Protests and a major conference of Latin American social movements mark the world’s workers’ own day
Political economy and new maps of power in 2022
Economic collapse brings mass unrest in Sri Lanka, and social ferment brings a new kind of political leader in Colombia
How the war is changing thinking on the international left
Here's looking at China, and reports from Chile, India, Sudan, France, Sri Lanka, and Denmark
The Peruvian transition, stirrings in Russia, budding dual power in India, and the South African Communist Party at 100
The continuing battles in Palestine and Colombia — and major wins in Chile
Datelines China, Venezuela, Kerala, Guatemala, Italy, Canada, Bolivia, Russia, Sudan, Sri Lanka
Brazil Election: Landless Workers, Chomsky Meets Lula, French Left Leader, El Salvador Left vs Right, Transforming the UK, South Asia Women's Movements, Weekly Protest in Austria
It begins with a short sequence in Sri Lanka: the civil war is over, the Liberation Tigers are burning their dead comrades’ bodies and swapping fatigues for civilian clothes to try and melt into the general population. In a refugee camp, a young woman is looking for unaccompanied children to be part of a hastily thrown together fake family, to help one such fighter get clear of the battle zone and into Europe.
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