| 单词 | left-of-center |
| 例句 | In June, in one of those conversations, she got the impression from him that he was frustrated and that it seemed the likely outcome of the case would be a ticket for driving left-of-center. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The same happens in the other direction—just ask Republican advocates of premium-support-based Medicare reform, an idea that originated with left-of-center health wonks, but is now opposed by the very same people. The Tortuous Conservative History of the Individual Mandate 2012-02-07T20:32:34Z She started a small imprint called Saint Heron, under Columbia Records, designed to showcase a stable of largely independent, left-of-center R. & B. artists, and to reclaim the genre from fickle white audiences. Solange Knowles’s Album of Black Life in America 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Often, perhaps too often, Grammy voters have ignored our region, with its left-of-center rock acts, and cast their votes toward mainstream pop and dance music. Will Northwest nominees get Grammy props? 2011-02-11T21:32:23Z Some consider him the most important left-of-center figure in the country who does not sit in the White House. Jon Stewart fought the good fight during the Bush era: “You had the mainstream media … reduced to taking seriously the garbage that was coming out of the right” 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z “Don’t Cry,” from the Halcyon Digest album, an almost Beatles-esque sound that complements their more left-of-center tracks. Best New Southern Musicians 2011-01-27T21:20:03.957Z At the same time, his left-of-center politics put him at odds with a society that, during his seven years in Israel, grows more Balkanized and violent. Putting Down the Scalpel, Picking Up the Pen 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z But despite his family's and his native Canada’s left-of-center stance, his grandparents were what he calls political reactionaries: Complex and theoretical discussions were part of most holidays and dinner times. Leave it to Cory Doctorow to imagine a post-apocalyptic Utopia 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z It’s always satisfying when a left-of-center talent has a mainstream hit, and with his new album, Ronson is getting his biggest name-on-the-door commercial success yet. Here Are the Best Albums of 2015 So Far 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z And the nongirly, left-of-center manner of dressing I adopted, the décor of my rooms, the music I swore by all trumpeted my difference. I don’t hate millennials anymore! 2013-05-25T13:00:00Z “This is almost identical to the proportion of left-of-center individuals who respond favorably to capitalism.” Bernie Sanders and the mainstreaming of socialism: “The romance of big capitalism is stripped down” 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Though he dressed beautifully and lived well from London to New York to Mexico, his politics were left-of-center, supportive of Fidel Castro's Cuba early on and of the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua. Appreciating Mexican author Carlos Fuentes 2012-05-16T12:24:11Z It includes the voices of Louisiana residents alongside an array of mostly left-of-center writers, journalists, academics and politicians. Gulf oil spill doc 'The Big Fix' screens in Cannes 2011-05-17T18:16:05Z It is clear that Furious has left-of-center Black ideas with that exchange, but it is only later in the film that those ideas are spoken of with clarity and boldness. ‘Boyz N the Hood’ at 30: A Vivid Examination of Racism at Work 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z But Davies’ credibility was also being questioned by the hardly left-of-center Fox News, one of whose reporters said Davies had asked for money to cooperate with a story. CBS’s Benghazi Apology: Sorry Is the Hardest, or At Least Slowest, Word 2013-11-08T15:51:06Z Tyrant Books, an indie publisher of exacting left-of-center fiction, has recently stepped to the forefront of progressive literature. Review | ‘Welfare’ offers a sly critique of public assistance — and capitalism 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z “Band of Sisters” is a sweeping but disorganized and sometimes monotonous exploration of the evolution of left-of-center Roman Catholic sisters in the United States since the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. Movie Review: ‘Band of Sisters’ Portrays Activism by Nuns 2014-01-16T23:50:13Z Withers’s left-of-center politics and visceral response to events beyond the hermetic world of style is the subject of “Dressed for War,” a biography by Julie Summers. Fashion Magazine Editors, Take a Page From Audrey Withers 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Throughout his acclaimed filmography, Martin Scorsese has been known for left-of-center casting choices. ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Has Some Surprising Cameos. Here’s a Guide. 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z The Twitter-activist nexus of the left, which is a minority within any left-of-center demographic, has gained significant cultural cache in political discourse. My regrettable libertarian romance: I rebounded from my experimental phase, but many don't 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Van Etten said Price’s skill at using the vernacular of traditional country — “the double-entendres and the turnarounds” — to talk about issues like the gender wage gap, offered a blueprint for other left-of-center artists. The Unstoppable, Unsinkable, Uninhibited Margo Price 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z There’s plenty for conservative opinionators to embrace and for their left-of-center counterparts to attack. Oscars 2015: A. O. Scott and Manohla Dargis Discuss the Contenders 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The footage recently was shown as part of the New York City Drone Film Festival, an appropriate setting for such lofty and left-of-center minds. Pop & Rock Listings for April 10-16 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z It cracked the Billboard Top 50, and for a moment it seemed that Fishbone might ride the alternative rock wave that made stars of many left-of-center bands. ?Everyday Sunshine? Celebrates Ska-Punk Rockers Fishbone 2011-10-02T02:45:06Z The questions are: What does Ms. Gainsbourg bring to her musical endeavors beyond her impeccable pedigree, her success as an actress and her status as a left-of-center fashion symbol? 2010-01-23T15:48:00Z Post-convention, Mr. Weaver could certainly pursue a career as a left-of-center political commentator. Will This Guy Shut Off the Lights in the Sanders Campaign? 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z Jazz became a mainstay too, and since the 1980s the cafe has been a refuge for many left-of-center improvisers, even as neighborhood clubs like Sweet Basil and the Village Gate have folded. Cornelia Street Café Celebrates 40 Years, With Some Concerns 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Nor was there the equivalent of MSNBC, which caters to left-of-center partisans. Watergate redux? Trump impeachment inquiry heads for live TV 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z In this famously left-of-center city, liberals are battling liberals over these Depression-era frescoes that have offended some groups. These High School Murals Depict an Ugly History. Should They Go? 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z The host almost doesn't matter as long as the show fits MSNBC's left-of-center brand. O'Donnell gets his shot on MSNBC 2010-09-27T20:54:00Z His 1966 song “Love Me, I’m a Liberal” assailed the slightly left-of-center politics of those who wept over the Kennedy assassinations but believed that Malcolm X “got was what coming” when he was killed. | 'Phil Ochs: There but for Fortune': Aspiring to Musical Power and Glory 2011-01-04T23:45:27Z Suddenly, he had become a left-of-center leading man. In ‘Severance,’ Adam Scott Gets to Work 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z There are reflections on aging, lessons from misguided romantic detours and a dogged determination to cheer the left-of-center. The New Pornographers lighten up while sharing life lessons 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z "When we're signing acts, I tell artists to take other meetings, go talk to other labels. What we do is find left-of-center, interesting and different acts that will then become the mainstream." Interscope CEO John Janick looks ahead 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Having spent some of his childhood in the U.S. as the son of a Mexican diplomat, he said it grated on him that his left-of-center politics meant he often was portrayed as anti-American. Mexican novelist, essayist Carlos Fuentes dies 2012-05-16T04:01:04Z There is likely to be a strong focus on law and order, an area where the Conservatives think they have an edge over left-of-center Labour. Law and order and the economy are focus of the British government’s King’s Speech 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Newsom’s actions reflect that he is “a consistently left-of-center Democratic governor,” said Wesley Hussey, a political science professor at California State University, Sacramento. In big year for labor, California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers both wins and surprises 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Opinion polls suggest voters are weary of the Conservatives and their turmoil, putting the left-of-center opposition Labour Party 15 to 20 points ahead. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rallies his Conservatives by saying he’s ready to take tough decisions 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The left-of-center opposition Labour Party will hold its own convention in nearby Liverpool a week later. Rishi Sunak needs to rally his flagging Conservatives. He hopes a dash of populism will do the trick 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Opinion polls put the left-of-center party as much as 20 points ahead of the governing Conservatives, who have been in power since 2010. U.K. Labour leader Keir Starmer says he’ll seek closer ties with the EU if he wins the next election 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Closer to home, Lula has reaped little in concrete terms from Latin America's broad left-of-center alignment. Analysis: Lula struggles to revive Brazil's 'soft power' amid US-China tensions 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z The Liberals only have a minority of seats in the House of Commons lower chamber and rely on support from the smaller left-of-center New Democrats to govern. Trudeau's main rival offers affordable government in first convention speech 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Elite universities are bastions of left-of-center ideas, yet advantage four groups that are already privileged: children of graduates, recruited athletes for sports like rowing and fencing, children of faculty members and children of large donors. The real college admissions scandal | Nicholas D. Kristof 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Director Thembi Banks saw her film “Young. Wild. Free.” play at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, this year as part of the Next section, which focuses on adventurous, left-of-center storytelling. Thembi Banks on finding a distributor: 'You often feel a little bit helpless' 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The timing of the next election is unclear, since Trudeau only has a parliamentary minority and relies on support from the left-of-center New Democrats to govern. Canada's Trudeau plans cabinet shuffle to put focus on economy 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z He relies on the support of the smaller, left-of-center New Democrats, who have agreed to keep him in power until 2025, though that deal is not binding. Ahead of Canadian cabinet shuffle, three more ministers bow out 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Three opinion polls this week gave the left-of-center Labour Party a lead of at least 15 points over the Conservatives nationwide. The UK’s governing Conservatives are braced for a drubbing from voters in 3 special elections 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z This endless "what to do?" cycle probably partly explains why centrist and left-of-center media is so concerned with the "who will save the GOP?" question. America's mainstream media still wants to save the GOP — but that's impossible 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z As of early Tuesday, the New Democrats, a left-of-center party co-founded by organized labor, had been elected or were leading in 35 electoral districts, a gain of 11 seats. After a Hard-Right Turn, Alberta’s Conservatives Retain Power 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z The left-of-center opposition party hopes the results will confirm its front-runner status for a general election that is due by the end of 2024. UK Conservatives take battering in key local elections 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z The former Chairlift frontwoman has been a bright spot in the ever-growing field of female indie-pop stars with rabid followings and critical acclaim whose left-of-center aesthetic choices keep the mainstream at arm’s length. Best Seattle concerts and club shows to go to this spring 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z The risk for Biden is less that young