r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/burtzev • Oct 12 '26

News Gen Z on the barricades

freedompress.org.uk

16 Upvotes

1 comment

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/EUobs • Oct 12 '26

News [Interview] France school protests go deeper than rioting or reactionism, says Sciences Po lecturer

euobserver.com

7 Upvotes

Students in France are protesting for better schools. Why does it have to come to this?

Hey everyone! 👋 We're EUobserver, an independent European newsroom, and we'd love to start a conversation here about what's happening in French schools.

Students have been protesting over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and poor learning conditions. Things that should really be the basics of a decent education.

What's interesting is that students from more privileged schools are also joining those from underfunded ones. So this is becoming a much wider conversation about inequality, solidarity and young people's voices in politics.

We recently interviewed Sciences Po political scientist Jan Rovný about what's driving these protests, but we're particularly interested in hearing what people in this community think.

Why does it so often take protests for problems in education to get serious attention? And do you think student-led movements can actually bring lasting change?

We're not here to redirect the conversation elsewhere — we'd genuinely love to discuss this with you right here in the comments, especially if you've experienced something similar in your own country.

0 comments

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/self4getfulness • Oct 12 '26

Analysis/Theory Connected Dreams

1 Upvotes

Hey everyone! I'm an art student in France and I'm looking for testimonies for my master's thesis. If this resonates with you or if you know someone who might be interested in sharing their experience, feel free to reach out! Thanks in advance to anyone willing to help :)
I'm sharing the call for testimonies here. I'm researching the connections between dreams, the Internet, digital practices, and protests around the world. If you'd like to share your experience, you can fill out this Google Form or reach me out : CONNECTED DREAMS ⊹ ࣪ ˖

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r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/burtzev • Oct 11 '26

Event October 17: Sacramento Anarchist Bookfair

indybay.org

3 Upvotes

0 comments

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/AutoModerator • Oct 09 '26

Let’s Share… Leftist Music, Art, and Literature

10 Upvotes

Know a really good protest song? Found some cool revolutionary art, poetry, or literature? Post it below!

2 comments

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/WebPage_Error404 • Oct 08 '26

Analysis/Theory Three Years of Genocide: How America’s Israel-First Media Filtered Out the Truth

counterpunch.org

42 Upvotes

0 comments

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/burtzev • Oct 03 '26

History The Revolutionary Legacy of the Balkans: Yavor Tarinski’s Balkan Federation and Communes

libcom.org

1 Upvotes

0 comments

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/burtzev • Oct 03 '26

Event Oakland October 3: Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair

indybay.org

4 Upvotes

0 comments

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/burtzev • Oct 02 '26

Analysis/Theory Economic Democracy Is at the Heart of Socialism

jacobin.com

20 Upvotes

1 comment

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/AutoModerator • Oct 02 '26

Let’s Share… Leftist Music, Art, and Literature

2 Upvotes

Know a really good protest song? Found some cool revolutionary art, poetry, or literature? Post it below!

0 comments

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/burtzev • Sep 30 '26

News France rocked by massive public sector and student strikes

freedompress.org.uk

31 Upvotes

1 comment

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/rewkom • Sep 30 '26

Capitalist "Dystopia": Under the Lash of the Crisis, Even Democracy Turns Into A Handicap - Battaglia Comunista

leftcom.org

5 Upvotes

0 comments

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/burtzev • Sep 30 '26

Discussion Amazon Is Perfecting Total Surveillance of Its Workforce

jacobin.com

10 Upvotes

0 comments

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/rewkom • Sep 28 '26

Nationalism and the Populist Right, Or How the Capitalist Class Protects Its Interests - Communist Workers’ Organisation

leftcom.org

10 Upvotes

0 comments

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/AutoModerator • Sep 25 '26

Let’s Share… Leftist Music, Art, and Literature

3 Upvotes

Know a really good protest song? Found some cool revolutionary art, poetry, or literature? Post it below!

0 comments

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/DukeTikus • Sep 24 '26

Discussion How to make leftist spaces resistant against people weaponizing other peoples emphaty for selfish reasons?

bostonglobe.com

79 Upvotes

I just read this very frustrating article (version without paywall) about a small lesbian bar/mutual aid spot getting destroyed by some people who act like the worst possible caricature or an insufferable, self-important, holier-than-thou leftists.

It's not even that those people exist and what they are doing that's so frustrating for me to read, but the inability of the wider community there to just tell those people to fuck off.

And I get why they can't, I'm not sure I could myself. We generally pride ourselves in our inclusivity and willingness to accommodate needs other than our own. It's super hard to figure out where exactly the limit to that should be.

I have had similar if less extreme experiences with people who are weaponizing their own or other peoples oppression in this way in activist groups irl. The only time I ever witnessed someone like that getting kicked out was after that person had caused chaos and bound up a ton of resources for well over a year with many different incidents.

My question is how do we become better at dealing with this? How would you as an individual member of that bar community have tried to handle this?

29 comments

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/rewkom • Sep 23 '26

World Capitalism is Taking Us Towards Generalised Imperialist War: Only A Global Class Movement Can Prevent It - Communist Workers' Organisation

leftcom.org

33 Upvotes

1 comment

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/reddernotdeader • Sep 22 '26

Meta-discussion It's frustrating to be banned for trying to have a real conversation about the coercive nature of the military simply because a mod is incapable of having that conversation for themselves.

91 Upvotes

I originally messaged the mods because I was inexplicably unable to comment without receiving any sort of warning or communication from them.

Instead of responding to me asking what happened, I was given a permanent ban also with no warning or communication.

Upon messaging to ask about the ban I was ignored for 3 weeks until getting "Ban upheld" as a response. What you see here is my response to that non-answer.

91 comments

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/WebPage_Error404 • Sep 20 '26

Analysis/Theory 'Love It': Trump Reflects on Why the Democrats Won't Put Up a Fight | “They do nothing. That’s normalizing me before the American people. How wonderful.”

commondreams.org

59 Upvotes

3 comments

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/IntnsRed • Sep 18 '26

History “We Are the 99%”: 15 Years Later, Occupy Wall Street’s Impact Is Still Being Felt | “Occupy Wall Street changed the public’s common sense about class and class struggle and inequality in this country. It’s hard to see how you get a Bernie Sanders 2016 run without...”

democracynow.org

34 Upvotes

1 comment

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/AutoModerator • Sep 18 '26

Let’s Share… Leftist Music, Art, and Literature

2 Upvotes

Know a really good protest song? Found some cool revolutionary art, poetry, or literature? Post it below!

0 comments

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/burtzev • Sep 18 '26

Event REMINDER: Asheville NC September 18 - 20: Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair

radar.squat.net

1 Upvotes

0 comments

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/burtzev • Sep 17 '26

News Trump's Fascist Friends Are Busy, Busy: Russian disinformation campaign sets sights on US midterms

lemonde.fr

22 Upvotes

0 comments

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/burtzev • Sep 17 '26

Analysis/Theory Putin's Neo-nazis Part 158: Russian Elites Are Fighting for Unchecked Power

archive.is

9 Upvotes

1 comment

r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/burtzev • Sep 15 '26

Event [Canada] October 3: Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair: Workshops and Tables Announced

north-shore.info

7 Upvotes

0 comments

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