The people of Cusco, Peru, site of the historical Inca city of Machu Picchu, have risen up against the government’s plans to privatize the site’s administration. The unelected government of Dina Boluarte, which came to power last year by impeaching former president...
Most of the data and other information in this article are from a piece called “Davos and the Melting World Economy” in Michael Roberts’s blog. Link to it here. The global One Percent and the world’s major political power brokers meet annually in the luxury ski resort...
Last November, 55 percent of Argentinian voters elected the far-right “anarcho-capitalist” economist Javier Milei as president. Milei ran on a platform promising extreme measures to supposedly “fix” Argentina’s economy. The country has experienced record inflation,...
On December 23rd, an explosion took place at the PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel nickel processing plant on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, killing 18 workers and hospitalizing 41 more. According to an initial investigation, a flammable liquid leaked during...
Nov. 20, 2023 by Juan García of Prensa Obrera (Workers Press), newspaper of the Argentine revolutionary socialist Partido Obrero (Workers Party), translated by Speak Out Now. Some readers may need additional background information on Argentine politics. We are...