left-of-center voters will vote Republican and more that they would sit out an uninspiring election altogether. Biden’s TikTok, oil moves test the loyalty of young voters 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z A bloc formed by left-of-center Labor and Green parties had 15 seats, local news reports said. Dutch Pro-Farmer Party Sweeps Elections, Upsetting the Status Quo 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z They want to know if any government official pressured them to drop the channel and if left-of-center networks have received more favorable treatment. DirecTV says it would welcome back Newsmax under the right terms 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z “It has been alleged that DirecTV pays substantial sums to numerous channels that are politically left-of-center, even when those channels have substantially lower ratings than Newsmax,” they wrote. Senators probe DirecTV’s decision to drop Newsmax 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z National publications had a field day: “Socialism off to a poor start in Seattle,” mocked Slate magazine, a left-of-center outfit itself. Seattle’s Kshama Sawant was a tale for our time, but the story fizzled 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Labor unions, from the extreme left to the moderate center, united behind the protests, as did often splintered left-of-center political parties. Your Friday Briefing 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Her announcement will generate frenzied political activity in capital Wellington as her left-of-center Labor Party chooses a new premier from within their ranks on Sunday. Ardern, high-profile New Zealand leader, stepping down next month 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z In Chile, left-wing populists coalesced around a plan to completely redo the country’s constitution, putting forward a new one that even many left-of-center politicians regarded as extreme and unworkable. Opinion | 2023 could be the year that exposes populism for the sham that it is 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z And second, when polled on discrete policy questions, Americans consistently express majoritarian support for a left-of-center economic agenda. What Democrats should have learned from the midterms: It's time to fight for justice 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z While the right-wing news media has been unremittingly harsh, left-of-center papers like The Guardian have not pulled their punches, either. Surprise. The Villain So Far in ‘Harry & Meghan’ Is Not the Royal Family. 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z The left-of-center group Patriotic Millionaires said Mr. Biden was betraying workers in favor of billionaire railroad owners. Split widens between labor, Biden on move to impose contract on railroad workers to avert strike 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, many left-of-center faith leaders are cheering the bill, including some who planned a Thursday morning rally at the U.S. Faith groups split over bill to protect same-sex marriage 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Even now, polling data — whether released by nonpartisan news sources or left-of-center, Democratic-aligned organizations — is often treated as suspect by the progressive peanut gallery, at least when the findings don’t flatter Democrats. Opinion | Democrats are drowning in denial 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Opinion polls say an election would spell disaster for the Conservatives, with the left-of-center Labour Party winning a large majority. Boris Johnson eyes comeback as UK Conservatives pick new PM 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Polls suggest that if an election was held now it would be a wipeout for the Conservatives, with the left-of-center Labour Party winning a large majority. Boris Johnson eyes comeback bid as UK Tories pick new leader 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z That’s in sharp contrast to T-Mobile’s public image as a left-of-center company, driven by its pledges to pay for employees to travel for abortions, promote diversity and protect the environment. T-Mobile faces backlash over ties to conservative carrier in Texas 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z That impulse has swept hapless conservatives from office and ushered left-of-center contenders into office in Chile, Peru, Colombia and Bolivia. Opinion | Bolsonaro beats the polls — and plunges Brazil into more uncertainty 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z During her tenure as chief, the seven justices of the California Supreme Court routinely were in agreement in decisions reflecting the court’s general left-of-center orientation. California's outgoing chief justice is named new CEO of public policy think tank 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z He cites the men’s book club as a positive example: In a recent initiative, it alternated reading a book by a left-of-center author, then a book by a conservative. Clergy strive to reconcile politically divided congregations 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z In that way, he’s a model for the current class of left-of-center politicians who have won election in recent years in Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, Panama and Honduras. Three years ago he was in prison. Now he's poised to be Brazil's next president 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Labour leader Keir Starmer is seeking to persuade voters — and, crucially, businesses — that his left-of-center party can be trusted with the economy. UK Labour leader accuses government of trashing economy 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z The left-of-center opposition Labour Party has more ethnically and gender-diverse lawmakers, but they occupy a smaller proportion of the party’s highest posts. Liz Truss’s cabinet is the U.K.’s first without a White man in top office 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z But she doesn’t do so in an ardently ideological way, they said, and she is unlikely to disrupt the existing cohesion of the already left-of-center California high court. Newsom's pick for California high court seen as consensus builder, LGBTQ history maker 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Ciro Gomes, a left-of-center former governor, kicked off Brazil's presidential election season on Wednesday, becoming the first candidate to officially announce his candidacy for the Oct. Ciro Gomes kicks off Brazil's presidential race with first official candidacy 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Change has happened despite the Conservatives lagging behind the left-of-center Labour Party in terms of overall diversity. UK Conservative hopefuls strikingly diverse, firmly on right 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Fair and Just Prosecution itself is a fiscally sponsored project of the Tides Center, described by Influence Watch as a left-of-center “donor pass-through organization” for groups including the Soros-founded Open Society Foundation. Democratic AGs, Soros-backed prosecutors vow to defy abortion laws 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z At the same time, they chose decidedly left-of-center candidates for the D.C. Opinion | D.C. voters sent mixed messages in the Democratic primary 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z A large number of left-of-center — and, in few cases, straight-up leftist — candidates have risen to first place as the L.A. ballot count continues. Column: Why L.A., not San Francisco, could become the most progressive city in California 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z They accuse Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative administration of standing on the sidelines so it can blame unions, and the left-of-center opposition Labour Party, for the disruption. Last-ditch talks aim to avert disruptive UK rail strike 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Support for military aid to Kyiv and tough sanctions on Moscow is strong among both Britain’s governing Conservatives and the left-of-center Labour Party opposition. Boris Johnson’s weakness brings international complications 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The bills, all very similar, were introduced by left-of-center parties. Portugal’s lawmakers make 3rd attempt to allow euthanasia 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Along with other left-of-center economists, he worried that the rescue phase would overheat the U.S. economy, stoke inflation and undercut support for a more modest transformation. Biden’s economic hubris gives way to humility 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Both left-of-center Labour and the centrist Liberal Democrats advocate a windfall tax on energy companies, which have reported record profits amid rocketing oil and gas prices. UK Conservatives lose London strongholds, in blow to Johnson 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Reflecting France’s drift to the right in recent years, no left-of-center candidate qualified for the runoff. Macron to Face Le Pen for President as French Gravitate Toward Extremes 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z A few characters with public personas and relatively centrist or even left-of-center reputations — figures like Mike Bloomberg, George Soros and Warren Buffett — tended to define how the public felt about the cohort as a whole. With ‘Stealth Politics,’ Billionaires Make Sure Their Money Talks 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z The current left-of-center government said the latest refinancing agreement reached with the IMF is essential to avoid a default on the loans and even greater problems for an economy scarred by past defaults and crises. Argentina’s debt deal with IMF gets final legislative OK 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z What neither the administration nor its left-of-center critics seemed to appreciate is that the threat of economic transformation itself would paralyze U.S. industry. Biden’s economic hubris gives way to humility 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z But the current left-of-center government says the agreement reached last week needs to be approved to avoid a default on the loans and major problems for the economy. Argentina lawmakers take up contentious IMF refinancing deal 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the red-baiting crusade led by Sen. Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin had created a climate of fear in which even faintly left-of-center Democrats were accused of Communism. Adlai Stevenson and the H-bomb: When a losing candidate mattered 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z Costa could seek to resurrect the left-of-center alliance, despite some acrimonious exchanges during the election campaign. Portugal picks new government with $50B of EU funds on table 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z The Socialist Party has been in power since 2015, with Portugal one of only a half-dozen European countries having a left-of-center government. EXPLAINER: Can Portugal election clear political roadblock? 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Those efforts have put De León, a veteran politician known for his left-of-center challenge to U.S. Kevin de León, working to clear encampments, wages an escalating fight with activists 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z But the Socialists could again fall short of an overall majority, forcing it once again to seek support from its left-of-center allies, the Left Bloc and the Portuguese Communist Party, to pass legislation in parliament. Portugal’s election campaign begins under pandemic limits 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, opposition lawmakers from the left-of-center Partido por la Democracia, or Party for Democracy, filed an objection before an appeals court in the capital, Santiago, demanding that the bids be halted. Mining of Lithium, Key to the Climate Fight, Faces New Scrutiny in Chile 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z And in Mexico and Argentina last year, left-of-center parties lost ground in legislative elections, undercutting their presidents. Leftists Are Ascendant in Latin America as Key Elections Loom 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z In previous years, the Socialists had relied on the support of their left-of-center sympathizers in parliament — the Left Bloc and the Portuguese Communist Party — to ensure the state budget had enough votes to pass. EXPLAINER: Can Portugal election clear political roadblock? 