Brazil Major Brazilian Television Channel Relaunches Dictatorship Slogan A major Brazilian television channel has resurrected dictatorship-era songs and slogans in its new spots. This represents yet another step towards consolidating a new authoritarian regime in the country.
News YouTube Censors Anti-Fascist Brazilian Rappers YouTube has censored an anti-fascist song by Brazilian Rappers who criticize the newly elected far right candidate Jair Bolsonaro. The international left must stand in solidarity.
Latin America Brazil's March to Barbarism Brazil and Latin America have been shook by the stunning results for the far right in Brazil's election as well as the horrifying prospect of a Bolsonaro Presidency. How did we get here and what can we expect in the months and years to come?
News Starved by Austerity, Murdered by Police The brutal murder of a 13 year old as part of a police operation in Argentina portends the grim reality which austerity will bring to the country.
Polemics A Coup at Catalyst? The Perils and Potential of Left Publishing A sweeping overhaul of the editorial board at Catalyst with the expulsion of Robert Brenner has provoked criticism and boycotts from the left. What happened and how can we build more democratic publications?
Polemics Ocasio-Cortez will Renovate the Democrats, Not the Left The election of Ocasio-Cortez in New York has sent shockwaves through the political establishment. Yet her political strategy remains tied to the renovation of the same structures which marginalize socialist politics in the US.
News Argentine Workers Strike Against the IMF Argentine workers shut down the country on June 25th. We present our analysis and an important translation of a document by combative unionists.
Latin America Brazil Shut Down by Truckers: Mass Strike or Lockout? A movement spearheaded by Brazilian truckers has shut down infrastructure across the country. Where does the left position itself in the midst of this crisis?
News Argentinian Miners Win by Allying with Students, Workers and Abortion Rights Activists An important victory by coal miners from the far south of Argentina provides an example of how to resist austerity.
News The Persecution of Jesus Santrich and the Impasse of the FARC A top leader of the FARC continues his hunger strike, expecting to choose death over extradition to face fabricated charges in the United States.
News The IMF Returns to Argentina Argentina's conservative government has appealed to the IMF for support. The deeply unpopular move sets the stage for a coming political crisis.
