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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

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Jonathan Maunders unpacks why Peruvians have taken to the streets in opposition to the removal of Vizcarra and a neoliberal constitution that enables corruption

The return of Evo Morales to Bolivia symbolises the defeat of the Washington-driven coup following the election last month, writes John Clarke

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.

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

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

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

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

The Tory government should cut off relations with the rogue state that is modern Egypt, argues John Rees

Watson wants to wreck the Corbyn project. The left mustn't let him, argues Martin Hall

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

Grassroots Momentum needs to re-assert itself to fend off this coup against Jeremy Corbyn, argues Lindsey German

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

The push for regime change in Venezuela represents the latest in an abhorrent history of intervention in Latin America, writes Vladimir Unkovski-Korica

With neoliberalism's sights set on Venezuela, John Clarke examines the imperialism of a superficially progressive Canada

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

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

As Parliamentary Labour Party poison continues to infect the movement, our side must resist with clarity and commitment, asserts Richard Allday

Counterfire has gained exclusive access to the diary of Labour leadership hopeful Owen Smith

Héctor Rios takes a look at the context of the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff

Alastair Stephens finds lessons for the movement in his analysis of the recent coup attempt in Turkey

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

We repost the Jewish Socialists' Group's response to claims that Jeremy Corbyn is tolerating a growth of antisemitism in the Labour Party

As the right attempts a coup, the workers and their allies are determined to fight back, reports Orlando Hill