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Left Party (Germany) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia At European level the PDS co-founded the European Left alliance of parties, and the Left Party is the largest party in the European Parliament's European United Left/Nordic Green Left parliamentary group. Between 1990 and 2005 the party's PDS predecessor had been seen as the leftwing "party of the East", and whilst achieving minimal support in western Germany regularly won 15-25% of the vote in eastern Germany, entering coalition government (with the SPD) in two of eastern Germany's five states. In the 2005 federal election the Left Party received 8.7% of the nationwide vote and won 54 seats in the German Bundestag. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Left_Party_(Germany)   (1853 words)

Democrats of the Left - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Democrats of the Left (Italian: Democratici di Sinistra, where "di Sinistra" could be translated more correctly as "Left-wing", often referred to as DS) is the main Italian left-wing political party, part of the Ulivo electoral coalition. A political placard of the Democrats of the Left. The core of the democratic socialist party majority isn't related to a specific tendency association, although several smaller movements, splits of former centrist or center-left Italian parties, relate to it. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democrats_of_the_Left   (668 words)

Socialist Left Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Socialist Left Party is a member of the Nordic Green Left Alliance. The Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti or SV), is a Norwegian political party founded in 1975. Sosialistisk Ungdom (Socialist Youth) is the youth league of SV. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Socialist_Left_Party   (608 words)

Left Front - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Left Front is an alliance of Indian leftist parties. In Kerala a formation of left parties led by the CPI(M) called the Left Democratic Front is the opposition in the Kerala State Assembly. In Maharashtra, parties such as the Peasants and Workers Party of India, Kamgar Aghadi and Shetkari Sangh are the allies of the Left Front. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Left_Front   (190 words)

The Global Encyclopedia : Hotels : Travel Minor party and independent candidates are very occasionally elected, usually to local or state office, but the United States political system has historically supported catch all parties rather than coalition governments. Following the European colonization of the Americas, the United States became the world's first modern democracy after its break with Great Britain, with a Declaration of Independence in 1776. The ideology and policies of the sitting President of the United States commonly play a large role in determining the direction of his political party, as well as the platform of the opposition. united-states.asinah.net /american-encyclopedia/wikipedia/e/eu/europea...   (190 words)

Left-wing politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The left is often seen to include secularism, as in the United States, India, the Middle East, and in many Catholic countries, although religion and left-wing politics have at times been allied historically, such as in the U.S. civil rights movement, or in the cases of liberation theology and Christian socialism. In politics, left-wing, the political left or simply The Left are terms that refer to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy or social liberalism, and defined in contradistinction to its polar opposite, the right. Many Greens deny that green politics is "on the left"; nonetheless, their economic policies can generally be considered left-wing, and when they have formed political coalitions (most notably in Germany, but also in local governments elsewhere), it has almost always been with groups that would generally be classified as being on the left. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Left-wing_politics   (3505 words)

Left-wing politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Many Greens deny that green politics is "on the left"; nonetheless, their economic policies can generally be considered left-wing, and when they have formed political coalitions (most notably in Germany, but also in local governments elsewhere), it has almost always been with groups that would generally be classified as being on the left. In politics, left-wing, the political left or simply The Left are terms that refer to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism or social democracy/Social liberalism. The next large anti-war movement that involved the western left was the Vietnam War, it triggered much opposition beyond the ranks of the left and is generally thought of as part of a growing counter-culture movement that took up many different left-wing issues. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Left_wing   (3207 words)

Left Democratic Front - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Left Democratic Front is one of the two major alliances that dominate the political life of the Indian state Kerala. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Left_Democratic_Front   (133 words)

Info and facts on 'Left Bank' The Left Bank (Rive Gauche) is most commonly associated with the Seine (A large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom) in central Paris (The capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce). Though, technically, the Left Bank also comprises the 13th and 14th arrondissements (additional info and facts about arrondissements), in general it means the 5th, 6th and 7th districts, symbols of French intellectualism (additional info and facts about intellectualism). The Latin Quarter (The region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life) is a Left Bank region in the 5th arrondissement (additional info and facts about 5th arrondissement) so named because it has been the center of Paris' university life for over seven hundred years. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/le/left_bank.htm   (419 words)

Left-wing politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Many Greens deny that green politics is "on the left"; nonetheless, their economic policies can generally be considered left-wing, and when they have formed political coalitions (most notably in Germany, but also in local governments elsewhere), it has almost always been with groups that would generally be classified as being on the left. In politics, left-wing, the political left or simply The Left are terms that refer to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism or social democracy/Social liberalism. While many American "liberals" might be "social democrats" in European terms, very few of them openly embrace the term "left"; in the United States, the term is mainly embraced by New Left activists, certain portions of the labor movement, and people who see their intellectual or political heritage as descending from 19th-century socialist movements. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Left-wing_politics   (2563 words)

