Socialism

Donald Trump: Abdul El-Sayed is a 'communist loser' who hates Israel, Jews 'with a passion'

"He doesn't love Israel. He doesn't love Jewish people. He hates them. He hates them with a passion that burns in his heart, and there's not a fricking thing he can do about it," Trump said.

US Democratic Senate candidate from Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, speaks to supporters at his Get Out to Vote rally in Detroit, Michigan on August 3, 2026.
A poster with the image of exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont of Junts Per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia) party hangs on a balcony next to an Estelada (Catalan separatist flag), as he announces his candidacy for the Junts presidency, in Barcelona, Spain October 18, 2024.

EU's top court upholds Spain's amnesty law for Catalan separatists

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) during the NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Trump demands US halt trade with Spain, renews claim over Greenland, angering NATO allies

CHINESE PRESIDENT Xi Jinping and party officials stand at a ceremony marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on July 1, 2026.

The ‘secret’ behind the success of the CPC, the world’s largest governing party - opinion


Mamdani in 2021: Anti-Israel BDS activism brought me to socialist political movement

Mamdani says cofounding the Bowdoin College Students for Justice in Palestine chapter and anti-Israel BDS activism were the "crux of the reason" he joined the Democratic Socialists of America.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani gestures as he attends a "New York is Not For Sale" rally at Forest Hills Stadium, in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., October 26, 2025.

Anti-Israel activism has produced the next generation of violent far-Left icons - analysis

From alleged Washington shooter Elias Rodriguez to serial arsonist Casey Goonan, a new generation of far-Left activists is canonizing violent criminals as heroes of the anti-Israel cause.

 Unity of Fields' campaign calls Elias Rodriguez’s crime "a legitimate act of resistance against the zionist state"

Finnish Social Democratic MP Eemeli Peltonen takes his own life inside Parliament

Peltonen was first elected in 2023 with 5,747 votes.

Social Democratic Party of Finland MP Eemeli Peltonen, elected in the spring 2023 elections, in Parliament in Helsinki, Finland, April 11, 2023.

Official Bolivia presidential count shows centrist Rodrigo Paz in surprise lead

"This election feels hopeful. We need a change of direction," a teacher in La Paz said.

Bolivian presidential candidate centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) reacts, as early official results show that he is leading Sunday's presidential race, in La Paz, Bolivia August 17, 2025

Mamdani's primary victory shows young US voters are turning to socialism - opinion

The shift among Western youth toward socialism isn’t a fleeting trend but a response to deep-seated frustrations with an economic system they see as rigged and unjust.

ZOHRAN MAMDANI attends a watch party on the night of his primary victory in June, becoming the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor on the November ballot. The risks of his win go far beyond New York City, the writers warn.

Will the socialist, pro-intifada Mamdani make New York inhospitable for Jews? - opinion

Perhaps Gotham’s Jews should consider donning their vagabond shoes and heading in our direction, away from The City That Never Sleeps.

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani against backdrop of pro-Palestinian protest in New York. (illustration)

Revolution against Israel, US, and the West binds progressives to Iran - opinion

For some on the Left, Iran, a theocratic regime that hangs women, executes homosexuals, is a symbol of resistance against Israel, against America, against 'Western hegemony.'

 A man shouts slogans as he holds an image of revolutionary hero Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara during the International Workers’ Day celebration in Havana, Cuba, May 1, 2024

Venezuela faces crucial election which could see Maduro finally gone

Venezuelans are heading to the polls in a high-stakes election that could change the entire future of a country that has spiraled into economic and political dismay.

 Venezuelan residents gather for mass during Venezuela's presidential election.

Mexico's first Jewish president: Who is Claudia Sheinbaum

Mexico City is home to a large Jewish population, numbering approximately 50,000 people. As the community is largely conservative, most did not vote for her. 

 Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum gestures as she speaks on the day she is certified as presidential candidate for the ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party during a ceremony, in Mexico City, Mexico September 10, 2023.

Anti-Zionism emerged because Israel's dropped socialism for a capitalist economy - opinion

When Israel was living in a hand-to-mouth economy, it was welcomed by multiple progressive organizations.

 HISTADRUT CHAIRMAN Arnon Bar-David attends a Histadrut conference in Tel Aviv, last year. Says the writer: Many left-wing American Jews got confused and uneasy; is the only Jewish state socialist or has it become capitalistic?