The main thing that I would say to comrades is: don't just do the propaganda. Don't just be in the campus group. Go and meet workers in your local high street and unionize them. That is the best thing a socialist could do: help to organize the working class where we find them today and fight the issues that they're facing today.
Economic collapse brings mass unrest in Sri Lanka, and social ferment brings a new kind of political leader in Colombia
The youngest president in the history of the Andean nation is being inaugurated today. He’s got a difficult job ahead of him.
Tariq Ali on the Ukraine mess and the UK peace movement, and labor news from all over
A time for serious reflection and careful observation
Focus on national politics in Brazil, Chile, France, Honduras, Libya and Turkey, and saving the planet
Boric’s government will be a test for how new left formations can handle state power.
Reader Comments: Joe Biden, Congress, Executive Action and Presidential Power; Donald Trump, GOP, fascist danger; Angela Davis; Starbucks and Amazon workers; Supply chain crisis; Desmond Tutu; Chile; Christmas, Dickens, and Marx; Classical Music
Chile 2021: Leftwing Millennial to Be New President. Chile 1973: Manifiesto | Victor Jara. ‘Surprising Is An Understatement’: Kim Potter Verdict. Why New York’s Billionaires’ Row Is Half Empty. Fauci Holiday Message Cold Open | SNL.
Gabriel Boric, former student leader, will become Chile’s youngest president after storming to a resounding victory (56-44) in a run-off vote against his far-right opponent, José Antonio Kast. Kast quickly accepted his defeat and called Boric to congratulate him.
Spread the word