MTV.com - News - Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes Killed In Car Accident Left Eye had been in the studio working on a track with David Bowie and had hoped to do a song with Eve and Pink based on the theme of Philly pride, Lopes' spokesperson said. Left Eye went down to Honduras — where she would often visit — on March 20 and was scheduled to return to the States on Sunday. As for the musical projects Left Eye was involved with, TLC were working on an album, and at least four tracks have been completed. www.mtv.com /news/left_eye.html   (2563 words)

Left communism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Left Communism is a term describing a whole range of communist viewpoints which oppose the political ideas of the Bolsheviks from a position which is asserted to be more authentically Marxist and proletarian than the views held by the Communist International after its first two Congresses. The Italian Left Fraction was for the rest of the 1930s led by Ottorino Perrone, although it was fiercely opposed to the cult of the personality which was developing in the Comintern around Stalin in these years and resisted similar pressures in its own organisation. Left Communists entered a period of constant decline from this point onwards, although they were somewhat rejuvenated by the events of 1968. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Left_communism   (4382 words)

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Left-wing politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In Spain, the response to the Madrid bombings was an anti-war move to the left with the election of a social democratic government. Left-wing opposition to war is also often characterised by the internationalist belief that the world's workers share common interests with one another, rather than with the powers governing their respective countries. In politics, left-wing, the political left or simply The Left are terms that refer to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism or social democracy, or in the United States, American liberalism. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Left-wing_politics   (3967 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ancient See of Vexio John Sigfrid, an Englishman from Northumbria, who had been court bishop to King Olaf Tryggvasson from 977 to 1000, left Norway for Sweden in 1002 and worked six years in Westergötland (see ANCIENT SEE OF SKARA). He had no immediate successors and in 1126 King Sigurd Jorsalafarer of Norway led a crusade to Smaaland to Christianize its inhabitants. About 1008 he arrived at Vexiö, and with great success preached Christianity to the heathens of Varend. www.newadvent.org /cathen/16081a.htm   (3967 words)

Left-wing politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In politics, left-wing, the political left or simply The Left are terms that refer to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism or Social Democracy/Democratic Socialist and Social liberalism, and defined in contradistinction to its polar opposite, the right-wing. Many Greens deny that green politics is "on the left"; nonetheless, their economic policies can generally be considered left-wing, and when they have formed political coalitions (most notably in Germany, but also in local governments elsewhere), it has almost always been with groups that would generally be classified as being on the left. While many American "liberals" might be "social democrats" in European terms, very few of them openly embrace the term "left"; in the United States, the term is mainly embraced by New Left activists, certain portions of the labor movement, and people who see their intellectual or political heritage as descending from 19th century socialist movements. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Left-wing_politics   (3431 words)

Australian Labor Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Labor is the primary supporter of issues that affect indigenous Australians such as land rights and supports a formal apology on the issue of the stolen generation. Labor also believes that the government should ensure that all members of society are able to access quality and affordable housing as well as education and health services [1]. Like other social democratic parties, Labor tends to believe that government is generally a positive force in the community and that it is the responsibility of governments to intervene in the operation of the economy (and society in general) to improve outcomes. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_Labor_Party   (3431 words)

Far right - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The imprecise use of the terms "left" and "right" in politics, and there being no absolute consensus as to what the "archetypes" of left and right are, has led to a number of disputes over the proper usage of "far-right" and "far-left" other than as general terms of derision. Far right, extreme right, ultra-right, radical right, or hard right are terms used to discuss the relative position a group or person occupies within a political spectrum. In his essay "Left and Right: the Prospects for Liberty" [1] and "Confessions of a Right-Wing Liberal" [2], Murray Rothbard even put libertarianism on the "left", claiming that conservatives are the right and socialists merely "middle-of-the road". en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Far-right   (1656 words)

Far-left - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The term far left refers to the relative position a person or group occupies within the political spectrum. The far-left and the Radical Left often overlap in terms of belief, tactics, strategy and organizational affiliation, but the far-left is a more general term that can include groups and politics that the Radical Left in particular might explicitly oppose and denounce. Sometimes the term "far left" is used pejoratively by those on the right wing to describe any view they perceive as hostile to capitalism. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Far-left   (664 words)