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z In the early months of 2021, there was vigorous disagreement between people in the centrist and left-of-center economics worlds. What We Learned About the Economy in 2021 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z The federal oversight could help align rates charged from state to state, said Greg Guice, government affairs director for Public Knowledge, a left-of-center advocacy group that advocates for greater regulation of the broadband industry. Biden’s ‘broadband equity’ spending moves toward internet rate regs, feds to set low-cost plans 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z That debate is well worth listening to, as it illustrates that two people who are both left-of-center politically have very different views on Antifa. An FBI probe debunks MAGA claim that 2019 mass shooting was linked to Antifa 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z The next year, voters in Panama elected a left-of-center government, and Argentina’s Peronist movement made a stunning comeback despite its leaders’ legacy of corruption and economic mismanagement. Leftists Are Ascendant in Latin America as Key Elections Loom 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Orban’s party has accused Marki-Zay of being a left-wing candidate posing as a conservative, a charge stemming from his cooperation with several left-of-center parties in the opposition coalition. Hungary opposition leader vows to restore western alliances 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z After the court’s rejection, the legislation went back to parliament, where left-of-center lawmakers understook the revisions. Portugal’s parliament backs revised bill allowing euthanasia 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Democrats must also work frantically to grasp parents’ concerns, said Matt Bennett, the co-founder of left-of-center think tank Third Way. Parental say in schools, resonant in Va. governor’s race, bound for GOP national playbook 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Problems like these among voters represent risks to the left-of-center government, for which Ms. Ribera, the deputy prime minister, is also the minister for the ecological transition. An Electricity Crisis Complicates the Climate Crisis in Europe 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z That’s particularly true for the left-of-center New Democratic Party, which, as in the last Parliament, will most likely be Mr. Trudeau’s key ally in voting. Narrowly Returned to Power, Trudeau Promises an Activist Government 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z It also raises conceptual questions given its similarity to another idea that has emerged among left-of-center tax experts in recent years: a wealth tax. Proposed Tax on Billionaires Raises Question: What’s Income? 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z “We’ll have to ask ourselves how committed we are to addressing racial equity,” said David Dworkin, president and CEO of the National Housing Conference, a left-of-center advocacy group. Plan to close Black homeownership gap on chopping block as Dems trim $3.5T bill 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Critics on the left say that Mr. Starmer’s camp has opted for platitudes and shied away from distinctive left-of-center policies to avoid offending any electoral group. Labour’s Leader Struggles to Emerge From Boris Johnson’s Shadow 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z The left-of-center New Democrats will probably try to push Mr. Trudeau to adopt some of their proposals in exchange for their votes. Trudeau Wins, but Is Diminished by a Futile Election 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z He began that campaign in third place, behind the incumbent Conservatives and the left-of-center New Democratic Party. Trudeau Will Remain Prime Minister, but Without a Stronger Mandate 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z With opinion polls last month showing him far ahead, he triggered the vote two years early, saying voters needed to weigh in on his left-of-center Liberal government’s handling of COVID-19. Canada's Trudeau may cling to power in election but looks unlikely to secure majority 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z His pro-business, moderately left-of-center priorities are in step with a state that has trended Democratic for more than a decade but has remained leery of the party’s leftward tilt elsewhere. Opinion | Terry McAuliffe for Virginia governor 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Opinion polls show the right-leaning Conservatives of Erin O’Toole could win the Sept. 20 election, ending six years of rule by the left-of-center Liberals. Canada opposition leader, ahead in polls, comes under attack at debate over childcare policy 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Thirteen states would pocket less than $1 from the feds for every state taxpayer dollar spent on eliminating tuition at the two-year colleges, according to an analysis by the left-of-center think tank New America. Biden’s tuition-free community college threatens to leave some states behind 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z In New Mexico, a Democrat running for Congress in a left-of-center suburban district has been put on the defensive for supporting a measure to cut spending on law enforcement. With violent crime spiking, the push for police reform collides with voters’ fears 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z Because many disillusioned, left-of-center Macron voters in 2017 say they will under no circumstances vote for him again, assumptions that France would never lurch to the far right now appear more fragile. Terrorism Fears Feed the Rise of France’s Extreme Right 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z However, last I checked, neither Arabella Advisors nor other left-of-center groups exercised the kind of veto power that the Federalist Society holds over right-wing judicial nominations. Opinion | Republicans seem to forget their own court-packing attempts 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z It probably took the landmark election of Keith Ellison, a fairly left-of-center attorney general, who in 2018 became the first Black person elected to any statewide office in Minnesota. Opinion | The system that convicted Chauvin usually doesn’t work 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z San Francisco is a famously left-of-center city, with many residents supporting the national crusade to expunge white supremacists from public monuments and institutions. Amid 'huge tension,' San Francisco set to formally suspend renaming of public schools 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z The idea is opposed by a wide swath of British lawmakers, from left-of-center opposition politicians to members of Johnson’s Conservative Party. UK eyes mass testing as it takes next steps out of lockdown 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z The idea is opposed by a wide swath of British lawmakers, from left-of-center opposition politicians to members of Johnson’s Conservative Party. UK eyes mass testing as it takes next steps out of lockdown 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z “His left-of-center perspective has been within the legal mainstream.” Senate confirms Biden nominee Garland as U.S. attorney general 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Members of several advocacy groups spoke in support of the bill during the meeting, including redistricting coordinator Erin Corbett of the Virginia Civic Engagement Table, a nonprofit advocacy group that supports left-of-center causes. Bill seeking transparency in redistricting commission killed 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z His comment followed a scathing report from Britain’s Equality and Human Rights Commission, which found “significant failings” and a “lack of leadership” in how the left-of-center party handled allegations of anti-Semitism among its members. World Digest: Nov. 17, 2020 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z His comment followed a scathing report from the U.K. equalities watchdog, which found “significant failings” and a “lack of leadership” in how the left-of-center party handled allegations of anti-Semitism among its members. Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reinstated to UK party 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z The Equality and Human Rights Commission found “significant failings” and a “lack of leadership” in how the left-of-center party handled allegations of anti-Semitism among its members. Report slams UK’s Labour Party for tolerating anti-Semitism 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Still, a number of left-of-center commentators were offended by the Trump campaign’s fundraising appeal Saturday that cited the looming Supreme Court battle. ActBlue donations surge as Democrats fundraise off Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z The result is a kind of parallel media universe that left-of-center Facebook users may never encounter, but that has been stunningly effective in shaping its own version of reality. What if Facebook Is the Real ‘Silent Majority’? 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z On Monday, Concha noted that Weiss “was maybe center for the New York Times, maybe a little bit left-of-center.” Joe Concha on 'cancel culture': You will be eliminated for saying things the 'woke mob' doesn't like 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z “Also, they are actually spending money to target political advertisers and they’re actually targeting, at least it appears, individual voters. I’m unaware of any news entity that is part of a billion-dollar, left-of-center political network.” Liberal, dark-money-funded Courier Newsroom targets battleground states' voters with Democratic talking points billed as news 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z “It's unmistakable crusaderism for left-of-center causes reflects a narrowing of debate in the public sphere, which is dangerous for the journalism industry and public deliberation generally,” McCall said. Bari Weiss' resignation letter proves New York Times engaging in 'outright censorship,' critic says 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Even some left-of-center commentators, meanwhile, were skeptical, given the numerous false or misleading reports over the past three years pushing unsubstantiated claims of a conspiracy between the Trump team and Russia. 'Blood is on their hands': Rep. Banks says NYT revealed sensitive details on Russia bounty intel 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z Several shows use it for characters who are a little left-of-center or closed off to their wider world. Narration can get a bad rap. For these stories, it's a truth portal into a character 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Many liberals and progressives wished that had been more left-of-center in his policies. Here are 5 of the most appalling moments in the Steve King Hall of Shame 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z Even left-of-center commentators were bewildered by Rice's claim, which was not supported by any evidence. Susan Rice makes claim Russians could be behind violent George Floyd demonstrations 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z This was not the scenario Joseph R. Biden Jr. anticipated confronting when he competed for the Democratic nomination on a conventional left-of-center platform. Seeking: Big Democratic Ideas That Make Everything Better 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z The concept of automatic stabilizers is embraced by many centrist and left-of-center technocrats, including the last two leaders of the Federal Reserve. Economists Want to Put Stimulus on Autopilot. Congress Has Other Ideas. 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Both conservative and left-of-center commentators, meanwhile, have been unsparing in their criticism of the apparent double standard. Biden silent on Tara Reade sexual assault allegation, as denials come from campaign 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z Pelosi had justified the delay on Sunday by saying she wanted more funding for testing and hospitals — uncontroversial demands that even left-of-center commentators have pointed out that Republicans never opposed. Schumer says 'we have a deal' on interim coronavirus relief package for small businesses 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z Her praise for the president was matched this week by other Democrats and left-of-center commentators. Ilhan Omar praises Trump's 'incredible' response to coronavirus pandemic 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z This is true both because of pressure from the inside — from Sanders and Warren, and from new left-of-center voices such as Reps. Perspective | Sanders and Biden need each other. Here’s how they can make peace. 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z The muddled remarks led to renewed concerns from both Republicans and some left-of-center commentators that Biden may be mentally unfit for the presidency. Joe Biden scored 'one of the most coveted endorsements in the country,' Robert Wolf says 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z The muddled remarks led to renewed concerns from Republicans and left-of-center commentators that Biden may be mentally unfit for the presidency. Trump embraces muddled Biden 'endorsement,' as concerns mount over former VP's competence 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z Some left-of-center commentators were incensed: "Warren campaign admits that their goal is to steal the nomination from Bernie through corrupt deals at the convention," wrote journalist Michael Tracey. Warren declares contested Democratic National Convention the 'final play' 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z Democrats' sudden about-face has been drawing some light mockery from even left-of-center commentators. Schiff once said Bolton has 'lack of credibility,' now wants ex-national security adviser to testify 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Yesterday, Trump and even some left-of-center commentators mocked Schiff for suggesting that Trump must be removed by the Senate because the 2020 election is already compromised. Dem impeachment witness unloads on GOP senator, as Dems argue during 3rd day of Trump's trial 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Four contenders remain in the race to lead the left-of-center party as as it tries to rebuild support and regain power after last month’s electoral drubbing. UK Labour contest down to 4 contenders after Phillips quits 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z The declaration approved by the Cabinet says the left-of-center Socialist government will send to parliament within 100 days its proposed climate legislation. Spain declares climate emergency, gets climate plan ready 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Yet the best outcome for the country may require the left-of-center to find common ground with the right-of-center, especially on trade, immigration and foreign policy. Opinion | The Republican case for Biden 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Labour is choosing a new leader to replace Jeremy Corbyn, who is stepping down after the left-of-center party suffered its worst election result in almost a century. 