Label: Left
The «Médine left» and the denial of Islamism

The «Médine left» and the denial of Islamism

Accused of anti-Semitism following a tweet, the rapper from Le Havre was a guest at the summer universities of the ecologists and La France insoumise. Where the word Islamism is no longer uttered. At the same time, Gabriel Attal banned the wearing of the abaya in schools.
The advent of the left-wing Bünzli

The advent of the left-wing Bünzli

Once, they were the emancipating free spirits. Today, they want to rule everything. A short history of the left's descent into hell, particularly in Germany, but also to some extent in Switzerland.
In two weeks: our dossier on today's cleavages

In two weeks: our dossier on today's cleavages

De droite, de gauche, conservateurs, réactionnaires, progressistes, libéraux, socialistes, communistes, universalistes, populistes, écologistes, interventionnistes, protectionnistes, souverainistes... tant d’étiquettes qui structurent...
Make the margins the center

Make the margins the center

In Switzerland, France, and indeed all over Western Europe and the USA, with nuances by country, the left no longer resembles itself. The story of a major electoral shift.
From «us» to «me»: the suicide of the American left

From «us» to «me»: the suicide of the American left

LONG FORMAT ARTICLE, Antoine Bernhard | To understand the ideology currently reigning in some universities, it's worth looking at the recent history of the United States, where this ideology was born. In 2017, the enigmatic Donald Trump was sworn in for four years as head of the world's leading power. Today, it's time to take stock. While all the media agree in decrying Trump's disastrous policies, few analyze the context that has enabled the triumph of a new American populism. Thirty years during which the left has retreated into an increasingly individualistic and anti-republican ideal, disregarding the need for a real political vision. This is what left-wing intellectual and Columbia University professor Mark Lilla analyzed in his 2018 book «The Identity Left».
Let's unite against Islamism

Let's unite against Islamism

In its violent expression, Islamism struck again in France on Thursday, October 29. After the attack that claimed the life of a teacher in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine on October 16, a terrorist stabbed three people to death in the basilica in Nice. To combat this scourge, it is important to recognize and situate Islamism, a revanchist ideology that is above all political. It must be dissociated from Muslims.
Jean Birnbaum: «Islamism progresses on the corpse of the left and progressivism».»

Jean Birnbaum: «Islamism progresses on the corpse of the left and progressivism».»

Son esprit fuse. Si vous posez une question à Jean Birnbaum, attendez-vous à ce qu’il déballe phrase sur phrase, référence sur référence. Il vous emmène dans des recoins que votre réflexion n’a encore jamais explorés. Voilà un homme intelligent et honnête, qui a l’audace d’aller chercher dans nos faiblesses les sources où repuiser nos forces. Ces faiblesses, il les révèle et les analyse dans «La Religion des Faibles. Ce que le djihadisme dit de nous», qu’il publie après son succès en librairie «Un Silence religieux – La gauche face au djihadisme». Jean Birnbaum est journaliste au Monde. Il y dirige la rubrique littéraire, «Le Monde des Livres».