The government “will clean the house,” Chief of Staff Onyx Lorenzoni said. by TeleSur Brazil’s newly-inaugurated President Jair Bolsonaro announced a purge of government contractors who do not share the new administration’s far-right ideology. Days after assuming the presidency, Bolsonaro has authorized the dismissal of some 300 state […]
by Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Zapatista uprising – the same day NAFTA was implemented (January 1, 1994) – we post this first major communique from the EZLN. We will continue to publish a series of articles about the […]
The following statement was written by Courant Communiste Révolutionnaire (CCR), a group within the NPA in France. It was published on December 5. by Editorial Committee, Révolution Permanente / Left Voice Since the uprising against French President Emmanuel Macron and his ilk began, the situation has changed dramatically. To […]
by Niko Georgiades / Unicorn Riot DIJON, France – Over a hundred anti-capitalists have created a nine hectare free district with urban gardens and a free market as they prevent development plans from being constructed. The occupiers are seeking to preserve agricultural land and experiment in collective living […]
by Brasil de Foto Radio “We leave this process with closer ties and organized capacity and strength to resist this professed fascist offensive,” said João Pedro Stedile, from the national coordination of the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) about the result of Brazil’s 2018 presidential elections. In an interview […]
It is impossible to understand the rise of the social and political phenomenon known as “Bolsonarismo”—the movement around presidential hopeful Jair Bolsonaro—without understanding the huge protests that hit Brazil in June 2013. by Daniel Matos / Left Voice It is no accident that the first political killing of […]
The 147 million voters will choose the president, all 513 members of the lower house of Congress, two-thirds of the 81-member Senate plus governors and lawmakers in all 27 states. by TeleSur / Global Brazilians voted Sunday in a polarized presidential race that could result in the election […]
She became “the symbol of occupation” because of her arrest but there are 300 other children in the Israeli prisons whose stories are unknown to the world. by TeleSur / Global The 17-year-old icon of Palestinian resistance, Ahed Tamimi penned an emotional letter about her life in and […]
“Its citizens lives shorter and sicker lives compared to those living in all other rich democracies,” said Philip Alston, U.N. special rapporteur on extreme poverty. by TeleSur / Global A United Nations human rights investigator has criticized the United States for failing to alleviate poverty among its citizens, saying that U.S. authorities are “punishing and imprisoning the poor.” […]
After a month-long struggle the militarized police clamped down on striking subway workers in the tunnel and arrested 16 of them. In response to the government’s repression, subway workers called for an indefinite, city-wide transit strike until their fellow workers are released from jail. by Leo Zino / […]
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