5 contenders vie to lead UK Labour back from election defeat 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Labour is choosing a new leader to replace Jeremy Corbyn, who is stepping down after the left-of-center party suffered its worst election result in almost a century. 5 contenders vie to lead UK Labour back from election defeat 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn was in southwest and central England, where his left-of-center party is trying to hang on to key constituencies. British leaders tour country in final push before election 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z The left-of-center party is pledging higher public spending and a greater role for the state in housing, transport and the provision of utilities. UK’s Labour promises radical change if it wins election 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Trudeau’s Liberal Party won enough seats in the Canadian Parliament to hang on to power with the support of other left-of-center parties. Trudeau Won the Election, but Hasn’t Won Over Western Canada 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The left-of-center Labour Party, meanwhile, says it will hold a new referendum on whether to remain in the EU or leave the bloc. Johnson, Corbyn to square off in 1st UK election debate 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z This head-spinning rhetoric does not prevent the Times from swiftly dismissing left-of-center politicians’ “predictable” claims that what happened was a coup. Many wanted Morales out. But what happened in Bolivia was a military coup | Gabriel Hetland 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s left-of-center Socialists won 120 seats in Sunday’s balloting but fell far short of a majority in the 350-seat chamber. World Digest: Nov. 12, 2019 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s left-of-center Socialists captured 120 seats in Sunday’s ballot but fell far short of a majority in the 350-seat chamber. Socialists, left-wing party reach coalition deal in Spain 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z At the same time, the Labour party faces a threat from the anti-Brexit and left-of-center Liberal Democrats. UK parliament agrees to early election Dec. 12, ahead of EU's Brexit deadline 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z At the same time, Labour face a similar challenge from the anti-Brexit and left-of-center Liberal Democrats. UK election likely after Jeremy Corbyn backs Boris Johnson's call for December vote 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z They collectively mock left-of-center targets with the tenacity that Stephen Colbert and others reserve for Republicans. Babylon Bee stings left wing with satire, and fact-checkers are not amused 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z But she said that center and left-of-center voters may overlook it if they believe it will help bring Mr. Scheer and his Conservatives to power. Trudeau Violated Ethics Law in SNC-Lavalin Case, Watchdog Finds 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z That had the effect of enforcing a very bland neutrality in radio and television, one that really favored well-established, orthodox, left-of-center views and conservatives hated that. What’s wrong with Congress’ tech policy conversation? 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Both are unapologetically liberal/progressive and left-of-center in their views, stressing the need for economic policies that benefit the United States’ working class rather than catering to its 1 percent. How Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have "surprisingly different bases of support" 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z In the BBC program, former staff members of the left-of-center party recounted receiving anti-Semitic abuse and said senior party officials interfered in complaint investigations. UK Labour Party in turmoil over new anti-Semitism claims 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z It was unclear whether the left-of-center secular party would accept his resignation. Rahul Gandhi, scion of Indian political dynasty, resigns 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z And the few contenders who are positioning themselves as left-of-center moderates are muting those views in the face of palpable progressive pressure.” Howard Kurtz: Dems making themselves vulnerable against Trump by adopting increasingly left-wing policies 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z And the few contenders who are positioning themselves as left-of-center moderates are muting those views in the face of palpable progressive pressure. Lurching left: Are Democrats blowing their chance to beat Trump? 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is due to address the protest, which will be attended by several senior lawmakers from his left-of-center party. Trump baby blimp flies in London as protests greet president 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is due to address the protest, which will be attended by several senior lawmakers from his left-of-center party. Trump baby blimp flies in London as protests greet president 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and senior lawmakers from his left-of-center party will be among thousands of demonstrators expressing noisy opposition to Trump’s visit on the streets of London. The Latest: Trump’s UK opponents set to protest over visit 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z The left-of-center party favors leaving the EU on its own terms but opposes the Conservative government’s Brexit deal. UK’s Labour walks Brexit tightrope in EU election campaign 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z The left-of-center party favors leaving the EU on its own terms but opposes the Conservative government’s Brexit deal. UK’s Labour walks Brexit tightrope in EU election campaign 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z The left-of-center party’s governing executive is meeting Tuesday to decide what to put in its platform for European parliamentary elections in just over just three weeks. UK’s Labour divided over whether to back new EU referendum 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z In 2014, when a left-of-center contingent pushed for a measure that could have significantly limited drilling, Mr. Hickenlooper brokered a deal to keep the proposal off the ballot. John Hickenlooper Thinks He Can Unite America, Bloopers and All 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z “The phrase ‘far-right’ is a click magnet for left-of-center audiences,” Hasson tweeted. Washington Post faces backlash after Sri Lanka attacks for focus on 'far right' 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z But the loss of a left-of-center premier in a powerhouse province is significant, as is the tenor of Kenney’s campaign. Conservative wave could threaten Canada’s Trudeau 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z But he is also part of a much larger phenomenon: the continued strength of populist nationalism around the world — and the continued inability of left-of-center parties to respond to it. Opinion | Democrats need an antidote to nationalism 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z One factor that hasn’t changed: Sanders’ left-of-center message. Stop thinking of Bernie Sanders as a gadfly. He’s the front-runner. 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Jensen, 57, a left-of-center Social Democrat, for instance, has failed to persuade the national government, led by a center-right party, to impose restrictions on diesel-guzzling vehicles in the capital. Copenhagen Wants to Show How Cities Can Fight Climate Change 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Regrettably, however, over the past few years, it has increasingly exhibited a pronounced and self-defeating left-of-center bias. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Democrats with experience and a quibble over ‘Britain’ 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z He rarely plays hip-hop — it’s not what the listeners want, he says — and he loves a good left-of-center ballad. From its new $38-million home, can radio tastemaker KCRW adapt to a podcast world? 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z In some ways the book, though written by an employee of a conservative publication and a conservative think tank, seems almost crafted to convince a left-of-center audience. Review | Where civic life crumbled, Donald Trump arose 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z It is a familiar story in democracies around the world: the collapse of left-of-center alternatives amid the rise of right-wing populism and increasing political polarization. Netanyahu’s legal woes should be a boon for Israel’s left, but it’s busy imploding 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z The Socialists took power in 2002, forming a coalition of left-of-center parties. Viktor Orbán’s Far-Right Vision for Europe 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z A coalition of moderate and left-of-center parties formed to prevent the party from taking power. Diplomat from Melania Trump’s native Slovenia warns of waning U.S. influence in Europe 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z “If that was my objective, I might have waited just a little longer to release it, but the Hollywood press will give this enough coverage to nonetheless energize the left-of-center political base,” Mr. Brown said. ‘Vice,’ Dick Cheney movie, doesn’t align with history, insiders say 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The left-of-center party says it will vote against the deal. UK’s Labour will try to topple May if Brexit deal rejected 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z The results heartened left-of-center activists, who see a path going forward for circumventing Republican-controlled legislatures. Many red state voters embrace liberal-backed ballot measures 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z In several competitive House districts where Republicans are defending their majority, Democratic voters have nominated left-of-center candidates who stopped short of embracing positions like Medicare for All and a federal minimum wage. 'Appetite for change': divided Democrats prepare for midterm elections 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z First there were the package bombs that Cesar Sayoc allegedly mailed to two former Democratic presidents and about a dozen other politically left-of-center targets. This is not the time to compromise: Our open society is worth fighting for 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z After spending the early part of his career working for trade unions, Kok was elected to parliament's lower house in 1986, serving as parliamentary leader of the left-of-center Labor Party. Former Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok dies at 80 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z In the Senate races, left-of-center parties lost ground, while pro-market and conservative politicians saw gains. As Jair Bolsonaro Heads for a Second-Round Vote, Fears Rise Over What’s Next for Brazil 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Ms. Rosen’s supporters view her as a viable alternative, a left-of-center Democrat whose biography and sparse voting record leave Republicans with little to attack. Jacky Rosen Wants to Flip Nevada for Democrats. But First, Kavanaugh. 