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What's left, America?

After a catastrophic defeat in 2016, the American left has emerged energized, seeking to defeat Donald Trump and also fundamentally change the country. In a five-part series, Gary Younge travels through the political landscape of the left under Trump, examining the impact of greater activism, emergence of American socialism, clashes between race and class, increasing power of women in politics and many other issues.

  • ‘We are central. Our demands. Our presence. Our voice. They can’t win without us.’

    ‘The United States is broken as hell’ – the division in politics over race and class

    Marginalized groups in America are asserting themselves and, in doing so, making others sensitized to their condition
  • ‘I’m interested in a government that looks out for people who need to be looked out for.’

    Socialism used to be a dirty word. Is America now ready to embrace it?

    Voters’ feelings on socialism have shifted with half of those under 40 saying they would prefer to live in a socialist country
  • ‘I had nothing to lose. What were they going to take away from me?’

    'Nothing to lose': how Trump has energized America's women

    Hillary Clinton’s defeat appears to have radicalised women in a way that her campaign did not – it wasn’t that she lost to a man, but that she lost to Donald Trump
  • Capitol building

    The American left's 2020 mission: defeat Trump – and change the world

    For many on the left, getting rid of Trump is insufficient. Victory must be accompanied by fundamental political change
  • The American flag

    A journey in search of the American left: fragile and feisty, hopeful and fearful

    Trump’s win was a devastating setback for progressives, but it also stoked them to engage politically in ways they never imagined, with pressure leftwards
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