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A disintegrated left establishment, worsening economic crisis and resurgent right wing marked the first round of Bolivia’s elections on August 17, which spelt the end of the Movement Towards Socialism’s (MAS) 20 years in power, reports Ben Radford.

Rojavan Revolutionary leading figure Salih Muslim told Peter Boyle that Ahmed al-Sharaa’s Syrian Transitional Government (STG) was retreating from a previously agreed process to unify the country, under pressure from Turkey.

Erdogan against backdrop of Kurdish protesters

It is six months since imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s call for the disarmament and dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), giving rise to hopes of a new “peace process”, writes Sarah Glynn. But are the Kurds any closer to seeing a peaceful future in Turkey and beyond?

A crowd of Rohingya refugees protesting genocide

The Rohingya have endured repeated waves of violence, but the August 25, 2017, campaign by the military junta in Myanmar remains the most devastating, writes Noor Sadaque from Cox’s Bazar.

Outdoor stage and large audience

More than 4000 people attended the radical left France Insoumise summer school in the South of France, reports John Mullen.

Rally supporting Mossadegh and the Ayatollah Komeini

For most of the news media, the United States and Israel’s war on Iran has fallen off the agenda, but the story is far from over, and has many prequels, writes Sarah Glynn.

Sudanese child being measured

As the world watches Gaza with outrage and concern, similar tactics are being used by both sides of Sudan’s civil war, now in its third year, reports Malaz Emad.

Maduro and queue outside Mercal 2014

Salvador De León is a member of the Autonomous and Independent Workers’ Committee in Venezuela. In the second of our two-part interview, Green Left’s Federico Fuentes speaks to De León about the situation facing Venezuelan workers and trade unions. 

US China flags book cover

In the second part of our interview, Green Left’s Federico Fuentes speaks to author William Jefferies about the growing confrontation between the United States and China.

ambulance in Gaza

Dalia Abu Ramadan asks: Where can we escape, when every corner is pervaded by death?

Bolivarian militia on parade

More than 4.5 million militia members across Venezuela are being activated in response to the United States’ deployment of three Navy guided-missile destroyers and 4000 military personnel to the Caribbean, reports Devin B Martinez.

Maduro, flag, supermarket shelves

Salvador De León — a member of the Autonomous and Independent Workers’ Committee in Venezuela — spoke to Green Left’s Federico Fuentes about the Nicolás Maduro government’s economic policies.