Today's Johor state election campaigning brought a long-running debate within Malaysia's socialist left into public view. On 15 June, the anticapitalist Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM — Socialist Party of Malaysia) and the youth-based social democratic Parti Ikatan Demokratik Malaysia (MUDA — Malaysian United Democratic Alliance) announced the formation of a Progressive Bloc to coordinate their campaigns in the Johor and Negeri Sembilan state elections. Two days later, the Angkatan Kesatuan (…)