Iglesias’s last episode of resigning all of his positions left Podemos in a deep internal crisis that portends a ferocious power struggle. It’s a crisis that will also have consequences inside UP.
Analysis
Revolution and counter-revolution in Myanmar
Counter-revolutionary violence has reached new heights in Myanmar, as the Tatmadaw (the country’s military) attempts to terrorise a nationwide uprising into submission.
Labor Notes: April month of trouble making (part III)
The bi-annual Labor Notes conferences have become perhaps the most important gathering places for the left in the labor movement. The purpose of this article is to report on these meetings.
Vaccine imperialism: If no one is safe until everyone is safe, then no one is likely to be safe
The arrival of effective vaccines against Covid-19 provides hope that the pandemic that has infected over 100 million people and killed over 2.5 million can be brought under control. But that will not happen while much of the world’s population remains unvaccinated. In largely unvaccinated areas, the virus will continue […]
Ecuador: How did the Right make a comeback?
Lasso skillfully portrayed Arauz as a candidate who couldn’t tell the truth. The revelation that Arauz worked with Lenin Moreno’s government when he was an official of the Central Bank—a fact Arauz tried to conceal—spearheaded Lasso’s dirty campaign.
Labor Notes: April month of trouble making (part II)
The bi-annual Labor Notes conferences have become perhaps the most important gathering places for the left in the labor movement. The purpose of this article is to report on these meetings.
Cracks in the blue wall of silence
Although there is no way to predict the future of struggle, it would be wrong to dismiss the Derek Chauvin conviction as meaningless, whatever the intent of the prosecutors or police witnesses.
United States: ‘Stop the Hate’ Asian Americans fight back
Asian American leaders are warning that a deepening geopolitical confrontation between the US and China is contributing to heightened suspicion, prejudice and violence against their communities in ways that could continue to intensify even after the pandemic begins to subside.
Labor Notes: April month of trouble making (part I)
The bi-annual Labor Notes conferences have become perhaps the most important gathering places for the left in the labor movement. The purpose of this article is to report on these meetings.
BAmazon: The morning after…
Labor law is not the main factor holding back the labor movement. Our movement is being held back by the lack of victories against the employer in the workplaces.
Myanmar’s anti-coup movement
“We have learned from past generations that the working class is the key to victory in this struggle. And from them we have learned that you must never give up and never give in.”
Greece: Broad response to the neoliberal authoritarianism of the right-wing government
The government is under pressure and the days of arrogant self-confidence that defined the beginnings of his term are behind it. But its future is far from determined.
Building back better? Not yet! Covid and the US working class since the vaccines
The commentators tell us that with Covid rates declining, the economy is bound to improve. However, for large parts of the working class, we are by no means out of the woods.
Red shirts in Bourbonnais
The Bourbonnais Education Association (BEA) went on strike for a week starting on March 4. The purpose of this article is to explain what led to the strike and the main issues involved.
BAmazon: union yes!
The reasons why the workers want a union are not surprising. Covid was obviously a major issue. Lack of proper safety procedures has been a worker concern at Amazon facilities nationally.
