Argentina: The Left-Wing Government Represses the Poor

Argentina: The Left-Wing Government Represses the Poor

October 30, 2020 – Translated from an article in Convergences Revolutionnaires, a publication of Etincelle in France On October 29, at dawn, an imposing force of 4,000 police officers intervened to put an end to land occupations in Guernica in the greater Buenos Aires...
Chile Votes to End Pinochet’s Constitution

Chile Votes to End Pinochet’s Constitution

Translated from Convergences Revolutionnaires, a publication of Etincelle in France Chile has just experienced a referendum on a new constitution in the context of a deep social, political, and health crisis. Until the referendum of October 25, the constitution...
Thailand: “Long live the People, Down with Dictatorship!”

Thailand: “Long live the People, Down with Dictatorship!”

Translated from an article in Convergences Revolutionaires, published by L’Etincelle, October 22, 2020 In recent weeks, demonstrations by Thai youth against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha and the outdated institution of the monarchy have resumed at an unprecedented...
Nigeria: Curfew, but No End to Anger!

Nigeria: Curfew, but No End to Anger!

Translated from an article in Convergences Revolutionaires, published by L’Etincelle, October 26, 2020 Since October 12, Nigeria has been rocked by a popular movement begun in reaction to police violence after yet another young man was murdered by the Special...
Water Battle Erupts Between Mexico and U.S.

Water Battle Erupts Between Mexico and U.S.

Since 1944, the United States and Mexico have shared water across their border, with the U.S. sending water south from the Colorado River, and Mexico moving water northward from the state of Chihuahua. But climate disruption has caused warmer temperatures and longer...