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Massive and evident fraud sees right-wing claim victory in Presidential elections

Abstention and polarisation reflect reality of current conjuncture

Behind the Tories and UKIP, but ahead of the Lib Dems and Greens who both have the advantage of a national profile

Socialist challenges make history

Preparing for a new Bachelet government, Marcel Claude and the building of a new force for workers and youth

Millions routinely spied upon by state agencies

Workers in conflict with management over unpaid wages

The Venezuelan economy faces runaway inflation, speculation and severe food shortages. At the same time, capitalist forces are increasingly emboldened by the growing divisions in the government.

New book charts economic, social and political decay of America

In re-building a socialist movement, lessons of coup need to be learnt

Brazil, Venezuela, Cuba and Latin America

Profits from destruction

Workers must take urgent steps to defeat capitalism and the right-wing.

Just over a month since the death of Chavez and with less than a week till the presidential elections, Venezuelans are experiencing the highest level of political polarization seen in years.

Vic Paananen, who died on 24 March, aged 75, was a veteran socialist activist.

Radical, populist policies and anti-imperialism helped transform the political situation This article was first published in Socialism Today, magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales). After a long battle with cancer, Venezuelan president […]

More than ever, the struggle for socialism is necessary!

“Bourgeois, make no mistake – here are a revolutionary people!”

Millions of Venezuelan workers, the poor and youth will mourn the death of Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez

Largest and most confident event organised yet

Obama failed to delver improvements for working people

First Nations challenge Harper government’s resource exploitation

First time Chavez has spoken of the possibility of not being able to continue as president

None can really claim a victory

But socialist policies needed.

Quebec Solidaire’s breakthrough shows potential for the left

Interview with a student activist on the perspectives for the movement

Anger against growing inequality and cuts to public services

“Most powerful challenge to neo-liberalism” in North America

Elections will take place amid political polarization and economic uncertainty

For a mass independent movement of the workers and peasants to bring down the fake regime

"Students have been striking for over 110 days."

Hundreds of thousands of students take to streets, inviting workers to participate

When authoritarianism faces resistance

Socialist MEP condemns use of European Parliament to defend European imperialist interests

Shrieks of protest from the Spanish government, Repsol, EU leaders, Latin American Presidents and others have been unleashed

The Current Political Context

Government austerity, police repression…the students’ struggle is everyone’s struggle!

How to end a nightmare?

Link-up the fight-back of workers, youth, environmentalists and oppressed minorities!

Tens of thousands in battle against tuition fees rise

With almost 3 million people participating in the process of primary elections, the coalition of right-wing parties in opposition to the Chavez government, elected a united candidate for the Presidential elections in October.

Part of struggle against bureaucratisation of union

LA School 2012 takes place against the backgound of sharp changes on the continent

The illusory appearance of a peculiar isolation from the international picture of stagnation, recession and economic crisis is fragile – a new period of turbulent class conflict lays ahead

Contradictions and new struggles define situation in region

President announces 60-day state of emergency

Step up student strikes!