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Stalin Perez Borges

Urgent solidarity campaign: Support Stalin Pérez Borges, Venezuelan trade union and political leader hospitalised in Argentina

Venezuelan trade union leader and political activist Stalin Pérez Borges is currently in intensive care in a hospital in Argentina due to pancreatitis.
Mariana Riscali

Ecosocialism, internationalism and fighting the far-right in Brazil: An interview with Mariana Riscali (MES/PSOL)

Mariana Riscali looks at the state of Brazil’s far right, as well as the country’s trade unions and social movements, and outlines MES’ views on parliamentary work, ecosocialism and internationalism.

PSOL

Brazil’s anti-capitalist left debates path forward under Lula: An interview with Mariana Riscali (MES/PSOL)

Mariana Riscali discusses PSOL’s relationship with the new Lula government and the tensions this has caused within the party.

Ecuador gangs

Guillaume Long: Chaos in Ecuador

Guillaume Long — Ecuador is swiftly becoming the new frontline of the failed US War on Drugs. It may take years or even decades for the country to rebuild a state that can guarantee peace and security for its people.

ecuador crisis

Ecuador on the brink of the abyss

Revolutionary Movement of Workers — An immense wave of violence has been unleashed throughout the country. Ecuador is going through a moment of very deep crisis, perhaps the most serious in its history.
Lula

Brazil: Slow motion Lulismo

André Singer & Fernando Rugitsky — One year after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s return to power, it is possible to make a preliminary assessment of his governing strategy.
seocnd pink tide

Álvaro García Linera: ‘We face a period of short-lived popular and conservative victories and defeats’

Álvaro García Linera argues that to defeat the extreme right, the left must pursue greater wealth redistribution, not moderation or conciliation.
ecological crisis

Neoimperialism, ecological crisis and the fight for a new internationalism: An interview with Pedro Fuentes

Pedro Fuentes discusses imperialism’s new phase, ecological crisis and "accumulation by dispossession", the unpredictability of contemporary politics and the need for a new internationalism.
MES conference

Socialist Left Movement (Brazil): 8th national conference — An important step forward

Bruno Magalhâes & Israel Dutra — The conference represented a new milestone for the Socialist Left Movement amid Brazil’s current challenges.
Reinaldo column

Venezuela: The problem with the representation of the majority

Reinaldo Iturriza looks at the realignment of forces following the Barbados agreement and the lack of representation of the disaffiliated popular masses in Venezuela.
Alvaro Garcia Linera

Álvaro García Linera: ‘In turbulent times, moderation means defeat for the left’

Álvaro García Linera discusses the current deadlock in the struggle for hegemony, the failures and horizons of progressive politics in Latin America, and the growth and limitations of the right.
Duran Kalkan PKK

Discussing Latin America’s left and solidarity with Palestine: Interview with Duran Kalkan (Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union)

An interview with Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union (KCK) Executive Council member Duran Kalkan.

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