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30 May 2019 4 minute read

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What’s next for Indians living under Modi?

Narendra Modi’s second mandate is a ‘sword hanging above the heads’ of India’s minorities. Nilanjana Bhowmick explains why...

18 Feb 2019 4 minute read

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Nigerian hopes for democracy on hold

Many Nigerians saw the 2019 elections as another step toward better governance. For now, they wait in uncertainty. ...

18 Mar 2019 7 minute read

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Corbyn vs the nation

Jeremy Corbyn is an internationalist. But the British economy is hardwired to extract profit from the Global South. ...

21 Jun 2018 11 minute read

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Could Mexico’s election change everything?

The Latin American nation goes to the polls 1 July to elect a new president. Tamara Pearson reports.

Three former guerrillas watch the election results from La Tienda, the social space in the Icononzo reintegration zone.

19 Jun 2018 5 minute read

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FARC fears after rightwing Duque elected

Kimberley Brown speaks to former guerillas after president who vowed to rip up peace deal elected.

13 Jun 2018 5 minute read

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Malware for humans

Wars in cyberspace are wars on our minds. JJ Patrick on the murky underworld of big data, social media,...

11 Jun 2018 5 minute read

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Colombia’s election could shred peace deal

Kimberley Brown interviews former presidential candidate Piedad Cordoba, who explains the high stakes.

New Interior Minister and League leader Matteo Salvini with the leader of the M5S, Italy's Minister of Labor and Industry Luigi Di Maio, at the Quirinal palace in Rome, Italy, June 1, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Tony Gentile

4 Jun 2018 5 minute read

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Don’t call them populists

Brace yourself for years of rightwing politics in Italy. Alessio Perrone writes.

Introducing... Cyril Ramaphosa

30 Apr 2018 1 minute read

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Introducing... Cyril Ramaphosa

Whatever his shortcomings, Ramaphosa is probably the last chance for the older generation of ANC leadership to make good on...

What do Italy’s election results mean for migrants?

7 Mar 2018 6 minute read

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What Italy’s election results mean for migrants

The election results come as no surprise after a campaign marked by racist violence, argues ...

Electoral posters in Via d’Alviano, Milan. From left to right: Liberi e Uguali’s (‘Free and Equal’), three right-wing posters, and a centrist one.

2 Mar 2018 6 minute read

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Where is Italy’s Left?

In this election, Italians are without a strong Left prospect, reports Alessio Perrone.

9 Feb 2018 7 minute read

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Is Costa Rica on the path to evangelical theocracy?

Costa Ricans have declared far-right candidate Fabricio Alvarado winner of the first round, Gustavo Fuchs...

Organized labour is under attack in Indonesia

11 Jan 2018 5 minute read

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Indonesia cracks down on organized labour

Unions face backlash after years of minimum wage increases. Fahmi Panimbang writes.

Chile elections: Beatriz Sanchez, leader of the insurgent leftwing coalition, Broad Front.

15 Dec 2017 3 minute read

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Chilean politics on a knife edge

Does this presidential run-off mark a new dawn for Chile? Luis Hernán Vargas Faulbaum asks.

17 May 2017 4 minute read

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UK General Election: ‘Big Organizing’ crosses the pond

Theresa May’s snap election announcement left many progressive organizations scrambling to start campaigning for changes to...

15 May 2017 3 minute read

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Let's make this election campaign hate-free – for once

Fizza Qureshi and Helen Drewery write an open letter to candidates and commentators to...

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