labor party


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a left-of-center political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working people

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But the Labor Party has not grown much in the last two years.
Israeli reports say the post of defense minister that Barak turned down is now being offered to another former prime minister from the Labor party, Shimon Peres.
To pay for it, the Labor Party proposes eliminating all corporate tax breaks and subsidies and imposing higher taxes on the rich.
I've been startled by the reaction I've encountered to the Labor Party from those committed to identity politics and the "new social movements." They've objected to the Labor Party's formulation of our constituency as people who have to, or are expected to, work for their living.
"The only way to move debate to the left is to work directly with people and take action," argues Bob Kazin, an organizer with the Labor Party in Washington.
I got to see this aspect of the left's rhetoric of solidarity at the Labor Party Founding Convention, where it stood in stark contrast to a different notion of solidarity historically associated with the labor movement.
Let's show them what this Labor Party is all about!"