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Peru: The fight against mining projects opens up a new perspective

The resumption of conflicts against big mining, in response to the government's decision to go forward with projects widely rejected by the people, such as Conga or Tia Maria,...

Labour’s landslide victory will not solve our problems; Build a new party against imperialist Labour

By ISL Keir Starmer became the British prime minister on 6 July after the Labour...

The Gambia maintains ban on female mutilation

After an intense campaign in the streets, the parliament decided to maintain the legislation...

Israeli soldiers confess to war crimes in Gaza

Testimonies reveal an almost total absence of regulations, with soldiers firing at will, looting,...

France: A tense and agitated electoral process

A previous article took stock of the challenges following the dissolution of parliament and...

France: A tense and agitated electoral process

A previous article took stock of the challenges following the dissolution of parliament and of the major trends expected for the snap elections that...

Why did the Teamsters president address the RNC?

By ERNIE GOTTA Sean O’Brien, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, surprised many by being one of the guest speakers during the first...

S. Africa’s ‘unity’ government: A recipe for more austerity

By JAMES MARKIN As expected, the results of the May 29 general election in South Africa were cataclysmic for the governing African National Congress (ANC)....

The October 7 Attack on Israel and Its Place in History

On July 17, Human Rights Watch posted a controversial report in which it unfairly accuses Hamas and four other Palestinian resistance groups of war...

Israeli antiwar movement grows, despite its lack of vision

By CARLOS SAPIR In late June, large protests marched throughout Israel, calling for an end to the war in Gaza or otherwise opposing military efforts....

Trump winged in shooting: What comes next?

By CARLOS SAPIR Donald Trump was about an inch away from death on July 13, taking a bullet to the ear but seemingly still in...

The pact of impunity in Peru

Two weeks after the publication of this article in Bandera Socialista, press of the Socialist Workers Party - Peru, the Permanent Commission of the...

How to (not) fight against antisemitism

By CARLOS SAPIR In early June, news media reported in shocked tones that the editors of Wikipedia had decided by a wide margin to no...

What’s next for the Palestine solidarity movement on college campuses?

By DAN BELLE and N. IRAZU In over nine months of the global fight to end Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, college campuses have become...

In defense of the people’s rights movement in Jammu and Kashmir

By Mehnat Kash Tareek The partial success of the Peoples’ Rights Movement in Pakistani-administered Kashmir is reflective of historical continuity in the region and beyond; every...

10 things you need to know about Cuba in 2024

If you are a person “on the left” anywhere in the world, you have surely heard about the 1959 Cuban Revolution. It was a...

Kenya: William Ruto suppresses demonstrations, pays debt, sends troops to Haiti

Kenya has been very visible in the world press in the past few weeks. Two facts have stood out. One is the new wave...

In Costa Rica, the “Jaguar Law” is neither Democracy nor Development

By Working Class Party (Partido de la Clase Trabajadora) – Costa Rica The facts On Wednesday, June 5, in the middle of a television spectacle, the...

Union organizing, fighting oppression, & class independence

By ERNIE GOTTA As elections approach in the U.S., the electoral options for working people seem dismal. There is no denying the fact that the...