Left Turn
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Left Turn is a bimonthly activist news magazine that focuses on international social justice movements. Based in New York
and produced by an all volunteer editorial collective, the magazine promotes anti-imperialism
and anti-authoritarianism.
Left Turn has its roots in the anti-capitalist
wing of the Global Justice Movement
and was founded in the wake of the anti-WTO protests in Seattle in 1999 by a small group of socialists.
The magazine's tagline, "Notes from the Global Intifada", was inspired by the ongoing Palestinean intifada
. The magazine has supported grassroots activists with the Palestine Solidarity Movement
.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and produced by an all volunteer editorial collective, the magazine promotes anti-imperialism
Anti-imperialism
Anti-imperialism, strictly speaking, is a term that may be applied to a movement opposed to any form of colonialism or imperialism. Anti-imperialism includes opposition to wars of conquest, particularly of non-contiguous territory or people with a different language or culture; it also includes...
and anti-authoritarianism.
Left Turn has its roots in the anti-capitalist
Anti-capitalism
Anti-capitalism describes a wide variety of movements, ideas, and attitudes which oppose capitalism. Anti-capitalists, in the strict sense of the word, are those who wish to completely replace capitalism with another system....
wing of the Global Justice Movement
Global Justice Movement
The Global Justice Movement is a network or constellation of globalized social movements opposing what is often known as the “corporate globalization” and promoting equal distribution of economic resources.-Movement of movements:...
and was founded in the wake of the anti-WTO protests in Seattle in 1999 by a small group of socialists.
The magazine's tagline, "Notes from the Global Intifada", was inspired by the ongoing Palestinean intifada
Intifada
Intifada is an Arabic word which literally means "shaking off", though it is usually translated into English as "uprising" or "resistance" or "rebellion". , not to be confused with the Arabic plural ...
. The magazine has supported grassroots activists with the Palestine Solidarity Movement
Palestine Solidarity Movement
The Palestine Solidarity Movement is a student organization in the United States which was established in 2000 after the start of the Al-Aqsa Intifada in Israel. The organization aims to use "divestment as a tactic to non-violently influence a just resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." ...
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