Myriam Bregman

The anti-capitalist left surge in Argentina and the letter that sparked a crucial debate

With Milei’s government in crisis, polls show a surge in support for socialist MP Myriam Bregman. Eduardo Lucita explains why and discusses the debate sparked by the open letter, “The Left Faces a Major Challenge”.
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The end of the 6x1 work week: A working-class victory in Brazil

In an historic victory for the working class — one that will have a political impact on the upcoming national election — Brazil’s chamber of deputies voted to end the odious “6x1” work week, writes Israel Dutra.
Doug Burgum and Delcy Rodriguez meet in Caracas, March 4, 2025 [Photo: @delcyrodriguezv]

Bolivarian twilight: The recolonization of Venezuela

Realignments since January 3 have served to strengthen US control over Venezuela, but the conditions for recolonization were set in place years before, contends Luís Bonilla-Molina.
Salaried miners protest the policies of President Rodrigo Paz near Plaza Murillo in La Paz, Bolivia, on May 18, 2026. (William Wroblewski)

Bolivia into the abyss

Fuel shortages, inflation, and political exclusion have triggered a wave of fragmented unrest with no clear movement capable of channeling popular anger, writes Angus McNelly.
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Techno-oligarchs are using social media to normalise fascism

Paulo Antunes Ferreira makes the case for why we need to urgently dismantle the neoliberal algorithmic dictatorship of techno-oligarchs.
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AI, industrial sovereignty and Pax Silica

Pax Silica is a US-led drive to secure control over semiconductors, AI and critical minerals. The Philippines will lose out if it becomes a military-industrial node within this project, writes Reihana Mohideen.
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1968–73: Humanity’s lost opportunity

The 1973 coup in Chile was of more than merely Latin American significance. Boris Kagarlitsky argues it marked the end of a brief but brilliant period of attempts at radical transformation globally.
Statue of Lenin by Slovak sculptor Emil Venkov, 1988. It is on display in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. PHOTO: Ivan Meljac

Democracy, socialism, Lenin

Far from saying “goodbye” to Lenin’s legacy, we should confront and renew it. Lenin and his comrades offer too much of value to do otherwise, writes Paul Le Blanc.
Andy Warhol Lenin

One Lenin, many Leninisms

Many of today’s Leninisms have little to do with Lenin’s writings, but their histories can help us better understand the distortions, errors and genius in Lenin’s legacy, writes Mark Baugher.
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Lenin, moral liberalism and the voluntarist premise

Leninism is not perfect nor should it be copied mechanically, but abandoning it for vague principles — as Dan La Botz proposes — leaves us without tools to confront the realities of power, contends Antony Teso.
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BRICS media are not an alternative for anti-imperial resistance

Media giants from the global South are neither an ally of the left nor an alternative to the imperial media, writes Farooq Sulehria.
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Why Australian governments support Israel — and why it is important to get that right

Arguments that the pro-Israel lobby has subordinated the Australian government to Israeli state interests are common. Lisbeth Latham explains why this is not just wrong but detrimental for building a pro-Palestine movement that can win.