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z I am a left-of-center moderate who also owns firearms. I-1639: ‘A step too far’ 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z The verdict was hailed by activists and left-of-center members of India's parliament. India chief justice's new decision strikes down adultery law 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z The theme of a Trump-backed Republican and a left-of-center Democrat locked in a close election contest runs through many of the 36 races for governor on the ballot this year. In governor’s races, Trump emerges as a defining issue 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z And in important parts of the country, Democrats have nominated thoroughly conventional, left-of-center men for offices like governor of Ohio and Wisconsin. Democrats Embrace Liberal Insurgents, Demanding New Face for Party 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z Frank Field quit with a letter to the party’s chief whip accusing the leadership of the left-of-center party of overseeing an “erosion of our core values.” World Digest: Aug. 30, 2018 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Frank Field quit Thursday with a letter to the party’s chief whip accusing the leadership of the left-of-center party of overseeing an “erosion of our core values.” UK Labour Party lawmaker quits, alleging anti-Semitism 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z It combines conspiracy theories, self-pity, an overwhelming instinct to see conservatives as victims, and a chance to pick a fight with some blue-state tech companies whose executives tend to be left-of-center. Embracing a new conspiracy theory, Trump escalates fight with Google 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Some of the Democrats who opposed Mr. Gillum’s candidacy were less than confident about his candidacy because, as former Representative Jim Davis put it, he’s “a left-of-center candidate in a centrist state.” Andrew Gillum Pulled Off the Upset of a Lifetime. Now Comes the Hard Part. 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z An earlier version of this article referred incorrectly to states where Democrats have nominated conventional, left-of-center men for governor. Democrats Embrace Liberal Insurgents, Demanding New Face for Party 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z The Green Party's popularity with registered Democrats might have reached a low point in 2016 after presidential candidate Jill Stein routinely dogged Hillary Clinton in front of left-of-center voters. Green Party candidate in Montana was on GOP payroll 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Ms. Goldberg cites national polls showing broad support for various initiatives considered left-of-center. Opinion | Democrats’ Conundrum: Left or Center? 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Third place in the National Assembly went to the left-of-center Pakistan People’s party with 39 seats. Cricket star Imran Khan wins in Pakistan but needs coalition 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z In an ironic twist, members of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus on Wednesday proposed an amendment to block Initiative 77, placing them in rare agreement with left-of-center lawmakers. D.C. residents seethe as Council moves to overturn voter-approved wage hike 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z The new money flowing from wealthy left-of-center donors, especially in response to Trump’s rise, may look like a sign that American pluralism is alive and well in this second Gilded Age. American elections are a battle of billionaires. We are merely spectators | David Callahan 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z The agreement was hailed on the right as a free-speech victory for student organizations fighting viewpoint discrimination at the famously left-of-center campus. Young Americans for Liberty notches free-speech win at Berkeley over club recognition 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s divisive and at times demagogic presidency has ignited much of the liberal upheaval, driving many left-of-center voters on to a kind of ideological war footing. As Trump Consolidates Power, Democrats Confront a Rebellion in Their Ranks 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z Trump’s presidency has ignited much of the liberal upheaval, driving many left-of-center voters on to a kind of ideological war footing. Daunted Democrats seek path forward amid high court futility and insurgent win in New York 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z The Conservatives garnered 40.6 percent of the popular vote, while the left-of-center New Democratic Party attracted 33.7 percent along with 40 seats, which means they will form the official opposition. Analysis | A big win for Trump-like Canadian politician could mean trouble for Trudeau 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Polls show that the wealthy are more conservative on such issues, which explains why very little money even from left-of-center donors goes to support work that strongly challenges inequality. American elections are a battle of billionaires. We are merely spectators | David Callahan 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Trudeau’s Liberals currently enjoy considerable support in the Vancouver area, but his party has long been unpopular in Alberta — a bastion of conservative politics in Canada, Ms. Notley’s left-of-center government notwithstanding. Canadian Government to Buy Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Beyond the narrow electoral benefits, voting rights for prisoners also serves a number of other emerging left-of-center priorities. It's time to let US prisoners vote. Democrats should take a stand | Matt Bruenig 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Ipsos’s latest poll, published on April 10, shows Ford’s Conservatives with 40 percent of decided voters over the left-of-center New Democratic Party with 28 percent and the ruling Liberals in third place with 27 percent. The brother of infamous Toronto mayor Rob Ford is running for office — and he sounds a lot like Trump 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z Ms. Notley, and her left-of-center New Democratic Party, surprised the Canadian political world in 2015 by bringing four and a half decades of Progressive Conservative rule to an end in Alberta. In Canada, 2 Provinces Feud Over Pipeline: Will It Bring Jobs or Spills? 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z What Mr. McInnes said he finds ironic is that “The Simpsons” has a left-of-center spirit, portraying white males like patriarch Homer Simpson as almost too dumb to function while attacking President Trump. Simpsons’ Apu controversy reignites culture war 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z The conversion would seem to make possible what was once unthinkable: cooperation between Jobbik and three smaller left-of-center parties, including the Socialists. To stop Viktor Orban, Hungary’s opposition parties need to team up. But can they? 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z “It shouldn’t be lost on anyone that we are both left-of-center Democrats who, ideologically, are pretty much in line with each other. But, there is still going to be disagreement,” Mr. Johnson said. Council Adopts a Gloves-Off Stance With Mayor de Blasio 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z In particular, Ms. Merkel ceded the Finance Ministry and control of the purse strings to the left-of-center party, which is likely to relax the strict fiscal discipline that prevailed under Wolfgang Schäuble. As Merkel Begins New Term, Compromises Could Undo Economic Boom 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z But it was also hard to discern who most enjoyed the speech — the right side of the chamber or left-of-center late-night hosts. How late night's rapid-response strategy to Trump's State of the Union speech became a cultural event 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z South By Southwest has long walked a tricky line between being a festival of discovery for new filmmakers and fresh voices and a home for left-of-center studio films. South By Southwest's 2018 film festival opens with John Krasinski and Emily Blunt in 'A Quiet Place' 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The two largest opposition parties come from opposite sides of the political spectrum — the far-right Jobbik party and the left-of-center Socialists. To stop Viktor Orban, Hungary’s opposition parties need to team up. But can they? 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Gone is the sheen and excitement of Mr. de Blasio’s ascension to the zenith of city government, the first Democratic mayor in two decades who promised an unabashedly left-of-center governing philosophy. De Blasio’s Second Inauguration: Less Fanfare, Dimmed Star Power 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z The usual left-of-center suspects are critical of such savings plans and school choice, falsely fingering them as culprits that drain funding for public schools. Cruz-Meadows amendment would allow parents to save for children’s education 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z “By providing abortion information in this way, they are not advocating or promoting abortion,” Ivana Bacik, a senator belonging to the left-of-center Labour Party said, reported the U.K.’s The Guardian newspaper on Wednesday. Katie Ascough, student-body president, faces impeachment for pro-life stance: Report 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Such logic extends a disturbing trend in left-of-center public thinking: identity epistemology, or knowing-through-being, somewhere along the line became identity ethics, or morality-through-being. Opinion | How Ta-Nehisi Coates Gives Whiteness Power 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Booth joined the left-of-center Labour Party as a teenager and often disagreed publicly with Blair, the architect of the party’s move to the center as “New Labour.” Actor Tony Booth, father-in-law of Tony Blair, dies at 85 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z If you want your employees to be Republicans, or if you want your faculty to be left-of-center, you can do that, as far as the Constitution is concerned. Trump fine with punishing dissenters — if he disagrees with them 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Many Labour members want the left-of-center party to slow or stop Britain’s exit from the European Union. Emboldened UK Labour Party divided over the B-word: Brexit 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z To a greater degree than before, left-of-center issue-based advocacy groups are uniting behind a broad progressive agenda. Perspective | How Trump is helping to save our democracy 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Fallows served as President Jimmy Carter’s speechwriter, though it would be fair to say that he represents a left-of-center view. Right and Left on Hillary Clinton’s Reckoning With the 2016 Race 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z As important as it would be for Democrats to unite and to keep left-of-center voters from straying, it would be even more helpful to win Republican converts. How Much Can the Youth Vote Actually Help Democrats? 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Her conservative Christian Democrats lead Germany’s second-largest party, the left-of-center Social Democrats, by almost 15 points. Angela Merkel, with German chancellor re-election likely, faces uncertain world in fourth term 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z As anyone who reads my work already knows, I am what my friend Brian calls “left of left-of-center” in my own ideology. Meet the Rozsa Rule: Here's how to weed fake facts out of political debates 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z The Conservative Party worries that it will saddle taxpayers with extra debt, while the left-of-center New Democratic Party opposes the measure on the grounds that it would allow private interests too much sway. Canada’s infrastructure projects take off while Trump’s plans sputter 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, her quirky, left-of-center videos kept fans wondering what she would do next — be it dancing in outer space, hanging from a chandelier, facing decapitation or dragging herself across a marble floor. Missy Elliott's influence felt at FYF Fest, 20 years after her debut 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z Receipts from Scaramucci’s tweets show that the financial adviser and Democratic donor held political views in the past that would be considered left-of-center. “Full transparency”: Anthony Scaramucci informs Twitter that he’s deleting old tweets in effort to be transparent 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z “Everyone left-of-center in Israel is like a traitor in his eyes,’’ he said. With Israeli decision on prayers at Western Wall, some see diminished clout of liberal U.S. Jews 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z From 1960 to 2014, the annual earnings, corrected for inflation, of men who are professionals and business executives rose 70 percent, reports Stephen Rose in a study for Third Way, a slightly left-of-center think tank. Opinion | America sings the postindustrial blues 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z In the interest of full disclosure, I am a registered Democrat and am left-of-center, though not too far left. A call to action to my fellowpragmatic moderates 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Some left-of-center economists are exploring whether a higher minimum wage or a stronger social welfare system might increase productivity growth and the supply of labor. The Question Isn’t Why Wage Growth Is So Low. It’s Why It’s So High. 