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Entries that compile left-adjacent intel from across cyber-space.

My Socialist Kick-start

Dan Singer
May 2021
From Bush-era "alt" rock to verbose left-wing magazines: a common path for the millennial Left.

Good Links from April

Editorial Crew
May 2021
Socialist strategies, the labor wars, and more.

Good Links from March

Editorial Crew
April 2021
A collection of some of the best stories for socialist interest: thinking about a Green New Deal, political organizing, and deep economics.

Good Links from January

Editorial Crew
February 2021
The Capitol Coup, Trump's Twitter break, Democratic Party intrigue, and the populist revolt of Wall Street norms.

Best Reads for 2020

Editorial Crew
January 2021
A collection of intriguing articles that have been passed around the socialist universe from 2020.

Good Reads for January 2019

Editorial Crew
January 2019
Good reads for socialists, with links and summaries. Brain candy!

Good Reads for August 2018

Editorial Crew
August 2018
Russian botpages on Facebook, endangered Act, what to do about the Janus decision and other good reads.

Good Reads for July 2018

Editorial Crew
July 2018
Good links for July 2018.

Good Reads for June 2018

Editorial Crew
June 2018

Good Reads for May 2018

Editorial Crew
May 2018
Good reads are back! -- about Trump's tariffs, ridesharing vs. public transit and a few odds and ends

Good Reads for February 2018

Editorial Crew
February 2018
Unions, death and transfiguration; Democracies; death; history as the alt-right sees it and as Tet '68 revisions try to warp it -- and a couple of nice shout-outs for DSA.

Good Reads for January 2018

Editorial Crew
January 2018
Good links for January 2018.

Good Reads for Socialists - December 2017

Editorial Crew
December 2017
Good reads for December 2017 - with a November bonus!

A Cascade of Press Clips on the Nov. 7 Election's Left Surge

David Shen
November 2017
A roundup of headlines and news clips commenting on election night, 2017.

Good Reads for Socialists - October 2017

Editorial Crew
October 2017
Good Reads: More on Juggalos, Corbyn's triumph, mapping social movements and much more.

Good Reads for Socialists - August 2017

Editorial Crew
August 2017
Recent articles from a leftish perspective that you may have missed; with links...

Good Reads for Socialists - July 2017

Editorial Crew
July 2017
This month, don't miss Bob Roman's compilation, "DSA in the News"...

How to get the Real Straight News in the Alternative Fact Era

Cecilio Morales
July 2017
Four tips for identifying honest info from salacious misinformation.

Good Reads for February 2017 (and a video or two)

Editorial Crew
February 2017
Essays and articles of recent vintage that socialists and fellow radicals might have missed, from various sources.

Good Sources for Socialists - January 2017

Editorial Crew
January 2017
A collection of good reads - organized just the way you like it.