(2022-08-13). Gustavo Petro praises capitalism, military and right wing in inauguration as president of Colombia. wsws.org His voters hardly thought that Petro's "love politics" would in fact be directed to the old right-wing politicians and the murderous military.
(2022-08-12). The Nobodies Take Office in Colombia: An In-Depth Analysis. libya360.wordpress.com Alina Duarte Fleas dream of buying themselves a dog, and the nobodies dream of escaping poverty: that one magical day good luck will suddenly rain down on them—will rain down in buckets. But good luck doesn't rain down yesterday, today, tomorrow, or ever. Good luck doesn't even fall in a fine drizzle, no matter how hard…
(2022-08-12). Twenty years ago, Nigerian women took over ChevronTexaco and won concession. workers.org 
The following article first appeared on workers.org in two parts, dated Aug. 1 and 8, 2002. In honor of Black August founded in 1979, WW is reprinting slightly edited versions of both articles which can also be found in "Marxism, Reparations and the Black Freedom Struggle" on workers.org/book/marxism-reparations-and-the-black-freedom-struggle/. Nigerian women . . . |
(2022-08-12). The Crypto-Fascist Group That's Infiltrating the Online Communist Community. orinocotribune.com 
By Rainer Shea  ; Aug 7, 2022 | Marxist Anti Imperialist Collective, a crypto-Strasserite group, has MAC runs several "communist" subreddits that are easy to mistake for being trustworthy, namely European Socialists, Americas Socialists, and Africas Socialis…