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The SOCIALIST WORKERS’ LEAGUE is a Trotskyist political current aspiring to become the Peruvian section of the IWL-FI. A handful of men and women from various regions of the country are organizing, determined to build the liberation tool that the workers and oppressed of Peru and the world need to free ourselves from the capitalist-imperialist yoke. With this supreme objective, we are giving birth to a new internationalist national organization, rooted in the need to contribute to resolving the crisis of global revolutionary leadership faced by workers and revolutionaries in Peru and around the world.

Parts of the metropolitan area of Puerto Rico have experienced interruptions in drinking water service to their homes and businesses since the month of June. The threat of rationing has loomed over residents of the towns of Loíza and Canóvanas, while previous breakdowns in various areas were pushed to the back burner. Before the Superaqueduct broke, residents of Miraflores and Santurce had been without water for months, relying on water tankers and draining their personal finances.

On Friday night (the 31st) in São Paulo, The Unified Socialist Workers Party (or PSTU) officially announced their nomination of Hertz Dias' for President and Vanessa Portugal, a professor from Minas Gerais, for Vice President in the 2026 elections. The certification took place during the party's National Electoral Convention at the headquarters of the Metro Workers' Union in São Paulo, bringing together leaders, militants, and supporters from different regions of the country.

An earthquake is a sudden, abrupt natural movement caused by the release of energy accumulated in tectonic plates. The Earth’s movement is natural and, to a certain extent, unpredictable. But it is not natural for buildings to collapse as a result of that movement. If they collapse, it is because they are poorly constructed or have not been properly maintained. Nor is it natural for people to die under the rubble because fire and rescue departments are insufficient and poorly equipped, because they live in regions without roads such as Chocó, or because the collapsed building is a hospital.

The growing number of democratic socialists in office is one small expression of the broader discontent and desire for major reform; but can the Democratic Party really be a vehicle for radical change?

Rosa Pepper-Macias is an independent socialist from the Workers’ Voice party running for the District 11 state senate seat. She is a hotel line cook, living and working in New Haven, Connecticut, and uses any pronouns. Pepper-Macias is an outspoken and well-respected community activist, who fights to build a working-class response to the triple crises of war, climate change, and economic instability and inequality. The campaign platform centers working-class and oppressed communities while strongly opposing the Democratic Party and their neglect to make a true stand against the growing attacks on our civil liberties and democratic rights. Other prominent features of the campaign platform are the eradication of ICE and the implementation of programs to supply citizenship papers to all residing within our borders, providing equal rights for immigrants, support for the right of self-determination for Palestine, Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, and Ukraine, and an immediate end to the U.S. war against Iran.

The U.S. has demonstrated that for all its military technology and infrastructure, it is not able to project power decisively in the Middle East anymore, even against states with minimal military backing from imperialist powers. The international geopolitical calculus that presumed U.S. military superiority around the world has been destroyed, and the U.S. military will be flat-footed in its responses to challenges going forward as it tries to overcome the very public munitions deficit that it just created itself.

During the campaign, we witnessed Abelardo’s sexist and homophobic remarks: crude references to his genitals, derogatory treatment of female journalists, disparagement of gay candidates, and the cultivation of an “alpha male” image as a model of power. This wasn’t just a show. It reflects a deeply entrenched ideology that reduces women to reproductive roles and attacks sexual diversity, making it impossible for him to govern equitably. His statements and campaign promises, as well as the appointment of Vivian Morales to the education portfolio, allow us to anticipate policies that will render our demands—and those of the LGBTQIA+ community—invisible.

Across the country, the movement against new data centers continues to grow. Every day, in the streets and in town halls, people are speaking out against their construction. July 18 saw 142 protests in 42 states opposing data centers, with most being in Texas.

During the World Cup, following posts on social media and an article published by The Washington Post that stated there are no Black players in the Argentinian national team, in addition to various instances of racism in soccer stadiums, the idea began to spread that all Argentinians are racist because they "don't have Black people." Firstly, it must be said that racism exists in Argentina and it is quite prevalent. Second, there are in fact Afro-descendant and Indigenous people in the country who have been fighting for many years against racism, invisibility, and government policies that promote the supposed "Europeanization" of Argentina. This article seeks to answer the following question: Does the narrative claiming that Argentinians are all white and racist actually helping combat racism?

On Monday, July 6, the town council of Windsor, Conn., voted against bringing back Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) cameras owned by Flock Group Inc. The vote represents a small but meaningful advance for the movement against surveillance and state repression, which includes similar victories in some 90 towns and cities across the U.S. Community leaders are now organizing to make the most of this advance by continuing and expanding campaigns against surveillance in Windsor and Connecticut.

In the crosshairs are all of the targets of National Security Presidential Memorandum-7, virtually everyone that is not an unmovable supporter of the Trump regime. Agents of repression in these cases include everyone from private investigators, university administrators, local police, and the “Feds.” Swept up as victims of so-called “lawfare” are students, teachers, and workers from many backgrounds.

Salgado’s family is calling for an independent probe into his killing. The demand has been backed by civil liberties and immigrants’ rights groups. So far, federal authorities have refused to consider the demand. Meanwhile, Houston’s Mayor John Whitmire has declined to seek a city-led investigation. On July 8, over a thousand protesters marched in Houston to protest the killing of Lorenzo Salgado and to demand justice. The march was organized by the civil rights group FIEL Houston and by the Party for Socialism and Liberation. It began at the Canal Street site of Salgado’s killing, where a memorial of flowers and candles had been set up. “This is the exact spot that Lorenzo took his final breath,” Cesar Espinosa, executive director of FIEL Houston, told the protesters. “And in the spirit of solidarity, I don’t know about you, but I say, if they come for one of us, they come for all of us.” Signs held by the demonstrators demanded “ICE out of Houston” and “Abolish ICE!”

7 July 2026 The trends and counter-trends in the global situation are calling into question the analyses (or lack thereof) of the entire global Left regarding its understanding of reality. And the issue of Cuba stands out as a qualitative factor—a new turning point—for the period ahead. Trump, following the agreement that temporarily ended the […]

Another veteran, from Tacoma, Wash., Aran Myracle, observed, “Veterans in the United States have outsized credibility. It’s important that we use that undeserved privilege to do the crucial work of dismantling the systems that sent us to die for the ruling class’s profits. It’s also the only real tangible way I’ve personally found to cope with moral injury.” These recent actions prove that, contrary to popular opinion, not all veterans are supportive of military aggression against foreign nations. Those who have seen the wanton killing and destruction of war very often see its pointlessness. Exposure to the death and horrors wrought by war frequently result in trauma from which they may never recover. The thrill of a “noble cause” can quickly turn into a struggle to survive its ugliness.

After the election results from June 21 were confirmed by the vote count, on Wednesday, June 24, Iván Cepeda formally acknowledged his defeat and accepted Abelardo de la Espriella’s victory. Thus, Cepeda assumes the role of parliamentary leader of the opposition, and Petro prepares for the transition to the new government. For his part, De […]