FASCISM AND HOW CAN WE RESIST IT IN THE UNITED STATES?, Frieda Afary

AMERICA’S MULTIRACIAL RIGHT, Daniel Martinez HoSang and Joseph E. Lowndes Interviewed by Eric Maroney

“ABOLITION DEMOCRACY” AND A THIRD RECONSTRUCTION: A PATH FOR DEFEATING FASCISM AND MOVING TOWARD SOCIALISM, Carl Davidson and Bill Fletcher Jr.

BRINGING FAR RIGHT POLITICS INTO THE MAINSTREAM, Matthew Lyons

FIGHTING THE THREAT OF DISASTER NATIONALISM, An Interview with Richard Seymour

THE FAR RIGHT IN EUROPE AND THE FIGHT BACK IN FRANCE, Shannon Ikebe

THE MIDDLE EAST

UNDERSTANDING THE MIDDLE EAST, An Interview with Gilbert Achcar

RAZAN ZAITOUNEH FOR PRESIDENT: IMAGINING FUTURE SYRIA, Mohja Kahf

SYRIA AFTER ASSAD, Leila al-Shami Interviewed by Sacha Ismail

SYRIA: FROM SECULAR DICTATORSHIPS TO ISLAMIST POPULISM, Saeed Rahnema

ZIONISM – A SUI GENERIS SETTLER COLONIALISM, Samuel Farber

CULTURE

RICHARD WRIGHT AND THE FRENCH LEFT: A CONTROVERSIAL RECEPTION, Nedjib Sidi Moussa

REVIEWS

LOOKING UP OR DOWN FOR LABOR REVITALIZATION?, Steve Early, Review of Nolan, The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor, and Blanc, We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big

CONTINUING STRUGGLES FOR A GREENER WORLD, Dan Fischer, Review of Dawson, Environmentalism from Below

RURAL SHAME HELPS FUEL TRUMP BACKING BY POOR, Roger Bybee, Review of Hochschild, Stolen Pride

UNDERSTANDING ÖCALAN, Hank Kennedy, Review of Wilson and Keko, Freedom Shall Prevail

In this issue:

From The Editors

From The Editors

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Donald Trump is president, again. We will need to organize across sectors to resist the coming attacks on working people, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and what he calls “the enemy within.” The Left is, of course, that “enemy.” Trump will

Articles

A Political Paradox

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Why did American voters, who by substantial majorities favor progressive economic, social, and international policies, elect a plutocratic, racist, America First jingoist as President?
From an examination of election results, exit polls, and other public opinion polling, I draw three conclusions

Assessing One of America’s Great Labor Progressives

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Frank P. Walsh (1864–1939), a progressive defense lawyer from Kansas City and political ally of Woodrow Wilson, almost single handedly created a worker-friendly labor control system during World War I. Throughout the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, U.S. politics were

China’s “No Human Rights” Comparative Advantage vs. Western Tariffs

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Richard Smith argues that repression of workers in China is the main reason for its trade advantage, and calls for a trade policy based on solidarity with Chinese workers.

The Far Right in the United States and Beyond

What Is Fascism and How Can We Resist It in the United States?

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Frieda Afary argues that Trump is a fascist, and calls for a multi-faceted, broad-based resistance against the Trump regime.

America’s Multiracial Right

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Daniel Martinez HoSang and Joseph Lowndes argue that support for the far-right is gaining among people of color, reframing the politics originally rooted in white supremacy.

“Abolition Democracy” 
and a Third Reconstruction

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Carl Davidson and Bill Fletcher Jr. call for the Third Reconstruction – a deep, systemic emancipatory transformation in the United States.

Bringing Far-Right Politics into the Mainstream

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A key element of Donald Trump’s presidential career has been his symbiotic relationship with the organized U.S. far right. This relationship has been unprecedented for any U.S. president or major party presidential candidate, but it has also been complex and

Fighting the Threat of Disaster Nationalism

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In an interview, Richard Seymour analyzes today’s far right as rooted in the imagery of disaster, which can pave the way towards eco-fascism as the climate crisis accelerates.

The Far Right in Europe and the Fight Back in France

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Shannon Ikebe analyzes the far-right success across Europe and the complicity of the capitalist class in it, as well as the rise of the French left as an anti-fascist force.

The Middle East

Understanding the Middle East

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In an interview, Gilbert Achcar analyzes geopolitical transformations across the Middle East over the past year, and prospects for emergence of a progressive movement.

Razan Zaitouneh for President

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Syrian poet Mohja Kahf celebrates the human rights activist Razan Zaitouneh, and calls for a future Syria based on her vision.

Syria After Assad


In an interview, Leila al-Shami analyzes opportunities and obstacles for left, labour and feminist organizing in post-Assad Syria, as well as damages caused by the global campist left.

Syria: From Secular Dictatorships to Islamist Populism

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Saeed Rahnema analyzes the fall of Assad from a long-term historical perspective, and warns the threats posed by religious fundamentalism and the emboldened Turkish regime.

Zionism: A Sui Generis Settler Colonialism

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Samuel Farber analyzes the situations and practices of Zionism in the context of Jewish politics, in the early 20th century and interwar Poland.

Culture

Richard Wright and the French Left

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Nedjib Sidi Moussa analyzes contrasting reception of Richard Wright’s work in the French left, including criticism among the Communists and support among the Socialists.

Reviews

review

Looking Up or Down for Labor Revitalization?

By:

Steve Early reviews two books about recent labour mobilizations in the US, emphasizing the centrality of rank-and-file militancy.
review

Continuing Struggles for a Greener World

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Dan Fischer reviews Ashley Dawson’s book “Environmentalism from Below”, on ecological struggles in the Global South that can lead global transformations.
review

Rural Shame Helps Fuel Trump Backing by Poor

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Roger Bybee recommends Arlie Hochschild’s latest book “Stolen Pride”, an ethnography of Trump-supporting rural poor community in Kentucky.
review

Understanding Öcalan

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Hank Kennedy reviews Wilson and Keko’s Freedom Shall Prevail, a comic book on the life of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish freedom struggle.
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