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Elections galore

Even in decline, the US will play a big role in global affairs. With control over the trajectory of US politics and the map of world power now up for grabs, the Left has an opportunity to influence both.

Missions and manifestos

Left confers in South Africa without ANC

Internationalism must go beyond protests and resolutions. We should ask not only what kind of government we are demanding but what kind of foreign policy progressives intend to implement once achieving governing power.

Opposing all forms of imperialism

Rocks and hard places

Latin America’s anti-imperialist traditions point to one possible outcome of the U.S.’s newly aggressive stance: a resurgence of anti-imperialist sentiment as the organizing principle for a new generation of activists.

Sixty years ago, delegates from all over the world gathered in Havana for the Tricontinental Conference, forging ties of solidarity and resistance. The anniversary came last month, just as the US stepped up its aggressive campaign against Cuba.

San Carlos Declaration commits progressive forces across the Americas to collective action.