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http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/26/pedro-almodovar-podemos-indignados-spain The above link is to an article on an open letter from cultural figures, including the filmmaker Almodovar, urging unity on the Left. It is interesting to see that as Podemos apparently tracks to the right a new broad front politics would appear to be opening to their left. My ignorance of contemporary Spanish politics is very deep, I am ashamed to say, but I welcome any development which emphasizes the need for and holds the promise of broad left unity. The article actually set me thinking about what kind of politics I would like to see and would support. The answer surprised me even. Really, I would like to see a revival of the popular front politics of the 1930s. My knowledge of the popular front comes mainly from Lou's posts over the years. "Popular Front" is also something of a curse in Trotskyist circles. But the very idea of thousands of artists and intellectuals supporting progressive politics "has set me muttering like a fool" as Yeats put it. comradely Gary _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
