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These parties have not, however, paired their leftward economic shift with a commitment to political liberalism.
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Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
In the last five years, as social movements have shifted the Democrats’ message on criminal justice and public safety leftward, the figure whose career seems to speak the most to that conversation has refused to lead it.
—Astead W. Herndon, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
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Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
In the last five years, as social movements have shifted the Democrats’ message on criminal justice and public safety leftward, the figure whose career seems to speak the most to that conversation has refused to lead it.
—Astead W. Herndon, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
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“Leftward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leftward. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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leftward
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left·ward
ˈlef-twərd 
: toward or on the left
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