Greg Benton on Livio Maitan (1 April 1923-16 September 2004) “The Inventor of Big Things: A Tribute to Livio Maitan”. Peter Solenberger reviews two books on Venezuela “Venezuela’s Process & Fall: The Legacy of Hugo Chávez”.
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- 16 September – Remembering Livio Maitan, Venezuela after Maduro
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Iran
An acute crisis in Iran
19 September, byUnable to win the war, US president Donald Trump is bogged down. The Islamic Republic of Iran is responding blow for blow to the US bombings. With the elections in the US and Israel approaching, Trump and Netanyahu cannot back down. This raises fears of a headlong rush and an escalation of the war.
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Sweden
Setback for the racist populist right, success for the left
18 September, byA setback for the racist populist right and a success for the left- by a margin of 50 359 votes. Social Democracy will return to government in spite of its worst election results since the introduction of universal suffrage.
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Brazil
Dispute in the Supreme Court disrupts elections in Brazil
17 September, byOn one side is Alexandre de Moraes, the judge who led the investigation into and prosecution of the Bolsonaro-led coup against President Lula; on the other is Judge André Mendonça, appointed during Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency. Both are suspected of having ties to the banker responsible for the biggest financial fraud in Brazil’s history.
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With less than a month to go before the presidential elections on 4 October, Brazil finds itself plunged into a crisis that, for the first time, has (…) -
Democratic Republic of Congo
Constitutional tampering in DRC
16 September, byOfficially, the second and final term of Félix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ends at the end of 2028. But the latter, in several of his statements, has said he is ready to run for a third term if “the people want it”. The opposition is calling for a large demonstration on 15 September 2026 against a third term for Tshisekedi, who is retaliating with a tailor-made national dialogue.
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Turkey
‘My family is safe’: the Turkish regime’s crackdown on LGBTI+ people
15 September, byA new milestone was reached in the Erdoğan regime’s homophobic crackdown on Sunday 13 September. Police forces launched a large-scale operation against LGBTI+ organisations and activists, as well as organisations campaigning against HIV/AIDS. Raids were carried out in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, amongst other places. The Ministry of Justice states that the operation, dubbed “My family is safe”, involves a total of 162 people, nine organisations and thirteen premises across fifteen provinces.
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USA
Non-natalism
27 March, byread article...Pronatalism—the ideology that birth rates are too low and must be raised by implementing policies that get people to have children—has been having a cultural moment in the United States.
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Gender
Weaponising Gender: How gender became the perfect scapegoat for far-right and authoritarian actors
27 March, by , ,read article...Anti-gender mobilisation has become a defining feature of far-right movements since around 2015; and is now a tactic widely adopted by authoritarian governments across the political spectrum. From overturning abortion rights in the United States (US) to rescinding protection against domestic violence in Türkiye, institutions that defend women’s rights are being systematically dismantled. These patterns align with a global decline in democracy, with over 75% of the world’s population now living under restricted freedom. The correlation is not coincidental. As democratic institutions weaken, attacks on gender-based rights accelerate the decline and provide a roadmap for it.
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USA-Argentina
From Michigan to Argentina: Nurses’ Struggles and International Solidarity
14 March, byread article...“It’s the workers of the hospital that know best how to run it. Of course, there are different ideas but we have the experience of working together. That’s where the health team comes together to figure out how best to care for the patient and involve the family in a discussion.”
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Feminism and masculinism
Loneliness, suicide, misogyny. Capitalism
14 March, byread article...A look at some of the challenges facing socialist feminists around International Women’s Day 2026.
