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Left Turn

Left Turn was a bimonthly activist news magazine that focused on international social justice movements. Based in New York City and produced by an all volunteer editorial collective, the magazine promoted anti-imperialism and anti-authoritarianism.

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Left Turn
January/February 2011 cover of Left Turn
Editorial collectiveWalidah Imarisha
Vasudha Desikan
Tej Nagaraja
Rami El-Amine
Pranjal Tiwari
Morrigan Phillips
Max Uhlenbeck
Jordan Flaherty
FrequencyBimonthly
FounderBilal El-Amine
Founded1999
First issueApril 2001 (2001-04)
Final issueDecember 2011
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
LanguageEnglish
Websiteleftturn.org

Left Turn was a bimonthly activist news magazine that focused on international social justice movements. Based in New York City and produced by an all volunteer editorial collective, the magazine promoted anti-imperialism and anti-authoritarianism.12

Left Turn had its roots in the anti-capitalist wing of the Global Justice Movement3 and was founded in the wake of the anti-WTO protests in Seattle in 1999 by a small group of socialists.4

The magazine's tagline, "Notes from the Global Intifada", was inspired by the then ongoing Palestinian intifada.5 The magazine supported grassroots activists with the Palestine Solidarity Movement.6 The magazine ceased print publication after the August 2011 issue,7 but continues to operate a website.89

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  1. "Against the Grain". KPFA. August 23, 2005. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  2. "Left Turn: Notes From The Global Intifada". AK Press. Archived from the original on November 6, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  3. Dixon, Chris. "Building "Another Politics": The Contemporary Anti-Authoritarian Current in the U.S. and Canada" (PDF). Anarchist Studies. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 1, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  4. Uhlenbeck, Max (June 1, 2010). "From Below and to the Left — A Brief History of Left Turn, 2001-2010". Left Turn. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  5. Uhlenbeck, Max; El-Amine, Rami (October 1, 2010). "Left Turn & The Movement: 2000-2010". Organizing Upgrade. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  6. "Notes from the Global Intifada". Left Turn. 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  7. "Current Issue". Left Turn. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  8. Left Turn Editorial Collective (December 12, 2011). "The Future of Left Turn". Left Turn. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  9. "About Us". Turn Left. December 11, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
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