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z At a time when R&B is in the midst of frequent metamorphosis courtesy of brooding hipsters and left-of-center experimentalists, this Oakland singer-songwriter really wants to take things back to basics. What to listen to now: Perfume Genius, Pokey LaFarge, Adrian Marcel and Jlin 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Sergio Marxuach of the Center for a New Economy in Puerto Rico, a left-of-center think tank, said the filing was necessary in light of the torrent of lawsuits the government faced. Puerto Rico, with $73 billion in debt, forced toward bankruptcy 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z The label became a port for some of the day’s more left-of-center artists — Captain Beefheart, T. Rex, and Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks. Tommy LiPuma, producer who sold millions of records with Natalie Cole, Barbra Streisand and Paul McCartney, dies at 80 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Gorovitz, whose organization funds a range of left-of-center Israeli groups, was released after two more rounds of questioning in a side office. Israel's questioning of U.S. activist raises concerns of government pressure on groups 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Schulz’s surge has suddenly given his party a number of more palatable left-of-center options and even the chance to lead the next government. A plain-spoken German populist may have a shot at ousting Angela Merkel 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z It maintained its left-of-center leanings and ties to the country’s Socialist Party, which held a roughly 25% stake in the paper. A newspaper's closure sparks fury — and concern over Hungary's rightward drift 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Providing public relations support for the effort are Megaphone Strategies and Meltwater Press, two high-profile left-of-center firms. Anti-Trump forces press Electoral College voters to upend election results 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Democrats because of heightened competition in Europe for traditional left-of-center voters. Europe’s Left Loses Further Ground With Matteo Renzi’s Resignation 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Kennedy’s previous left-of-center history has not been ignored by Campbell, who, according to Donald Kelly, a former Democratic state senator, “probably owns more guns than half the people in the state of Louisiana.” In Louisiana rancher, Democrats see a faint hope of gaining a U.S. Senate seat 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z The Social Democrats would like to create a left-of-center government with the Greens and Left parties. A plain-spoken German populist may have a shot at ousting Angela Merkel 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z The rise of populists in Western countries, epitomized by Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election last week, is a warning to Europe’s left-of-center parties, Mr. Tsakalotos said. Greek Finance Minister Urges Quick Deal on Debt Relief 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The country will be better off if it has a vibrant, left-of-center party making the case for progressive views. What does it mean to be progressive? 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z On September 21st, in a speech at the Center for American Progress, a left-of-center think tank based in Washington, D.C., The Democrats’ Fight Over Finance 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z The talk of monopsony is part of a shift in the policy tools that many left-of-center economic thinkers see as most promising for addressing the economic challenges of poor and middle-class Americans. A New Movement in Liberal Economics That Could Shape Hillary Clinton’s Agenda 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z With seven parties winning enough votes to enter the parliament, the country was almost exactly divided between traditional, right-of-center parties and left-of-center or more radical alternatives. Pirate Party surge falls short in Iceland election 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Lately, some prominent new voices have joined them, including Kim Jin-pyo, a four-term lawmaker from the main, left-of-center opposition party, who said Seoul needed a “balance of terror” to match North Korea’s threat. Seoul Questions Own Defense Strategy as North Korea Nuclear Threat Grows 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z He believes his mix of right-of-center economics and left-of-center social values would challenge both parties, disrupt “the polarity in Congress,” and inspire pragmatic governing compromises. The Libertarians Make Their Case 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z The problem, say conservatives, is that some of those nonprofit sites act less as objective purveyors of news than as disseminators of liberal propaganda, funded by foundations with a left-of-center agenda, especially on environmental issues. ‘Liberal, biased’ media outlets thinly disguised as nonprofit journalism, conservatives argue 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Some left-of-center political parties urged the government to accept the judgment and spend the money on a variety of projects. Irish Lawmakers Back Appeal on Apple Ruling 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z “This is quite a specific case,” said Stephen Donnelly, a lawmaker for the left-of-center Social Democrats. Ireland Says $14.5 Billion Windfall from Apple Judgment Isn’t Necessarily a Blessing 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z A writer for the left-of-center website Slate called Mrs. Clinton’s comments a “master class in obfuscation” and “an awkward journey of dissembling and lawyerly quibbling.” Clinton Short-Circuits the Truth 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z The party of the former Maoist rebels, the third largest in the Parliament, joined up with the reformist left-of-center Nepali Congress Party, the largest party, to form the new government in July. Nepal Parliament Elects Former Maoist Rebel Leader as Prime Minister 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Mike Konczal, a left-of-center economist with the Roosevelt Institute, is even more emphatic. Clinton? Trump? Either Way, Count on Deficit Spending to Rise 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z They were opposed by Sinn Féin and a number of other left-of-center parties. Irish Lawmakers Back Appeal on Apple Ruling 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z No informed observer would see Clinton as anything other than a left-of-center moderate. For Trump to lose, Clinton must win 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Lawmakers in the 550-seat Grand National Assembly approved the state of emergency by a 3-2 margin, with 346 voting in favor, mainly from the Justice and Development Party and the left-of-center Nationalist Movement party. Turkish lawmakers approve state of emergency, giving President Erdogan more power after attempted coup 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z On becoming Prime Minister in 2010 his crucial first success was to build a solid and stable coalition government with the left-of-center Liberal Democrats. How David Cameron Saved the Conservative Party 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z The no-confidence vote showed that Labour lawmakers are trying to save the party from “corrosion and collapse,” Kinnock wrote in the New Statesman, a left-of-center magazine. This British party is embroiled in an ugly civil war. And it’s not the one that just lost its leader. 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z "No conservative thinks Chris Christie is anything but a left-of-center Republican, a Rockefeller. He's just not credible. He brings nothing to the ticket." Pence, Flynn, Gingrich Are Trump’s Finalists for Vice President 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z The result also triggered turmoil in the left-of-center opposition Labour Party, whose traditional working-class supporters defied the party's call to vote "remain" in large numbers. Markets reel as world absorbs shock of UK vote for Brexit 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z The result also triggered turmoil in the left-of-center opposition Labour Party, whose traditional working-class supporters defied the party’s call to vote “remain” in large numbers. Global Stocks Tumble After Brexit Decision 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z For instance, Wilentz’s affinity for happy political combat on behalf of left-of-center goals is consonant with the former secretary of state’s presidential announcement speech a year ago this month. Is Sean Wilentz’s historical view a good hint for how Clinton would govern? 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Whoever wins, a new centrist president will replace left-of-center incumbent Humala, continuing a recent trend by which leftist regimes in Latin America are being replaced by market-friendly leaders promising fiscal responsibility and better security. Can another Fujimori win Peru's presidency? Surge by opponent makes race a toss-up 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z The man who is now the acting President, Michel Temer, moved with alacrity to transmogrify Brazil’s left-of-center government into an unabashedly right-wing one. A Way Forward for Brazil 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z The question of how Clinton and Sanders will reconcile, keeping left-of-center voters together, obviously matters. Trump's unique ability to help Clinton unite Democrats 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z His supporters are expected to fight to insert his left-of-center views into the party platform. Clinton Says No to Debate With Sanders 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Many delegates saw it as a desperation move in which Reagan turned toward a left-of-center figure to save his campaign, and Reagan narrowly lost a floor vote on the rule by 111 votes. Party Like It's 1976 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Trump’s populist appeal, built on his showman’s personality and sometimes left-of-center economic proposals is on a collision course with Ryan’s conservative approach to policymaking. Why Donald Trump's Meeting With Paul Ryan Matters 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z “The film’s most effective moments come when left-of-center experts describe how they abandoned their previous climate change positions,” Mr. Toto says in his review. ‘Climate Hustle,’ anti-climate change film, to air in theaters Monday 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z He now faces left-of-center candidate Alexander Van der Bellen, who favors openness to accepting refugees, in a runoff election scheduled for May 22. European Right Gets Boost From Austrian Freedom Party Victory 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z The group’s punk aspect draws from the off-kilter verve and left-of-center politics of such bands as the Minutemen, Gang of Four and the Pop Group, as well as D.C.’s hard-core legacy. Time Is Fire’s ‘music from a country that doesn’t exist’ 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Indeed, one key to Americans’ embrace of socialism is that they’ve not been asked to choose among left-of-center political identities. Why are there suddenly millions of socialists in America? | Harold Meyerson 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z While Hillary Clinton has much of the Massachusetts Democratic establishment locked down, rival Bernie Sanders is banking on college students and left-of-center primary voters. Presidential politics bleeding over onto Beacon Hill 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z “He thinks left-of-center and he thinks in a very physical way,” he said. ‘Friends,’ ‘Taxi’ stars toast pre-eminent sitcom director 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z "He thinks left-of-center and he thinks in a very physical way," he said. TV's master sitcom director gets his due in NBC's "Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows," airing 9-11 p.m. EST Sunday 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z They believe that many African-Americans will defect to him once they are familiar with his left-of-center policies. Bernie Sanders Intrigues a South Carolina Town That Loves Hillary Clinton 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Rachel Alexander, editor of Intellectual Conservative, contrasted the FBI’s handling of the Oregon group to what she described as the hands-off treatment shown to the left-of-center Occupy and Black Lives Matter movements. LaVoy Finicum mourners draw public lands attention, but Malheur occupation questioned 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z Had Mrs. Clinton won Iowa by a big margin, some of the drama might have left the Democratic contest here, releasing a sliver of centrist and left-of-center independents to vote on the Republican side. Our Man in New Hampshire: What to Watch 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z The local branch of the party, which espouses left-of-center secularism, won elections in 2008. Massacre Came as Pakistan University Honored a Hero of Nonviolence 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z “I have no illusions: the debate over refugees and over integration will not be the same after this New Year’s Eve,” said Christian Joisten, a city councilman in Cologne for the left-of-center Social Democrats. New Year’s Eve Assaults Put Heat on Germany’s Angela Merkel 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Latin America's political spectrum nudged to the right with big election losses by left-of-center governments in Argentina and Venezuela. AP PHOTOS: A selection of our favorite images from Latin America and the Caribbean for 2015 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Ms. Park’s ruling party primarily plays a supporting role to her presidency, while South Korea’s left-of-center opposition party has been in disarray since the 2012 presidential election. South Korea’s Free-Speech Advocates Add Voice to Protests 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z Ms. Merkel’s junior governing partner, the left-of-center Social Democrats, also voiced support for the new military plans Thursday. Germany Preparing to Join Fight Against Islamic State 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z As foreign minister from 2004 to 2006 under a left-of-center government, Mr. Ban helped pursue a policy of engagement with North Korea. United Nations Chief Won’t Visit North Korea Next Week 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z But it is outnumbered in the post-election Parliament by the left-of-center parties who together collected 62 percent and vow to force its resignation in a confidence vote expected Tuesday. Portugal's communists, radicals go from fringe to heart of power after eurozone debt crisis 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Sweden wants to sell In 2014, when Sweden’s new left-of-center governing coalition decided to force Vattenfall to sell its German lignite operations, environmentalists applauded the decision as a potential victory. Can Greenpeace Own Coal? 