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    Red Review #48 -- International Left and Labour News
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 13
    • 12 min

    Red Review #48 -- International Left and Labour News

    With news from Portugal, Cuba, Venezuela, the USA, Canada, Slovenia, the UK, India and elsewhere. There is also a section related to the...
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    2021: The year in review on The Left Chapter
    Michael Laxer
    • Jan 1
    • 6 min

    2021: The year in review on The Left Chapter

    2021 is done and what a year it was. Along the way we saw momentous victories for the left in Kerala, Chile, Peru, Honduras and...
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    Boric takes the Presidency in Chile: Red Review #37 -- International Left and Labour News
    Michael Laxer
    • Dec 27, 2021
    • 5 min

    Boric takes the Presidency in Chile: Red Review #37 -- International Left and Labour News

    The thirty-seventh edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from the USA, Canada, Uruguay, China...
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    Daily LIFT #606
    Michael Laxer
    • Dec 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    Daily LIFT #606

    Salvador Allende speaks at a rally in defense of the Cuban Revolution, Chile 1962 -- Daily LIFT #606
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    Daily LIFT #605
    Michael Laxer
    • Dec 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    Daily LIFT #605

    "Workers of my country, I have faith in Chile and its destiny. Other men will overcome this dark and bitter moment when treason seeks to...
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    Boric wins in Chile
    Michael Laxer
    • Dec 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    Boric wins in Chile

    In a hugely important victory for the left in South America Leftist Gabriel Boric has won the Presidency in Chile today. His far-right...
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    Daily LIFT #587
    Michael Laxer
    • Nov 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Daily LIFT #587

    Castro and Allende greeted by huge crowds during Castro's visit to Chile in November, 1971 -- Daily LIFT #587 "When the revolution...
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    Revolutions are not easy. No one believes that revolutions are easy - Fidel Castro
    Michael Laxer
    • Nov 17, 2021
    • 4 min

    Revolutions are not easy. No one believes that revolutions are easy - Fidel Castro

    Excerpt from a speech Castro gave during his visit to Chile, 50 years ago today. Hands Off Cuba. Castro speaks during his tour of Chile,...
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    Castro in Chile, 1971
    Michael Laxer
    • Nov 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    Castro in Chile, 1971

    50 years ago today Fidel Castro began his historic 23 day visit to Chile and President Allende. On November 10, 1971, Fidel Castro landed...
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    Red Review #20: International Left and Labour News
    Michael Laxer
    • Aug 30, 2021
    • 12 min

    Red Review #20: International Left and Labour News

    The twentieth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Peru, the USA, Bolivia, the UK, Canada...
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    The "poor, if well organised, can set themselves a political agenda and defeat their rich"
    Michael Laxer
    • Jul 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    The "poor, if well organised, can set themselves a political agenda and defeat their rich"

    The victory of leftist Pedro Castillo in Peru's Presidential election after weeks of far right candidate Keiko Fujimori delaying the...
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    Red Review #13 -- International Left and Labour News
    Michael Laxer
    • Jul 11, 2021
    • 8 min

    Red Review #13 -- International Left and Labour News

    The thirteenth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Bangladesh, Swaziland, India,...
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    Swaziland protests: Red Review #11 -- International Left and Labour News
    Michael Laxer
    • Jun 26, 2021
    • 8 min

    Swaziland protests: Red Review #11 -- International Left and Labour News

    The eleventh edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Swaziland, the United States, Sweden,...
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    Daily LIFT #466
    Michael Laxer
    • May 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    Daily LIFT #466

    350,000 rally in solidarity with the people of Chile, Berlin, German Democratic Republic, September 14, 1973 -- Daily LIFT #466 Three...
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    Chile, Gaza and Zambia: Red Review #6 -- International Left and Labour News
    Michael Laxer
    • May 22, 2021
    • 10 min

    Chile, Gaza and Zambia: Red Review #6 -- International Left and Labour News

    The sixth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Zambia, Kerala, the United States,...
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    Historic victory for the left in Chile
    Michael Laxer
    • May 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    Historic victory for the left in Chile

    Photo from the mass protests in Chile that forced the constitutional elections -- Photo via twitter In an historic turn for Chile voters...
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    Daily LIFT #428
    Michael Laxer
    • Apr 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    Daily LIFT #428

    Castro and Allende at a rally during Castro's visit to Chile, 1971 -- Daily LIFT #428
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    Daily LIFT #349
    Michael Laxer
    • Dec 18, 2020
    • 1 min

    Daily LIFT #349

    Salvador Allende addresses the United Nations, December 1972 -- Daily LIFT #349 "The battle in defence of natural resources is but a part...
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    Daily LIFT #343
    Michael Laxer
    • Dec 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    Daily LIFT #343

    Fidel Castro is greeted by huge crowds as he visits Chile and tours with Salvador Allende, 1971 -- Daily LIFT #343
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    Bolivia gives a "reason for celebration for the workers of the world"
    Michael Laxer
    • Oct 21, 2020
    • 4 min

    Bolivia gives a "reason for celebration for the workers of the world"

    International leftist leaders and workers' parties honour the historic triumph of the Bolivian people against imperialism and the coup....
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