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Chile Rejects Effort to Extend Pinochet's 'Extremist Neoliberal Model'

Michael Laxer

Dec 18, 20232 min read

Chile Rejects Effort to Extend Pinochet's 'Extremist Neoliberal Model'

The proposed right-wing constitution would have further imperiled abortion rights and boosted the private sector's role in key areas,...

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Communist Party of Chile picks new General Secretary and President

Michael Laxer

Sep 25, 20234 min read

Communist Party of Chile picks new General Secretary and President

New GS of the Communist Party of Chile, Bárbara Figueroa, speaks in 2021 - Mediabanco, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by...

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Boric and Former Chilean Presidents Sign Commitment for Democracy on 50th Anniversary of Coup

Michael Laxer

Sep 12, 20232 min read

Boric and Former Chilean Presidents Sign Commitment for Democracy on 50th Anniversary of Coup

Thousands of women march in front of the Chilean Presidential Palace on the night of September 10, 2023 remembering the fascist coup of...

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‘Chile Needs a Communist Party,’ an interview with General Secretary Lautaro Carmona

Michael Laxer

Sep 8, 20235 min read

‘Chile Needs a Communist Party,’ an interview with General Secretary Lautaro Carmona

Carmona reflects on the political situation in Chile amid increased right-wing attacks, the death of the CP’s president, and the 50th...

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Final Declaration of the XXVI Meeting of the São Paulo Forum

Michael Laxer

Jul 4, 202310 min read

Final Declaration of the XXVI Meeting of the São Paulo Forum

Final plenary photo of the XXVI Meeting of the Forum -- photo via the Sao Paulo Forum The XXVI Meeting of the Sao Paulo Forum was held in...

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Red Review #95 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Apr 26, 202316 min read

Red Review #95 -- International Left and Labour News

With news from India, Cuba, the USA, Canada, France, the Netherlands, the UK, Chile and elsewhere. There are also a number of stories...

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General Strike!: Red Review #80 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Nov 14, 202214 min read

General Strike!: Red Review #80 -- International Left and Labour News

With news from Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, Canada, the UK, Honduras, Chile, Portugal, Greece, Belgium, France and elsewhere....

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Uprising in Sri Lanka: Red Review #65 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Jul 11, 202212 min read

Uprising in Sri Lanka: Red Review #65 -- International Left and Labour News

With news from Vietnam, Brazil, Ukraine, Sudan, Greece, Panama, Uruguay, the USA and elsewhere. There is also a section related to the...

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AMLO boycotting the Summit of the Americas

Michael Laxer

Jun 6, 20221 min read

AMLO boycotting the Summit of the Americas

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez in 2019 Mexican President Andrés Manuel...

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Red Review #48 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Mar 13, 202212 min read

Red Review #48 -- International Left and Labour News

With news from Portugal, Cuba, Venezuela, the USA, Canada, Slovenia, the UK, India and elsewhere. There is also a section related to the...

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Boric takes the Presidency in Chile: Red Review #37 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Dec 26, 20215 min read

Boric takes the Presidency in Chile: Red Review #37 -- International Left and Labour News

The thirty-seventh edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from the USA, Canada, Uruguay, China...

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Michael Laxer

Dec 19, 20211 min read

Daily LIFT #605

"Workers of my country, I have faith in Chile and its destiny. Other men will overcome this dark and bitter moment when treason seeks to...

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Michael Laxer

Dec 19, 20211 min read

Boric wins in Chile

In a hugely important victory for the left in South America Leftist Gabriel Boric has won the Presidency in Chile today. His far-right...

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