Maduro Assumes a Third Term: Prospects and Problematics for Venezuela
From its inception with the election of Huge Chávez in 1998, the US has interfered in and attempted to overthrow by extra-legal means Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution.
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An Ecological Civilization Will Have to Be Socialist
Ian Angus talks about the ideas set out in his book ‘Facing the Anthropocene’ and explains the origin of his thought.
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Alba Movements and the Bolivarian Revolution
In 2007 Hugo Chávez initiated Alba Movements as a network of grassroots organizations under the auspices of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America [ALBA]. An interview with Alba Movements spokesperson Hernán Vargas about the network’s remit and its support for the Bolivarian Process.
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Remembering Madhu Limaye, the Socialist Stalwart
Madhu Limaye (1st May 1922-8th January 1995) was a committed socialist, a distinguished parliamentarian, champion of civil liberties, a prolific writer and dedicated to the cause of the common man of the country. He played a pivotal role in the freedom movement and later in the liberation of Goa from the Portuguese.
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Pioneers for Communism: Strive to Be Like Che
The French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre once called Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara the “most complete human being of our age.”
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The Dream of a Thing: Refounding the Economy of a Venezuelan Commune
In a vividly drawn account of El Maizal Commune, the author provides readers with a window into the inner workings of a community refounded with an eye toward building a new “alternative communal economy.” The task is not only revolutionary, but liberating and creative. Also: ‘Maduro Appoints El Maizal’s Ángel Prado Minister of Communes’.
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Homelessness a Permanent Feature in the USA; Housing a Right in Cuba – 2 Articles
‘Housing, Not Handcuffs: The Moral Response to Homelessness’: The city of Grants Pass, Oregon, USA has outlawed resting or sleeping anywhere on public property with so much as a blanket to survive in cold weather, even when no beds in shelters were available. Also: ‘I Witnessed an Alternative to the U.S. Homelessness Crisis in Socialist Cuba’.
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Leftist Claudia Sheinbaum Wins Landslide Victory in Mexico Presidential Election – 2 Articles
Claudia Sheinbaum’s epic electoral victory would not have been possible without AMLO’s enduring — indeed, ripening — popularity. Two articles on the challenges facing Mexico’s first woman president.
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The Pancha Vásquez Commune
A three-part series on the history and productive activities of the Pancha Vásquez Commune in Venezuela, and how the communards have resisted the devastating effects of the US blockade.
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From Harvard to Karl-Marx-Allee: The Experiences and Reflections of an American Communist in East Germany
Victor Grossman talks about his experiences of life in the GDR and why it collapsed, and on Germany today.