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Trudeau has re-energized the Liberal Party since its worst electoral defeat four years ago when they won just 34 seats and finished third behind the traditionally weaker left-of-center New Democrat Party. Son of late PM Trudeau becomes prime minister as Liberals defeat Harper Conservatives 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z The left-of-center New Democratic Party, at one time the front-runner in the race, is in third at 22%. Voters in Canada Head to Ballot Box in Tight Race 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Four years ago, Canada’s Liberals, beset by years of infighting and ineffective leaders, suffered their worst electoral defeat, coming in third behind the traditionally weaker left-of-center New Democratic Party. Another Trudeau may become Canada’s prime minister 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Just four years ago the Liberals, beset by years of infighting and ineffective leaders, had their worst electoral defeat, coming in third behind the traditionally weaker left-of-center New Democratic Party. Heir to 'Trudeaumania' leads race to become Canada's next prime minister 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z But as Monday’s vote approaches, the prospect that Mr. Mulcair, 60, will lead the New Democrats, a left-of-center party founded partly by organized labor 54 years ago, to power for the first time has faded. After Strong Start in Canada Campaign, New Democrats Appear to Fade 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Underlining the erosion of Ms. Merkel’s political base, a Forsa poll in Stern magazine Wednesday showed support for Ms. Merkel’s line was now stronger among left-of-center opposition voters than in her own party. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Party Bridles at Her Open-Door Migrant Policy 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The Conservatives could benefit from vote splitting among centrist and left-of-center voters, who cast ballots for either the Liberals or the left-leaning New Democratic Party. Voters in Canada Head to Ballot Box in Tight Race 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Last spring, a left-of-center government ended four decades of Conservative rule in Alberta. Oil Sands Boom Dries Up in Alberta, Taking Thousands of Jobs With it 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z The incumbent center-right government collected most votes in Sunday's ballot, but it will be outnumbered in Parliament by left-of-center lawmakers who want to ease or end austerity. Portugal begins job of clarifying government's future after election brings uncertainty 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z But it will be outnumbered by left-of-center parties in the 230-seat Parliament where it is shy of a 116-seat outright majority. New minority government brings political tension in Portugal after election 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z The move would accelerate processing time for the migrants, a spokesman for the state’s left-of-center Interior Minister said. Migrant Crisis: Germany Gets Tough on Those Who Don’t Qualify for Asylum 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Unions might cheer, but Mr. Biden may find less enthusiasm among some left-of-center economists. Joe Biden and the $15 Question 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z The left-of-center Social Democrats, Ms. Merkel’s junior governing partners, meanwhile threw their weight behind the bailout. Merkel Allies Struggle to Ward Off Greek Vote Rebellion 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z He lost his party’s natural base, the resource-rich province of Alberta, to the left-of-center NDP in a huge upset in the provincial elections earlier this year. Canadian party leaders square off in first debate – live updates 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Dean Baker, an economist at the left-of-center Center for Economic and Policy Research, also noted that there were offsetting policies that actually distort in the direction of extra work. Should Americans Work More? To Hit 4 Percent Growth, We Would Have To 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Professor Hart, who contributed to President Barack Obama’s campaigns, flaunts a left-of-center political bias that could ooze from opinions she hands down from the bench. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Unlike in Alberta, the Liberals are the default left-of-center choice in much of the rest of Canada. After a Political Reversal in Alberta, ‘Anything Seems Possible’ 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Thatcher also established the model of a strong leader that Tony Blair emulated, leading the left-of-center Labour party to a decade of power with similarly huge majorities in Parliament. How we got here: The wishy-washy candidates of Britain's close election 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z He lost his party’s natural base, the resource-rich province of Alberta, to the left-of-center NDP in a huge upset in the provincial elections earlier this year. Canadian party leaders square off in first debate – live updates 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Nick Clegg's meteoric rise transformed him from a relatively obscure leader of the left-of-center Liberal Democrats — Britain's third party and perennial "also-rans" — into deputy prime minister. Once the kingmaker, Britain's Clegg faces election debacle 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z And when mainstream, influential and ostensibly left-of-center outlets like Vox report that, after years of dysfunction and gridlock, Washington is finally “working,” you should be concerned. “A corrupt, unresponsive and plutocratic disaster”: How Mitch McConnell and the GOP remade Washington in their image 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z Republicans have joined Democrats in talking about social and economic mobility in recent months, and Clinton will be expected to offer left-of-center solutions. A new campaign slogan for Hillary Rodham Clinton: Think small 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Michael approached the Singapore experience from a left-of-center perspective and I came from the opposite direction. Singapore: A Fascinating Alternative To The Welfare State 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z “I hope she sees this as a winning political issue,” said Whitney Tilson, manager of Kase Capital and a board member of Democrats for Education Reform, a leading left-of-center advocacy group on the subject. Hillary Clinton Caught Between Dueling Forces on Education: Teachers and Wealthy Donors 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z If you’re wondering how left-of-center folks sound when talking about higher education, you might check out “Higher Education and the Politics of Disruption” by Henry A. Giroux. Higher Education Week in Review: March 16-22 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z On one side is pretty much everyone on the right, center and left-of-center. A Push for a Greater Government Role in Housing Finance 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z What’s shocking is the assault from left-of-center politicians and activists who speak incessantly about wanting better lives for the middle class and poor. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z These views are very different from what one typically finds in the unsigned editorials of The New York Times – causing one to wonder what exactly is happening to left-of-center thinking. Liberalism In Crisis 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z With elections this month, analysts say Japan’s conservatives are trying to hobble the nation’s leading left-of-center newspaper. Japanese Right Attacks Newspaper on the Left, Emboldening War Revisionists 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z By “liberals” I mean not the entire left-of-center spectrum but rather the sort of centrist liberals who dominate within the Democratic party. The most challenging issue facing liberalism today 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z In the current policy environment, such a position seems inconsistent even for a left-of-center organization. Reform the Renewable Fuels Standard and Corporate Tax 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Democratic campaign operatives’ single biggest concern this year is getting left-of-center voters to show up and cast a ballot this fall. The GOP's takes a risk celebrating contraception ruling 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Owen Jones, a columnist for the left-of-center Guardian called the trial “an affront to basic principles of justice, and a frightening precedent to boot.” Terrorism Trial in Britain Sparks Accusations of Excessive Secrecy 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z In primary season, candidates scuffle to distinguish their left-of-center approach from opponents who are, by and large, like-minded. Democrats try to stand out from crowd in Montgomery County Council primaries Therefore, as one left-of-center Democratic consultant puts it, “everything from prosecuting Wall Street to a more robust estate tax ain’t happening.” Why the Democratic Party Isn't Moving to the Left 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z Despite what left-of-center critics contend, states with better business tax climates on the Tax Foundation’s index economically outperform other states. Democratic Governors Enact Billions In Higher Taxes, While Republicans Enact Billions In Tax Relief 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z The vitriol of the reaction was striking to me because it communicated that the Democrats felt entitled to every left-of-center vote, but that they didnt have to do anything to get it. We are all right-wingers now: How Fox News, ineffective liberals, corporate Dems and GOP money captured everything 2014-03-09T11:00:00Z Salon emailed the leaders of a range of left-of-center groups to ask what they hope to hear in tonight’s speech. Send Arne Duncan to Mars!: A State of the Union wish list for liberals 2014-01-28T18:32:00Z Unz is an unusual figure in California’s largely left-of-center political culture, untethered to traditional party apparatus, libertarian in his leanings and wealthy enough to make potential rivals nervous. Entrepreneur: Boost Calif. Wages to $12-an-Hour 2014-01-11T18:19:00Z While Ms. Merkel's Christian Democrats emerged from Germany's elections in September as easily the strongest party, they fell just short of an outright majority in parliament, forcing them to seek a left-of-center coalition partner. Social Democrats Approve Merkel Coalition 2013-12-14T16:18:29Z Although Ms. Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats were easily the strongest party in Germany's September elections, they fell just short of an outright majority in parliament, forcing them to seek a left-of-center coalition partner. German Coalition Rests on Party Vote 2013-12-12T16:41:11Z Democrats trot out a variation of the same argument, too, usually training their ire toward left-of-center third parties. Stop Scapegoating Third Party Candidates for Election Results You Don’t Like 2013-11-06T17:10:27Z With opinion polls this month showing the Alliance with around 39 percent support and the opposition bloc, led by the left-of-center Social Democrats, at 49 percent, voters appear more concerned with other issues. Swedish government woos voters with pre-election tax cuts 2013-09-18T11:25:19Z There are fears in government circles that the SPD and Greens might drop the ban on alliances with the Left if the September election produces a left-of-center majority. Germany's Left urges new alliance to oust Merkel after poll boost 2013-08-04T13:53:00Z The Democrats and Britain's left-of-center main opposition Labour Party have tended to share more common ground. Britain's Conservatives hire Obama campaign chief in election role 2013-08-02T22:11:33Z Despite their violence, Maoist rebels still command considerable sympathy among India’s left-of-center intellectual class. India Ink: Maoists Attack Passenger Train in Bihar 2013-06-13T13:46:06Z Her showing in the polls reassured fellow left-of-center politicians. Mayor of Peru's capital appears to survive recall vote: exit polls 2013-03-18T02:14:36Z His left-of-center opposition party supported the extension, while more liberal Greens party MPs abstained. Is Germany's Muzzled Military Moving into a New Era? 2013-02-27T07:50:23Z “I don’t think it’ll be an immigration advocate’s dream, but it will be a solid left-of-center proposal.” Obama to announce his immigration reform plan, said to be more liberal than Senate effort 2013-01-29T02:17:00Z It was published as an advertisement in The Guardian and another left-of-center British daily, The Independent. Memo From London: Argentina’s Call for Return of Falkland Islands Causes a Stir 2013-01-05T23:42:19Z Approval of her left-of-center government was unchanged at 62 percent, the poll showed. Rousseff maintains popularity despite stalled Brazil economy 2012-12-14T15:21:19Z But Ahn's decision to step aside leaves Moon Jae-in, a former human rights lawyer and the candidate of the left-of-center main opposition Democratic United Party, as Park's main challenger. South Korea mogul quits presidential bid, backs rival to challenge Park 2012-11-23T12:54:03Z The left-of-center Economic Policy Institute here has termed it the “fiscal obstacle course.” Fiscal Cliff? Slope? Debtpocalypse? It Means Austerity 2012-11-17T03:46:09Z Mr. Obama’s record makes clear that his picks would be left-of-center moderates. Letter From Washington: Who Wins the Presidency Still Matters 2012-10-29T05:00:28Z For plenty of people in the way left-of-center town, the situation is a source of both pride and nonchalance. Tony NYC suburb welcomes NJ's first pot dispensary 2012-10-24T22:01:06Z Republicans in Congress, probably deservedly, get knocked around by the left-of-center enviro groups. Green Blog: Q&A: Back to the Future With Environmental Bipartisanship 2012-10-22T13:45:23Z “I think most people in the mainstream media are left of center, and therefore they want a very left-of-center president than they want a conservative president like Mitt Romney,” Mr. Ryan said. Candidates Prepare for Debate as Libya Criticism Intensifies 2012-10-01T01:51:01Z “I think most people in the mainstream media are left of center and, therefore, they want a very left-of-center president versus a conservative president like Mitt Romney.” The Media Equation: Challenging the Claims of Media Bias - the Media Equation 2012-09-30T23:56:15Z "A Tea Party hero," Ewan MacAskill of Britain's Guardian wrote from Washington, in a phrase certain to send a chill through readers of the left-of-center daily. IHT Rendezvous: What Europe Thinks of Paul Ryan 2012-08-11T20:32:31Z A recent study by the left-of-center Intergenerational Foundation found that the economic gap between Britons under 30 and the rest of the country is widening dramatically. The Fire Last Time 2012-08-06T05:00:00Z So far, France aside, there is only limited evidence of moderate left-of-center parties reaping the benefit of a crisis precipitated by financial markets. Hollande Looks Across the Channel 2012-08-03T12:07:33Z In exchange for the rightist Liberal Democrats’ support, Mr. Noda agreed to shelve some of the Democrats’ original, left-of-center campaign promises, including guaranteed minimum pension payments. Japanese Prime Minister Faces Setback on Tax Increase 2012-07-02T09:14:50Z Mr. Cameron said it was unacceptable for Mr. Cable, a leading figure among the left-of-center Liberal Democrats who are junior partners in the government, to exhibit such bias. E-Mail Shows Murdoch Bid Maneuvering 2012-05-25T09:07:44Z The left-of-center candidate, Moon Jae-in, is trying to show his mettle for a possible presidential run by trying for a ... South Koreans Eye Local Race 2012-04-09T19:12:34Z The left-of-center Smer party looks set to win Saturday's Slovak general elections thanks to promises to raise taxes on the rich and on large corporations to ease the impact of fiscal austerity policies. Slovakia Center-Left Set for Election Win 2012-03-08T14:57:18Z The new estimate contrasts with the 4.4%-of-GDP target set by Spain's previous left-of-center government, in office until December. Spain Raises Budget Deficit Target 2012-03-02T15:33:55Z “We think it is irrational and indefensible,” said Mary Lou McDonald, a deputy leader of Sinn Fein, the left-of-center political party. Bank Bondholders to Be Paid While Irish Public Howls 2012-01-23T20:59:57Z On Sirius XM Satellite Left, a subscriber-based channel for a left-of-center audience, where she began working eight years ago, she inveighed against illegal immigrants and turned viciously critical of President Obama. Lynn Samuels, Radio Talk Show Host, Dies at 69 2011-12-27T04:19:06Z She said she was torn between the Progressive Democratic Party and the Congress for the Republic, both left-of-center secularist groups. Tunisia martyr's mother: honor my son's sacrifice 2011-10-22T19:31:25Z That view is significant because of the political outlook of global respondents: Those describing themselves as “right- of-center” outnumber “left-of-center” investors 44 percent to 12 percent; 37 percent say they are “centrist.” Obama Standing With Global Investors Reverses to 57% Unfavorable 2011-09-30T04:23:23Z "You work for six months of the year and you are unemployed six months, it's a real problem for Cornwall," explained Andrew Long, economic spokesperson for the left-of-center, pro-Cornish Mebyon Kernow political party. Insight: Beautiful Cornwall's struggle shows UK plight 2011-09-27T10:10:11Z In power for most of India's independence and with its roots in Soviet-style five-year plans, the left-of-center Congress emerged as the party of the poor villagers. Analysis: Graft crisis may hand India "Eureka" moment on reform 2011-08-30T02:34:28Z And: This story tells us more about Salon, Politico and other left-of-center media outlets than about Perry. Shariah foes seize on Perry's ties to Muslims 2011-08-15T18:34:00Z It’s based on Frayn’s experiences at The Guardian and The Observer, left-of-center broadsheets as far from The News of the World as British newspapers can be. Essay: The Great Fleet Street Novel 2011-07-29T18:30:12Z After his election, hundreds of left-of-center economists called for a stimulus of $300-$400 billion. Why the Left Needs to Get Real and Stop Hating On Obama 2011-06-22T00:18:34Z I don't think any left-of-center economists would seriously disagree with that. Tim Geithner's plan to lose the 2012 election 2011-06-08T16:37:00Z In parallel, signs are emerging of left-of-center politicians’ acknowledgment of the legitimacy of European voters’ concerns about how their lives are affected by the failed integration of many Muslim immigrants. Politicus: Issue of Arab Spring Migrants to Cast Shadow on G-8 Talks 2011-05-16T11:15:09Z The view on taxes is significant because of the political outlook of the global respondents: Those describing themselves as "right-of-center" outnumber "left-of-center" investors by more than 3-to-1; 37 percent say they are "centrists." The real reason the GOP refuses to raise taxes 2011-05-13T17:39:00Z The results may also define how aggressively the left-of-center government moves ahead with long-awaited reforms such as raising fuel prices and a land acquisition bill for farmers and industry. India's beleaguered ruling coalition wins respite in state votes 2011-05-13T07:13:16Z The view on taxes is significant because of the political outlook of the global respondents: Those describing themselves as “right-of-center” outnumber “left-of-center” investors by more than 3-to-1; 37 percent say they are “centrists.” Investors Rebuff Republicans in Poll as 2-to-1 Say Raise Taxes 2011-05-13T04:22:50Z The figure was still high, though, and the anti-Semitic views tended to concentrate among Spaniards with left-of-center political leanings. In Majorca, Atoning for the Sins of 1691 2011-05-07T07:58:54Z Harper was helped by the NDP surge, which split the left-of-center vote in many districts, handing victory to Conservative candidates, especially in Ontario, where the Liberals were decimated in their last national stronghold. Conservatives win big in Canadian election 2011-05-03T13:10:00Z Gilles Bisson, the only member of the left-of-center New Democratic Party on the committee, would not comment on the contents of his report, or on the conclusions of the majority report. Ontario lawmaker to file minority report on TMX/LSE 2011-04-08T16:04:30Z He is the country's first left-of-center president since the conflict. Obama pledges $200 million to Central America drug fight 2011-03-23T00:45:48Z Beginning in the 1980s, Canada’s corporate and financial communities became advocates for free trade and open investment policies, leaving organized labor and left-of-center politicians as the main voices for economic nationalism. DealBook: Canadian Banks Object to Toronto Exchange Merger 2011-03-10T01:09:45Z She is easily recognizable for her distinct Greek accent and forthright left-of-center viewpoint. AOL to buy The Huffington Post for $315 million 2011-02-08T00:12:58Z The argument here is that, since the Huffington Post established itself as a leading voice for left-of-center politics online, its founder's takeover of AOL's content side immediately throws its political balance into doubt. Is the AOL-HuffPo Deal Good News for News? 2011-02-07T06:15:00Z The left-of-center Sinn Fein is already likely to receive a major boost from Fianna Fail's collapse. Irish Voters Ready to Confront the Euro Zone 2011-01-25T01:39:37Z Published by the Fabian Society, a left-of-center research group in London, the paper caught the eye of Gordon Brown, then shadow chancellor for the out-of-power Labour Party. News Analysis: Economic Pain in the Euro Zone Aggravates Old Continental Tensions 2010-12-28T19:27:53Z The center-right Fine Gael, which is expected to lead Ireland in coalition with the left-of-center Labour party after the general election, vowed to renegotiate the terms of the loans if it wins power. Ireland Votes 'Yes' to Bailout 2010-12-16T03:40:39Z Ms. Gillard's government depends on the support of the left-of-center Greens and a handful of independents to stay in power. Asylum Seekers' Boat Sinks Off Australia 2010-12-15T22:34:48Z At his best, Williams manages to be just average enough to blend in with all of the other left-of-center political analysts. Juan Williams' real crime: Hack punditry 2010-10-22T04:01:00Z In this sense, the more relevant left-of-center extravaganza of 2010 is yet to come: Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity" on October 30. Ed Schultz, you're no Glenn Beck 2010-10-03T15:01:00Z "Anybody reading my column would make an informed judgment that I'm left-of-center, and I wouldn't quarrel with that," he says. Dana Milbank is now a liberal op-ed columnist 2010-08-30T15:30:00Z Others, particularly left-of-center military thinkers, say Iraqis themselves deserve the credit for the reduction of violence—Sunni insurgents for turning against al Qaeda, Shiite militias for embracing a cease-fire. New Battle: Will Surge Translate? 2010-08-27T00:14:00Z Australia had the option to keep her as leader and her left-of-center Labor Party in power. Australian Voters Face Hung Parliament in Close Election 2010-08-22T17:15:00Z Even in Israel, the left-of-center paper Haaretz wondered whether Netanyahu is trying to resolve the conflict, or else simply seeking "to portray the Palestinians as the ones refusing peace." Obama's Mideast Challenge: Trying to Look Busy 2010-07-14T09:45:00Z Mr. Cameron and Mr. Fox are Conservatives, who strongly supported the British role in Afghanistan while in opposition, before they joined the left-of-center Liberal Democrats in a coalition after the inconclusive May 6 general election. Britain Reaffirms Support for Afghanistan Effort 2010-06-10T11:12:00Z Most left-of-center policymaking can fit into this category in one way or another. The lesson of Rand Paul: libertarianism is juvenile 2010-05-21T12:30:00Z But it does suggest that she feels most at home in the company of those who are ideologically left-of-center. The liberal case against Kagan is overstated 2010-05-10T04:20:00Z What seemed sure was that the Conservatives, led by , would win the largest number of seats, probably dozens more than Labour, with the third party, the left-of-center Liberal Democrats, trailing. British Voters Swing to Tories, but Majority Is in Doubt 2010-05-07T07:14:00Z Meanwhile, Britain's two left-of-center parties align with the two faces of our Democrats. What would happen if an American politician called someone a bigot? 2010-04-29T13:30:00Z The reference was to Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats, a left-of-center group stuck for years as a distant also-ran in British elections. In a First, 2 British Leaders Vying to Be the Premier Debate, but a Third Face Shines 2010-04-16T01:20:00Z The conference, thrown annually by the American Conservative Union, is notable less for its spirit of probing debate than for the massive resupply of fodder it gives left-of-center journalists every year. At CPAC today: A checklist of crazy 2010-02-18T14:19:00Z After the videotape surfaced, Mr. Colom’s political opponents, particularly business leaders who were already opposed to his left-of-center policies, led street protests calling for his resignation. 2010-01-14T04:15:00Z President Aníbal Cavaco Silva, a conservative, is thought unlikely to veto the Socialist government’s bill, which won the support of all left-of-center parties. 2010-01-09T04:09:00Z Conservative President Anibal Cavaco Silva is thought unlikely to veto the Socialist government's bill, which won the support of all left-of-center parties. 2010-01-08T20:54:00Z |
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