Chile
Chile: New ‘Transantiago’ mass transport system fails
Students join local protests
Americas
Venezuela
Venezuela: Political crisis hits the Chávez government
Smaller coalition parties say no to joining the United Socialist Party of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela: Workers in strategic industries demonstrate against corruption and bureaucracy
Step up class struggle and democratisation of unions!
Costa Rica
Costa Rica: 100,000 march against CAFTA trade agreement
Next step general strike?
USA
US: Congressman Kucinich announces presidential bid
But will the Democrats allow change from within?
USA
US: Voters kicked out Republicans from Congress…
But what can we expect from Democrats?
USA
US: Congress votes to marginally raise minimum wage
But who is getting richer?
USA
US: Activists surge against Iraq occupation
Serving soldiers join mass demonstrations
Bolivia
Bolivia: mass protests demand right-wing Prefect’s resignation
Two weeks of intense mobilisations, protests, and street blockades calling for the resignation of right-wing departmental Prefect (elected head of the regional administration), Manfred Reyes Villa, culminated in a popular assembly on January 16th in […]
Venezuela
Venezuela: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ by Tariq Ali
There is great interest in Hugo Chávez’s Venezuela, Eva Morales’ Bolivia and Fidel Castro’s Cuba among workers and young people, worldwide.