The results of the first round of the Colombian presidential elections reflect deep political polarization, a rejection of the political establishment and the masses yearning for fundamental change. In a traditional bastion of US imperialism, a stunning blow has been dealt to Uribismo, the far-right neoliberal politics (named after former president Alvaro Uribe) that have […]
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Per Olsson is a member of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (ISA in Sweden). One person dying from hunger every 48 seconds in East Africa due to the lethal combination of wars, capitalism and global warming After the 2011 famine in Somalia, the world’s power elite said, “never again”, but now the disaster is happening all over again, […]
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David Elliott is a member of ISA Australia. The election brought a shock to the two-party system in Australia, but one that has been coming for a long time. 1 in 3 voters rejected the major parties as their first preference, the highest proportion in history, up from 1 in 4 at the previous election. […]
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Nina Mo is a member of Sozialistische LinksPartei (ISA in Austria). Since the beginning of this year unrest and protests have continued in Iran with the working class and youth at the forefront. With growing anger about the increased repression of trade unionists, for instance against teachers, and more recently against new executions, as well […]
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James Fleming is a member of the Socialist Party (ISA in Ireland). The coronavirus pandemic has been among “the best times in recorded history for the billionaire class”, according to Oxfam in their Profiting From Pain report. While increasing numbers of working class and poor people have been sacrificing meals, warmth, healthcare and other necessities, […]
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Erin Brightwell and Emily McArthur are members of Socialist Alternative in the US. The leaked draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade raises urgent and critical questions for the women’s movement, the union movement, the broader left, and anyone who has a stake in reproductive rights. Is it possible to turn back […]
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David Quintana is an ISA sympathiser in Colombia. The working class and oppressed must stay mobilised for future struggles! As the world enters a new phase after the definitive failure of neoliberalism, Colombia will present a new face on May 29. The voting for the first presidential round, after a four-year term plagued by a […]
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Ariel Gottlieb is a member of Socialist Struggle Movement (ISA in Israel-Palestine). Fell in the Struggle to Expose the Reality of the Occupation Al Jazeera journalist Shereen Abu Aqleh was shot to death during a military raidat the Jenin refugee camp on May 11, and during her funeral march in EastJerusalem her casket was almost […]
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Defeating the coup being prepared by Bolsonaro and his supporters is the central task for conscious workers and the oppressed people resisting the daily hell of inflation, unemployment, hunger, racism, sexism and violence under this extreme right-wing government and the capitalist crisis. The current majority leaderships of the left and centre-left think that this will […]
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Per Olsson is a member of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (ISA in Sweden). Policy coup for capitalist and imperialist interests In an undemocratic, coup-like manner and with the help of a cynical “shock doctrine,” Sweden is to join NATO, a military alliance formed and led by US imperialism. This weekend it became formally clear that the leadership […]
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