Remembering Patrice Lumumba, Marielle Franco and Chico Mendes, and news of new year struggles in four continents
Surge in Sudan, purge in UK, African solidarity with US protests, and more
Since 2011, Arab labor organizations and left parties have been central to movements for democracy and social justice in the Middle East. Frequently overlooked in Western media coverage...they’ve carried on this fight against tremendous odds.
On the agenda: new internationalism, and ending the war with nature. News and analysis from and about the left worldwide.
The world is shaken by mass rejection of neoliberalism and corruption, and the "pink tide" returns in Latin America.
The Assault on Kurds in Syria * Ecuador * Scientists for Climate Action * Poland * Indonesia * Tunisia * UK * Bolivia * Egypt
Rural social movement activists meet in Havana, The future of the EU Left, Greece, Sudan, Guatemala, Guyana, Tunisia
Opposing rallies in Venezuela, May Day in Europe, unions send a message to Spanish Socialist Party, reports from all over.
Movements, Parties, Strategies, and the Nicaragua Debate
While the Arab uprisings of 2011 have been in a lull, the tentacles of capitalism continue to mutate in Tunisia. The Arab Spring was a mass movement to topple a dictator but it was strengthened by the self-activity of labour. Not only did they directly challenge capital but they helped to convert the decades of lethargy and state domination of the UGTT into a more active union.
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