A Commune Called ‘Che’: A Socialist Holdout in the Venezuelan Andes
The Che Guevara Commune is markedly different from others that sprung up in response to Hugo Chávez’s call to build communes as “the basic cells of socialism.”
Seducing People with the Communal Model: A Conversation with Robert Longa
A key spokesperson of the Alexis Vive Patriotic Force, an urban commune in Venezuela, talks about the challenges of building an urban communal project and the organization’s vision of the future.
The Woman Who Lost Her Fear
A decade ago, a group of 20-year-old girls entered a Cathedral in Moscow to deliver a punk concert, imploring the Mother of God to rid the world of Putin. The group’s leaders were arrested and sent to a remote penal colony. An online interview with one of the leaders, Maria Alyokhina.
A Radical Land Occupation in Brazil Shows How to Reimagine Our Societies for the Better
Brazil’s MST have achieved something even Gandhi never could: the combination of constructive alternatives with broad-based resistance.
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Radical Land Reform in Venezuela: A Conversation with Juan Carlos Loyo
Chávez’s agriculture minister talks about the revolutionary changes in land tenure that took place under the former president.
Cuba and the United States
This exchange appeared in the September 1961 issue of Monthly Review. The questions were submitted, in writing, to Comandante Guevara by Leo Huberman during the week of the Bay of Pigs invasion; the answers were received at the end of June.
The U.S. Is Intentionally Strangling Venezuela
In the world of high politics, suffering is an instrument of statecraft, and US officials are trying to strangle the Venezuelan Revolution with sanctions. Above all, they fear the radical ambitions of the popular classes, which once transformed Venezuela and may do so again
Cuba Shows an Alternative to Big Pharma Hegemony Through Global Solidarity
Not only has Cuba succeeded in vaccinating 93% of its population, including children – a figure more than most developed countries – with its indigenously developed vaccines, it has also started sending these vaccines to other countries that have approved them.
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21st Century US Coups and Attempted Coups in Latin America
During the 21st century, the US rulers have turned to a new coup strategy, relying on soft coups, a significant change from the notoriously brutal military hard coups in Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and other countries in the 1970s. A list of 27 US-backed coups in the first 21 years of this century.
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A Place of Hope in a Time of Spiralling Crisis
The eKhenana occupation in Cato Manor, Durban, is a significant site in the struggle for a South Africa that respects the humanity of all.