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- Analysis and testimonies / Democracy / Economy
- 16 Sep 2018
Ten years on, the crisis of global capitalism never really ended
With inequality on the rise, global debt higher than ever and international tensions intensifying, the political backlash to the crash of 2008 has only just begun. This weekend marks […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Democracy / Media Watch
- 22 Jun 2018
A Call to Bring Julian Assange Home
The Australian government has an obligation to free Julian Assange, John Pilger told a rally in Sydney on June 16, marking Assange’s six years’ confinement in the Ecuadorean embassy in […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Democracy / Economy / Europe
- 05 Jun 2018
Europe: time to look reality in the face
A People’s Brexit that unites the left is the only way to confront an increasingly bold neoliberal mafia, argues Lindsey German. It would be helpful in the debate about […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Democracy / Latin America / North-South relations
- 29 May 2018
Venezuelan elections: chavismo still in power, US still belligerent, media still dishonest
In a climate of dire economic war/crisis and foreign aggression, Venezuelans took to the polls to elect their president and regional legislative councils. Chavismo won big in both contests, with […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Democracy / Economy / Latin America
- 13 May 2018
“Pueblo a Pueblo”, building food sovereignty
(Investig’Action / Ricardo Vaz in Caracas) – “Pueblo a Pueblo” is an initiative undertaken to fight back against the economic war that has hurt the Venezuelan people in their access to […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Democracy / Economy / Latin America
- 18 Apr 2018
Communes and Workers’ Control in Venezuela – interview with Dario Azzellini
“The communes should be the space in which we are going to give birth to socialism.” – these were the words of Hugo Chávez in one of his famous presidential […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Democracy / Economy
- 09 Apr 2018
Challenging capitalism through workers’ control – interview with Dario Azzellini
A common feature in every crisis situation, from the upheavals of the early 20th century to the neo-liberal re-structurings of the late 20th century, is the emergence of workers’ control […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Democracy / Europe
- 19 Mar 2018
The March 2018 elections in Italy: suicide of the left, upsurge of fascism, chaos
Samir Amin reflects on the recent Italian elections. 1. The March 2018 elections in Italy have opened up a chaotic period whose outcome remains uncertain. Only a few years […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Democracy / Latin America
- 05 Mar 2018
US State Dept.: “We want elections in Venezuela now, unless we’re not guaranteed a win, in which case they’re illegitimate”
With presidential elections announced in Venezuela, the US State Department moved quickly to declare that the contest was illegitimate and that its results would not be recognised. But less than […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / André Vltchek's Column / Asia / Democracy
- 04 Mar 2018
No Matter What the Western Propaganda Says, Chinese Democracy is Alive and Well!
New huge wave of ‘China bashing’ is once again rolling from Europe and North America. Its water is filthy and murky. It tries to smear everything about the present Chinese […]