Iran in America’s Backyard: Raisi’s Defiant Latin America Tour
The Iranian president’s visit to Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba sought to challenge Washington’s global hegemony, by stripping it bare in its own backyard.
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Chávez, UNASUR and the End of Unipolarity: A Conversation with Judith Valencia
Economist Judith Valencia talks about the evolution of Hugo Chávez’s approach to geopolitics and the recent reactivation of the Union of South American Nations [UNASUR], an institution for continental integration that was born under Chávez.
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Chile: Handing Power Over to Those Who Defend Pinochet’s Constitution
The results of the election on May 7th to form the 51 members of the Constitutional Council who will finalize the drafting of the new Constitution represent a defeat for the government of President Gabriel Boric and for all those, not necessarily identified with left-wing parties, who believe that the 1980 Constitution should be replaced.
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Brasilia Summit: Lula and Maduro Reboot Regional Integration – 2 Articles
In a blow to US hegemony, the revival of Unasur at a summit of 13 Latin American leaders demonstrates the region’s shift back to the left and the rehabilitation of Venezuela. Also: “South America Is Back, and Venezuela Is Helping Lead the Way”.
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Lula’s Return and the Legacy of Destruction
Even if the Lula Government succeeds in undoing most of the measures implemented by the last government and confronting the structural problems within the economy, with its extreme inequality and privileges, the contradictions made explicit by the class struggle will remain, hindering the adoption of more progressive measures.
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Chile: The Pinochet Tsunami
The opposition to Gabriel Boric’s government will control more than 3/5 of the members of the next 51-member Constitutional Council, which will be in charge of defining a new Magna Carta after the failure of the previous attempt hegemonised by the centre-left.
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Interview with Mexico’s Leading Presidential Contender Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum
Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum, the head of government in Mexico City, speaks about what the project of MORENA, the fourth transformation, has meant for the people of Mexico, her initiatives to make the city a safer and more environmentally friendly one, and how she got into progressive politics.
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How the World of Work Is Changing
Globally, employment patterns are changing, including four-day weeks and remote work. Two articles.
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An Interview with Michael A. Lebowitz on Capital, “Real Socialism,” and Venezuela
Venezuela has demonstrated some general principles: firstly, that you do need power to change the world and, secondly, that you change that world by using the old state to create the conditions by which people develop their capacities and build the new state from below.
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Anti-Imperialist Push from the Brazilian Grassroots
Brazil’s social movements are vowing to remain mobilized to push for policies favorable to the working majority. Interview with Gabriel Araújo of the National Movement for the Fight for Housing (MNLM).
