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Walden Bello on the Philippines election, Lula picks a running mate, and news on the left in Sudan, Sri Lanka, Russia and more

"Brazil will have the opportunity to decide which country it will be for the next few years, and for generations to come," said Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. "The Brazil of democracy or authoritarianism?"

Reader Comments: Ending Ukraine War; Ukraine and the Left; Grad Students; Who Is Working-Class; Amazon Rainforest; Jackie Robinson; Amazon Rally Sunday; May Day; Global Green New Deal; Labor Notes Conference; Teaching Socialism; Mark Rogovin; more...

Building on the concept of the "Long March Through the Institutions," Brazil's landless workers movement, continuing to organize after 40 years of struggle, offers lessons on engaging the system without being co-opted.

Tariq Ali on the Ukraine mess and the UK peace movement, and labor news from all over

Mass protests confront governments, police and employers in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe

Thousands expected at Saturday demonstration as killing of young Congolese lays bare racial fault lines in Brazilian society

Focus on national politics in Brazil, Chile, France, Honduras, Libya and Turkey, and saving the planet

A year set for major upheavals all over

News and analysis from, about, and explaining the world left today – West to East, South to North