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The struggle for peace in Colombia
Since the 9th of April 1948 when the leader of the Partido Liberal, Jorge Eliezer Gaitan, was assassinated in Bogota, the struggle between the …
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Frida Kahlo: Between art and revolution
Strong, intelligent, passionate and creative. There are many adjectives that are used today to describe the figure of Frida Kahlo, the Mexican artist who …
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Brazil: Impeachment farce only serves big business
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff was removed from office by a majority vote (61-20) in the Senate on 31 August, having been found guilty of …
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Venezuela: On the brink of collapse?
Venezuela is being battered by a social and economic catastrophe. With inflation at more than 500% (the world’s highest) and estimated to soar to …
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Brazil’s corruption crisis
By Kate Kennedy Brazil is facing intense economic and political turmoil. The current President Dilma Rousseff is accused of fraudulently misrepresenting the budget in …
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Venezuela elections: Who won and who lost?
Victory for the right wing reflects popular discontent Johan Rivas, Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI in Venezuela) These elections took place in the midst of a …
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Venezuela: Oppose the practice of ‘disappearing’
Long-time social and political activist, and Venezuelan government secretary, Alcedo Mora has been missing since February 27. By Mark Poore, Socialist Party In the …
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Venezuela: Worker's control under attack
Last month, several factories taken under worker’s control and management in Lara State came under attack from the former owners. In some cases the …
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Chile: 40th anniversary of bloody overthrow of Allende government
In re-building a socialist movement, lessons of coup need to be learnt By Tony Saunois, Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) The terrorist attack …
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Brazil feels the weight of the crisis as mass struggles resurface
Mass demonstrations against the increase of bus fares in all major cities In São Paulo, on the night of 13 June, the military police …
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Venezuela: Chavez announces bank nationalisations
In the last weeks of 2009 Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced that the government would be nationalising eight banks. These banks represented 8% of …
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Venezuela: A new phase and greater dangers
Which way forward? The coming to power of Hugo Chávez in 1998 represented an important change in the world situation. This was the first …
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Recession, revolution and counter-revolution in Latin America
Former president of the US Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan has described the economic situation we are living through today as a: “once in a …
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Honduras coup – a warning to workers in Latin America
On Sunday 5 July Manuel Zelaya, the President of Honduras who was overthrown in a coup a week earlier, attempted to return to Honduras. …
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Brazil: Liberty, Socialism and Revolution is born
The reading of the poem “Vamos juntos” (Going together) by the recently deceased Uruguayan writer Mario Benedetti, set the tone to the opening rally …
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Venezuela: Chavez's forces win elections
But opposition makes serious gains On Sunday 23 November, more than 14 million people in Venezuela came out early in the morning to elect …
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The fight for women's rights in Venezuela
Socialist Party member Denise Dudley has recently returned from a trip to Venezuela. During the visit she attended a forum organised by Socialismo Revolucionario, …
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Brazil – Appeal for solidarity
Conlutas – new trade union organisation under attack Joint Declaration by Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI) and Collectivo Socialismo y Liberdade. We condemn the brutal attack …
