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Washington Bullets: A History of the CIA, Coups, and Assassinations - book review
Prashad’s
Washington Bullets
details the global economic and military interventions of the US, showing why anti-imperialist movements are vital, argues Jamal Elaheebocus
The Myanmar coup at two months: getting bloodier by the day
Confronting ever more deadly military repression, and with little support from outside, the people of Myanmar are somehow finding ways to fight back, writes Susan Ram
Myanmar protests: More than a fight for liberal democracy?
Three weeks on from the military coup, Myanmar’s crisis-stricken working class is playing a key role in the escalating popular uprising, writes Susan Ram
Myanmar coup: the generals are back – but then they never went away
Susan Ram explores the factors behind the February 1st military coup in Myanmar
Mass protests in Peru against the coup and neoliberalism have toppled Merino
Jonathan Maunders unpacks why Peruvians have taken to the streets in opposition to the removal of Vizcarra and a neoliberal constitution that enables corruption
Imperialism is driven back in Bolivia
The return of Evo Morales to Bolivia symbolises the defeat of the Washington-driven coup following the election last month, writes John Clarke
Bolivia defies the Washington Consensus
Driven by mass popular resistance, the election of Movement for Socialism signals a major victory against the coup leaders and their neoliberal backers in Washington, writes John Clarke.
Johnson colludes with Trump to strangle Venezuela
The decision to deny the return of Venezuela’s $1bn gold deposit is deliberately risking lives in a pandemic for the sake of regime change, argues Sean Ledwith
A People Betrayed - book review
Paul Preston’s
A People Betrayed
is a searing and thorough account of how the Spanish state developed with corruption endemic to its functioning, finds Chris Bambery
The Long Honduran Night: Resistance, Terror, and the United States in the Aftermath of the Coup - book review
In
The Long Honduran Night
,
Dana Frank gives a personal and detailed account of the resistance of Honduran people and the involvement of the US, finds Orlando Hill
Adopting the IHRA definition didn't end the attacks, it accelerated them
Apologising for an epidemic of antisemitism in Labour that isn't there and giving in to the right's demands has only accelerated the attacks, argues Lindsey German
President Mohamed Morsi: murdered by the thug El Sisi
The Tory government should cut off relations with the rogue state that is modern Egypt, argues John Rees
Iago Watson strikes again
Watson wants to wreck the Corbyn project. The left mustn't let him, argues Martin Hall
What happened in the Venezuela coup attempt, and why the threat remains
Juán Guiadó's failed military takeover was a charade, but its international supporters have further interests and plans for ousting Maduro's government, reports Orlando Hill
When Watson and Hodge represent Labour we know we’re in trouble - weekly briefing
Grassroots Momentum needs to re-assert itself to fend off this coup against Jeremy Corbyn, argues Lindsey German
The attack on Chris Williamson is an attack on Corbyn and the left
The decision to suspend Chris Williamson is a capitulation to the right that only gives more ground for attacks on the left, argues Shabbir Lakha
Before Venezuela: a long history of US imperialism in Latin America
The push for regime change in Venezuela represents the latest in an abhorrent history of intervention in Latin America, writes Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
‘Progressive’ Trudeau government attacks Venezuela
With neoliberalism's sights set on Venezuela, John Clarke examines the imperialism of a superficially progressive Canada
Zimbabwe after Mugabe: his successor struggles to maintain grip on power
What we are seeing in the first elections after Mugabe is the deep state clutching to power, but can it hold on? Asks Shabbir Lakha
Antisemitism: what the left should say – weekly briefing
We should not apologise for things we haven’t done and we do not shut down a witch-hunt by agreeing with it, argues Lindsey German
Unite, McCluskey and the establishment
As Parliamentary Labour Party poison continues to infect the movement, our side must resist with clarity and commitment, asserts Richard Allday
The Secret Left-wing Diary of Owen Smith, aged 46 and a half
Counterfire has gained exclusive access to the diary of Labour leadership hopeful Owen Smith
Brazil coup: will the left respond?
Héctor Rios takes a look at the context of the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff
Turkey: Erbakan, Erdogan and after
Alastair Stephens finds lessons for the movement in his analysis of the recent coup attempt in Turkey
Failed coup, new clampdown
President Erdoğan is using the defeat of the coup in Turkey to repress opposition, as this analysis from the Turkish and Kurdish Centre Day-Mer explains
Stop this cynical attack: Corbyn, anti-semitism and the right
We repost the Jewish Socialists' Group's response to claims that Jeremy Corbyn is tolerating a growth of antisemitism in the Labour Party
Brazil: Rousseff, the left and the coup
As the right attempts a coup, the workers and their allies are determined to fight back, reports Orlando Hill