President Luiz Inacío Lula da Silva and Flavío Bolsonaro debate, October 18, 2026.

The Brazilian pendulum

André Singer on the pendulum swing of Brazilian elites between authoritarianism and democracy.
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, left, led the Parti Québécois to victory in Québec’s October 5 election, securing a minority government with just 28 percent of the popular vote. Photo by André Querry.

A dangerous liaison looms in Québec

The PQ’s return to power raises the prospect of a right-wing alliance, renewed austerity, and difficult choices for the left, write Andrea Levy and André Frappier.
QS parliamentary leader Ruba Ghazal, of Palestinian origin, hoists a keffiyeh at the swearing-in of the party’s MNAs at Quebec's National Assembly.

Down but not out, Québec solidaire must repurpose its role

Richard Fidler introduces two articles by Parti de la rue members critically analyzing the challenges ahead for Quebec working people and Québec solidaire after the October 5 election result.
Pro-Russian troops invading Ukraine 2022

Russia’s peripheral imperialism: Class, ideology and war

Dmitry Pozhidaev contends that a state subordinately integrated into global capitalism can exercise imperial power over weaker neighbours, with Russia exemplifying this combination as an empire of the periphery.
International Solidarity Convoy to Ukraine

‘With the International Solidarity Convoy to Ukraine, we are rebuilding internationalism’

Alfons Bech discusses the goals and organisation of the International Solidarity Convoy to Ukraine.
Discours de Jaurès sous un drapeau rouge au Pré-Saint-Gervais, lors de la manifestation contre la loi des Trois ans, 25 mai 1913. © Maurice-Louis Branger / Domaine public.

The Left: A fundamental historical ambiguity

To rebuild a project for the radical transformation of society, it is necessary to deconstruct what is meant by “the Left,” writes François Sabado.
Delcy and Trump

Venezuela: From revolution to recolonization

Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz examine the Venezuelan leadership’s capitulation before US imperialism, historical precedents and long-term implications.
Student protesters in Paris, October 6, 2026 (image via Wikimedia).

Students shut down French high schools in the face of class and racial oppression

Beginning in the banlieues, France’s student revolt has become national in scope, taking on economic and racial oppression as well as police brutality, writes Kevin B Anderson.
French student protest October 2026

Student uprising in France: An interview with Basile Copin from La France Insoumise Youth

Basile Copin discusses France’s student uprising, which beyond demands relating to education, has started to take a stand against neoliberal and far-right policies.
Alberto Garzon, a few years ago, waving to President Sánchez in Congress

A manual for how the left can fail to agree

Alberto Garzón looks at why parties that share 90% of a programme still can’t share a ticket, and why the problem starts with all of us.
Trump Shield of the Americas

Trumpism and Latin America’s new right governments

While the far right surge can be seen as a response to the earlier leftward turn in Latin America, it also represents a genuine turning point, writes Eduardo Lucita.
Lula election rally

Brazil: Defeat neofascism in the runoff! Mobilize and vote for Lula!

The first round of Brazil's election was a victory for the far right. MES/PSOL argue for an unrelenting struggle to turn the result around, re-elect Lula and prevent neofascism from coming to power.