By Ben Cohen* – The Toronto Star Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, 53, was assassinated at his private home Wednesday in a “highly co-ordinated attack by a highly trained and heavily armed group,” according to interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph. The assailants remain…
By Sonali Kolhatkar * – Independent Media Institute Even as openly socialist candidates are winning political power, the right is working hard to equate socialist governance with repressive regimes New York’s second-largest city, Buffalo, has essentially elected a…
By John Bartlett -The Guardian Victories for leftist and independent candidates over rightwingers paves the way for a long-awaited progressive settlement Chile’s established political elite has been roundly rejected at the polls six months ahead of a pivotal presidential…
Editorial – The Guardian Disillusionment among French progressives could open the door to a Marine Le Pen presidency It was less than 10 years ago that France last elected a Socialist party president, but it now seems like another age. The unpopular reign of François Hollande…
Opinion, Celso Amorim* – The Guardian As Covid deaths climb the president seems to be throwing the country into an abyss that will be difficult to escape from It is no exaggeration to say that Brazil is going through the most serious crisis in its history. With nearly…
By Andre Pagliarini* – The Guardian The mishandling of the pandemic has only strengthened the former president’s standing – and now he’s free to run again On Wednesday 10 March, Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gave a rousing comeback speech at the…
By Philip Oltermann* – The Guardian Pragmatic state premier with flat-top ahead in polls as CDU faces defeat in country’s south-west Winfried Kretschmann, a white-haired former biology teacher who has been the state premier of Baden-Württemberg since 2011, can look forward to…
By Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been cleared to run for office again after a judge annulled all convictions against him.
A reporter in Yangon and Rebecca Ratcliffe* – The Guardian Witnesses shaken by brutality of security forces but remain resolute in fighting military coup Fri 5 Mar 2021 – Early on Wednesday morning, the protests building in North Okkalapa, in Yangon, Myanmar, seemed…
A reporter in Yangon and Rebecca Ratcliffe * – The Guardian Protesters compare date – 22.2.2021 – to 8 August 1988, when military cracked down on pro-democracy rallies Protesters across Myanmar have held a general strike, taking to the streets across the country and shutting…
