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Chilean Workers Reject Piñera’s “New Constitution” with a General Strike

On Tuesday, a day-long general strike paralyzed parts of the Chilean economy. There were massive demonstrations and hundreds of roadblocks were put up across the country. All the while, the discredited president Sebastián Piñera is attempting to regain the initiative with a call for a “new constitution.”

Sean Robertson

November 15, 2019

Chile: A Rebellion of the Masses

The following is a first hand account of what is going on on the ground in Chile.

Leo Zino

November 14, 2019

Indigenous Workers Build Self Defense Committees, Fight Bolivia’s Coup

After weeks of increasing right-wing protests, the Bolivian military demanded on Sunday that President Evo Morales resign. The protests had reached a fever pitch, with the police joining the side of the right-wing in the streets demanding the president’s ouster. After the police, the military and the Organization of American States (OAS) united against Morales, […]

Tatiana Cozzarelli

November 13, 2019

The OAS in Bolivia: A Tool for US Imperialism

The Organization of American States supported the coup d’état in Bolivia. It’s no wonder. The OAS is a tool of US imperialism.

Matthias Flammenman

November 13, 2019

Trump Declares Support for Coup in Bolivia

Donald Trump welcomes the coup d'état in Bolivia and urges similar events to take place in Venezuela and Nicaragua. Hands off Bolivia and Latin America!

Ana Rivera

November 12, 2019

Third Friday of Protests in Chile: Masses Return to the Streets

Maintaining a state of emergency, the government of Sebastián Piñera has announced more repression. But last Friday, the streets responded with widespread rejection. We need a strategy to make the general strike effective and sustained until Piñera falls—and with him the inheritance of the dictatorship.

La Izquierda Diario Chile

November 12, 2019

Self-Organization in the Chilean Revolt

In Antofagasta, the port city in the north of Chile, workers and students have come together to form bodies of self-organization. These are known as Emergency and Protection Committees. We offer a detailed, first-hand account of how this committee works. 

Galia Aguilera

November 11, 2019

Down With the Right-Wing Coup in Bolivia!

Down with the coup in Bolivia! U.S., hands off Bolivia and Latin America!

Left Voice

November 10, 2019

Revolt and Revolution in the 21st Century

Since the outbreak of the capitalist crisis in 2008, there have been two major international cycles of class struggle. We are now going through the second cycle. Its opening bell was sounded by the eruption of the Yellow Vests in France in late 2018.

Matías Maiello

November 8, 2019