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Dissent MagazineNews report · May 18, 2:15 PM
The Left Needs Ideas
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The profound malaise in the United States cannot be addressed, much less solved, by clever campaign strategies and appealing policy ideas alone.
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The Left Needs Ideas
The profound malaise in the United States cannot be addressed, much less solved, by clever campaign strategies and appealing policy ideas alone.
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What happened The profound malaise in the United States cannot be addressed, much less solved, by clever campaign strategies and appealing policy ideas alone.
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JacobinOpinion · May 29, 3:04 PM
The Left Needs to Have More Fun
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Nobody wants to join a boring movement. Socialists can’t change the world if we aren’t providing people with a good time.
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