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A week for general strikes

The crisis in Venezuela is unlikely to be resolved soon. Public pressure for diplomacy, negotiations, an end to sanctions and other illegal, coercive measures; and in favor of cooperation with other governments who share those goals is needed.

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Reports on women in action in Bulgaria and El Salvador, the election drama in Ecuador, the coup in Niger, and more

The new chief of the BRICS bloc’s New Development Bank, Brazil’s leftist ex-President Dilma Rousseff, revealed they are gradually moving away from the US dollar, promising at least 30% of loans in local currencies of members.

Inspired by Brazil’s president, Americans on the left consider whether to match the international right with a movement of their own.

Reports and analyses from the world left's hot spots

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News and analysis from movements and parties in every region

Having fought for labor rights under a dictatorship, the Brazilian president once again faces a violent far-right movement bent on blocking his pro-worker, pro-democracy agenda.