The Struggle against Neoliberalism in Chile and Latin America: The Role of Chile’s Student Movement

by Manuel Larrabure and Carlos Torchia, Global Research Perhaps the greatest challenge for the radical left today is to articulate a politics that decisively breaks with the disastrous experiences of many 20th century socialisms. This is a difficult task that requires self-reflection, active questioning, and openness to new expressions of struggle by the always complex [...]

U.N. Study: Austerity Measures Pushing World Economy Toward Disaster

from Reuters The pursuit of austerity measures and deficit cuts is pushing the world economy toward disaster in a misguided attempt to please global financial markets, the annual report of the United Nations economic thinktank UNCTAD said on Tuesday. The report, entitled “Post-crisis policy challenges in the world economy,” savaged U.S. and European economic policies [...]