Press
2011 Pre-Conference Coverage
2011 On-site Coverage
2011 Post-Conference Coverage
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The uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt have provided inspiring images of a popular will for change, but in the US, Europe and other developed nations, the fallout of the 2008 financial crisis has created the conditions for a new conservative fiscal orthodoxy and a concerted push by the right for cuts in government spending and public services. Despite protests for union rights in Wisconsin and elsewhere, the future is in the balance. What are the prospects for any movement towards an alternative vision of greater economic equality and social justice? This series is run in association with Left Forum 2011, the largest gathering in North America of the US and international left, which meets 18-20 March at Pace University, New York.
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An audio interview between Left Forum coordinator Seth Adler and The Mantle
"Over the course of our wide-ranging conversation, Adler and I spoke about highlights of this year’s forum, the history of and need for Left Forum, labor struggles in the U.S., revolutionary movements in the Middle East and North Africa, concepts of solidarity and unity, and much more. Listen and enjoy!"- Shaun Randal
Please see further coverage from The Mantle, including articles, audio interviews and videos!
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"What happens to Marxism, anarchism and theory at the Left Forum? There are more of those panels than ever before. There are the intellectually-, philosophically- challenging panels and there is the amazing amount of engaged politics and culture panels. We have some of the activists and reporters from Tahrir Square speaking. The Wisconsin folks: City Council persons, some union people, some teachers and others who were in the struggle. There have been a lot of attacks on Frances Fox Piven lately and, ironically, she’ll be doing a big panel on the Tea Party and the media!"
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"Continuing a tradition begun in the 1960s, intellectuals and organizers meet to share notes, perspectives, strategies, experience, vision and drinks. Last year's conference, led by the LF's energetic director, Seth Adler, saw a record 3,400 attending more than 200 panels and workshops. This weekend's proceedings could upend these numbers!" -Peter Rothberg
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El ICEA estará presente en el próximo Left Forum (Nueva York)
"La próxima semana, entre los días 18-20 de marzo, se organizará el Left Forum en la Universidad de Pace, Nueva York." - ICEA was present to provide coverage in Spanish.
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Paul Mason: The Global Working Class Fighting Back
Left Forum 2011 opening plenary speakers discuss the conference theme, Toward a Politics of Solidarity.
Paul Mason, Economics editor of BBC Newsnight and an opening plenary speaker at Left Forum 2011, is a guest on GRITtv with Laura Flanders, an additional opening plenary speaker. Flanders and Mason spoke a few days before the conference.
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Left Forum Will Draw Thousands of Activists to Pace University
DNAinfo.com profiled Left Forum a day before the conference.
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Übersicht: Left Forum New York 2011
"Wachsendes Interesse nicht nur in den USA" - Neues Deutschland was present to provide daily coverage in German.
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RT TV Interviews Cornel West at Left Forum
RT's Marina Portnaya sits down to speak with Dr. Cornel West, one of Left Forum 2011's opening plenary speakers. Dr. West spoke about the financial crisis, the opening divide between rich and poor Americans, the need for solidarity, and US President Barack Obama's leadership in a time of crisis.
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FSTV was on hand to provide live streaming video of selected panels.
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WBAI Pacifica Radio Broadcasts Live from Left Forum
Scroll to the dates of the conference (March 18, 2011 - March 20, 2011) for archived coverage of the plenaries and a few panels and interviews.
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Deep Dish TV at the Left Forum
Deep Dish TV hosted a few panels at the conference, and filmed several more. Please see videos posted in their archive.
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Live from the Left Forum with KPFK Pacifica Radio (shows 1-4)
The hosts of "Building a Powerful Left in the United States," a special program from KPFK Pacifica Radio, were present to interview several participants at Left Forum 2011.
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Day One coverage of Left Forum's opening plenary speakers (includes video links). See how Day 2 went as well.
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Firoze Manji Of Pambazuka News On Uprisings, Revolution And Democracy In Africa
Hear Firoze Manji, founder and Editor-in-Chief of Pambazuka News, on Afrobeatradio (WBAI) about the possibilities of revolution and democracy in Africa. He converses with AfrobeatRadio’s Samar al-Balushi and Wuyi Jacobs during his visit to Left Forum. See Manji's panel here.
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Uprooted, a multiplatform media tool for activists and organizers advocating for migrant rights, presents (via film) and discusses panels central to its focus on the social, political and economic policies that drive migration. You'll find “Race and Racism in the Immigration Debate” and “Pass the Dream Act: How the Student Immigrant Youth is Leading the Immigration Debate” included in the blog posting.
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The spring of the Egyptian revolution
Mostafa Omar, a panelist at Left Forum, looks at the struggle for Egypt's future in an article based on his speech at Left Forum.
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The Housing Right Movement: A Conversation at the "Left Forum"
The SurRealEstate blogs about a panel on progressive housing movements.
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The Ups and Downs of Chinese Unionists, and the ‘Interests of Humanity’
In These Times outlines a panel on Chinese labor that included noted University of Macau professor Zhidong Hao
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After Madison: Labor Radicals Begin at the Beginning
Freelance journalist Billy Wharton discusses lessons learned at the Left Forum in light of the February 2011 labor protests in Madison, Wisconsin.
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