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Georges Abdallah’s Release Is Long Overdue

Now starting his 41st year in jail, Lebanese communist Georges Abdallah is Europe’s longest-held political prisoner. French authorities keep finding pretexts to deny his release, trampling on civil liberties in the name of fighting terrorism.

Identity Crisis

The global left has moved away from social class as an organizing identity, allowing the Right to peddle a working-class identity politics untethered from the socialist vision.

The Lost World of the European Peasant

A new book, Remembering Peasants, takes a close look at Europe’s vanished peasantry. Mixing history, personal memoir, and anthropology, it is a vivid reminder of an experience that has only recently disappeared from the European landscape.

The Atlanta City Council Is Scared of Direct Democracy

Atlanta residents want to vote directly on the proposed police training facility known as Cop City. But the campaign to decide the issue by referendum has faced major backlash from the city government, including several instances of outright sabotage.