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
Reevaluating the EFF and MK: Authoritarian nationalism versus leftism
The uMkhonto weSizwe party’s policies are on the extreme right while the confused Economic Freedom Fighters are best described as authoritarian populism
Elections prove that the left needs renewed vision
If we don’t have a credible left party on the ballot in the next elections, it will put our democracy in danger and we will not be able to solve our social crisis
Overcoming political gridlock by building a unified left in South Africa
None of the parties offer what the country needs – a united left that represents the interests of the majority of the people
Abahlali baseMjondolo has made a terrible tactical error by backing the EFF
The large socialist shack dwellers’ movement, in its bid to oust the ANC, may face the prospect of the Economic Freedom Fighters going into a coalition with the uMkhonto weSizwe party in KwaZulu-Natal
A viable left is critical for South Africa, given all the political failures
If the ANC takes a hammering in the elections, we face the dangerous prospect of being led by authoritarian and corrupt leaders like Jacob Zuma and Julius Malema