The Commune Is a Historical Imperative
An interview with a key militant of the Chavista collective La Minka, which is part of the continent-wide multi-disciplinary organization Communities in Charge / Latin America Initiative.
Mayak: Russia’s Forgotten Nuclear Disaster
The Mayak disaster of 1957 was covered up by both the Soviets and the US government as it would have meant having to confront the reality that nuclear sites were putting local populations and environment in serious peril.
Miliband’s Masterpiece
Fifty years after it was published, Miliband’s ‘The State in Capitalist Society’ remains indispensable for any socialist movement with ambitions of government.
John Lennon and the Politics of the New Left
Forty years after his murder in New York City, we remember John Lennon’s record of political engagement as a champion of the anti-war movement and a self-styled “instinctive socialist”—which brought him into conflict with Richard Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover.
Bolivia: New Gov’t Sets to Work Undoing Damage Left by US-Backed Añez Regime
Only weeks after their landslide victory, the Movement to Socialism (MAS) party is already enacting widespread changes to Bolivia in an attempt to undo the damage of one year of military rule.
Ecuador’s Neoliberal Nightmare
Ecuador is currently in a period characterised by immense class tensions—the ruling class’ brutal project of neoliberalism is making life unbearable for the people. This has significantly increased the electoral appeal of the socialist presidential candidate Andrés Arauz.
As Private Cities Advance in Honduras, Hondurans Renew Their Opposition
In Honduras, efforts to develop semi-privately governed jurisdictions called Economic Development and Employment Zones, that violate national sovereignty and threaten mass displacement, have recently emerged anew.
India’s Gulf Strategy Is Chasing Chinese Phantoms
Beijing’s strong statement supporting the Palestinian cause comes at a time when the narrative in India, scripted by the pro-US, pro-Israeli lobbyists in the media, has crystallised that Palestine cause is dead and India must ‘move on’.
Socialist Election Win Masks Deeper Problems
The largest political bloc in Venezuela is the mass of Chavistas who have disaffilitated themselves from the ruling party, while supporting the government against the onslaught by the US and imperialist powers.
The CIA’s Secret Global War Against the Left
Forty-five years ago, under a cloak of secrecy, Operation Condor was officially launched: a global campaign of violent repression against the Latin American left by the region’s quasi-fascist military dictatorships. The US government not only knew about the program—it helped to engineer it.