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Argentina’s Presidential election 2019 – is this the year that the Latin American left launches a counter-offensive?

17th August 2019 shoreditchadmin2 0

The prospect of the left gaining an electoral victory this autumn in Argentina, one of Latin America’s largest and most influential countries, provides a significant impetus for left and progressive movements across the whole region. The strong chance of a victory for the Alberto Fernandez and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner left ticket also raises the following question: will 2019 signal the start of a left wing counter-offensive in Latin America which sees the left pushing back against the US-sponsored right wing offensive that has put the ‘pink tide’ on the defensive for the past five years?

James Connolly’s works published in Brazil

22nd July 2019 shoreditchadmin2 0

An important and welcome development has taken place with the publication of works of James Connolly for the first time in Brazil – translated into Portuguese.

Resisting Bolsonaro in Brazil: one million people strike to defend education

20th May 2019 Socialist Action 0

More than one million people took to the streets of Brazil on 15 May 2019 in nationwide strikes opposing the government’s massive attacks on education.

US ramps up pressure on Venezuela after failed coup attempt

10th May 2019 Socialist Action 0

Last week the Venezuelan people resoundingly defeated the latest US-backed coup attempt against their government. Washington’s puppet and fake ‘interim President of Venezuela’, Juan Guaido, led the ineffective and small attempt to overthrow the legitimate and democratic Venezuelan government. In the face of this tactical defeat, the US administration continues to intensify its offensive against the Venezuelan government and people through harsh economic sanctions, military threats and subversive attacks.

Bolsonaro’s radical neo-liberal offensive in Brazil

1st May 2019 Socialist Action 0

Bolsonaro’s radical neo-liberal offensive simultaneously encompasses drastic attacks on the economic and social rights of Brazil’s working class in addition to threatening the long term economic and social development of the country.

Five reasons to oppose the US offer of ‘aid’ to Venezuela – it’s a pretext for military intervention

22nd February 2019 shoreditchadmin2 0

There are mounting fears that under the guise of delivering ‘humanitarian aid’ the US is trying to stage-manage a confrontation to provide a pretext for a US military attack on Venezuela.