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Liza Featherstone is a columnist for Jacobin, a freelance journalist, and the author of Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers’ Rights at Wal-Mart.
‘The personal is political’ originated as a crucial feminist insight into the politics of daily life – but in recent years, the slogan has morphed into an excuse for reducing politics to the individual and the moral.
The media might not mention it, but this was a good week for America’s growing left-wing movement – with breakthrough wins for elected representatives and successful ballot initiatives across the country.
Ilhan Omar is a target for America’s right-wing media – but the success of her new book confirms her status as a leading light of the emerging US Left, and one who will be around for some time.
By using the catch-all term ‘populist,’ the liberal commentariat wants to convince you that Bernie is the same as Trump – when actually he’s the best chance of defeating him.