Colombia: One Month Later, the National Strike Continues, with Mothers on the Frontlines – Two Articles
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Colombia: One Month Later, the National Strike Continues, with Mothers on the Frontlines – Two Articles

ByPeoples Dispatch; and Gerardo Szalkowicz

The struggle, which began in rejection of a neoliberal tax reform bill, has transformed into a social uprising in Colombia demanding structural changes and an end to policies that deepen inequality and deprive the majority of the population of basic rights. Mothers are in the frontlines of the struggle.

The IMF Is Using the Debt Crisis to Hollow Out Pakistan’s Sovereignty
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The IMF Is Using the Debt Crisis to Hollow Out Pakistan’s Sovereignty

ByAmmar Ali Jan

Imran Khan’s government came to power in 2018 promising to reorient Pakistan’s economy toward the needs of the population. But faced with a debt crisis it soon dropped its reformist agenda — and now, the IMF is pressuring it to place its State Bank permanently beyond democratic control.

Snapshots from Mahatma Jotirao Phule’s Life, Through the Eyes of His Close Aide
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Snapshots from Mahatma Jotirao Phule’s Life, Through the Eyes of His Close Aide

ByGovind Ganapat Kale

The translation of an essay by Govind Ganapat Kale from the 1981 Marathi book ‘Amhi Pahilele Phule’. The book is a compilation of recollections narrated by Jotirao Phule’s associates and contemporaries, compiled by Pandharinath Patil and edited by Sitaram Raikar.

United States: For a Fighting Approach, Not Factionalism — An Interview with Kshama Sawant
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United States: For a Fighting Approach, Not Factionalism — An Interview with Kshama Sawant

ByAndy Sernatinger & Emma Wilde Botta

The most prominent independent elected socialist in the U.S., Kshama Sawant, recently announced, that she and other members Socialist Alternative would be joining the Democratic Socialists of America. This is the important backdrop to this interview.

Lula’s Right to Run for President of Brazil Restored in Major Victory for People’s Movement
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Lula’s Right to Run for President of Brazil Restored in Major Victory for People’s Movement

ByChris Banks and S. Rodrigues

In a major victory for the left and progressive forces, all of the criminal convictions against Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have been struck down by the Supreme Federal Tribunal, Brazil’s highest court.