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The land question is about social relations as well as race
Organisations such as South Africa’s Abahlali baseMjondolo, Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement and the Diggers in England’s 17th century have faced violent repression from the authorities
Colombian left ascends to power by uniting progressive forces
The fourth instalment on lessons for the left shows how the Colombian left built a successful electoral project in face of brutal opposition from entrenched elites backed by US imperialism
Lessons for the Left | The rise and fall of Syriza
The third instalment of Lessons for the Left considers what happens when a grassroots resistance movement takes on entrenched neoliberalism
Haiti’s democracy crushed by a coup
The second instalment on lessons for the left shows the poor can become a political force but their democracy is a threat to the elites
Divisions threaten Bolivia’s MAS and its legacy of left-wing transformation
This is the first instalment in a series of articles on lessons for the left, and focuses on the case of Bolivia
Glaring liberal double standards on Palestine and Ukraine
Will there ever be as much concern for the lives of brown and black people as for the lives of white people?
A split has emerged among liberal think-tanks, particularly over trade partners
The Institute for Race Relations, Brenthurst Foundation and Centre for Development Enterprise, the media and liberal intellectuals fracture along economic and international relations lines
Maduro crisis is a warning to the ANC
The reign of Venezuela’s president epitomises the dangers of a leader losing political respect and trust
Realigning the left: Navigating corruption scandals like VBS and building a mass-based movement
The shack dwellers movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo, in a mass meeting recalled and expelled senior members who made a deal with a funeral association linked to Jacob Zuma and VBS Bank