Left Brain - Creative Dev Left Brain features classical music and gentle voices, and emphasises developing your child's analytical side. Other highlights of the Left Brain Video include baby faces and visually stimulating toys that are used throughout to give variety to the learning sections. The video then takes this left brain function of sequential order into basic counting with interactive questions like "How many do you see?" Using numerical reasoning, such as more or less, or plus or minus encourages detail. www.femail.com.au /brainy_baby_left_brain_dvd.htm   (664 words)

Ideal (ring theory) - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia The sum and the intersection of ideals is again an ideal; with these two operations as join and meet, the set of all ideals of a given ring forms a lattice. An ideal can be used to construct a factor ring in a similar way as a normal subgroup in group theory can be used to construct a factor group. The term "ideal" comes from the notion of ideal number: ideals were seen as a generalization of the concept of number. encyclopedia.learnthis.info /i/id/ideal__ring_theory_.html   (1381 words)

Left Party (Sweden) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Left Party (Vänsterpartiet) is a socialist and feminist political party in Sweden, from 1967 to 1990 known as the Left Party - Communists (Vänsterpartiet kommunisterna; (vpk)). The Swedish Left Social Democratic Party was founded following a split in the Social Democratic Party. Since 1998, Vänsterpartiet is in an arrangement with the Social Democrats and the Greens and supports the Social Democratic minority government in the Swedish parliament, as well as in many of Sweden's counties and municipalities. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/V%C3%A4nsterpartiet   (2604 words)

Left-wing politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Left generally favours government or social control over economics and the redistribution of wealth, and is against social hierarchy and authority over moral behaviour, strict adherence to tradition, monoculturalism, privilege for the wealthy, and other values commonly associated with the political right. Many Greens deny that green politics is "on the left"; nonetheless, their economic policies can generally be considered left-wing, and when they have formed political coalitions (most notably in Germany, but also in local governments elsewhere), it has almost always been with groups that would generally be classified as being on the left. In Spain, the response to the Madrid bombings was an anti-war move to the left with the election of a social democratic government. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Left-wing_politics   (2604 words)

Heart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In the human body, the heart is normally situated slightly to the left of the middle of the thorax, underneath the sternum (breastbone). From the left atrium this newly oxygenated blood passes through the mitral valve to enter the left ventricle. The left ventricle is much more muscular (1.3 - 1.5 cm thick) than the right (0.3 - 0.5 cm thick) as it has to pump blood around the entire body, which involves exerting a considerable force to overcome the vascular pressure. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heart   (1436 words)

Glossary of Organisations: Le The Left SRs took over several other Cheka barracks (comprised in total of 2,000 armed sailors and cavalry) and took to the streets, stopping automobiles and taking hostages, 27 of which were Bolsheviks. On finding the forged credentials the assassins left behind, Dzerzhinskii went to the Pokrovskii Barracks (which housed the Cheka detachment the assassins belonged) and demanded the assassins be turned over to him. Nearly every party member who followed or supported in anyway the Left Opposition was executed during the Moscow Trials (1936-38), a list of the leading members in the left opposition: www.marxists.org /glossary/orgs/l/e.htm   (1436 words)

Glossary of Organisations: Sp A revolutionary left-wing organisation of the German Social Democratic Party, formed at the beginning of World War I by Karl Liebknecht, Rosa Luxemburg, Franz Mehring and others. The Spartacists agitated tirelessly among the workers of Germany to stop the war through mass strikes, they organised anti-war action throughout Germany, fighting social-chauvinism in every way they could. www.marxists.org /glossary/orgs/s/p.htm   (1436 words)

Encyclopedia: Political left In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition to right-wing politics. Many Greens deny that green politics is "on the left"; nonetheless, their economic policies can generally be considered left-wing, and when they have formed political coalitions (most notably in Germany, but also in local governments elsewhere), it has almost always been with groups that would generally be classified as being on the left. The term is also often used to characterize the politics of the Soviet Union and other one-party "communist states", although many (perhaps most) on the political left (including many Marxists) would not consider their own politics to have anything significant in common with any of these states. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Political-left   (2783 words)

Left Party (Sweden) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Left Party (Vänsterpartiet) is a left wing political party in Sweden, before 1990 known as the Left Party - Communists (Vänsterpartiet kommunisterna; (vpk)). The delegation of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, attending the congress as a fraternal delegation, lodges a formal complaint and threatens to withdraw from the congress. At the party congress in 1978 a section of the party proposes the adoption of a 'Manifest for Democracy'. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/V%C3%A4nsterpartiet   (1574 words)

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