The annual commemoration of anti-fascist volunteers who fought fascism in Spain now includes a key contribution from Italian comrades
Elections in Venezuela: will the US intervene?
TIM YOUNG writes on how elections are taking place in Venezuela amid interference and sabotage
SCRUTINISED: Members of the Venezuelan Electoral Council test voting machines at a warehouse in Caracas before mid-term elections on December 6
The Islamic Republic’s suddenly weakened regional position exposes the nation to grave threats from US imperialism
DONG XUE explains why US tariffs hold no significant threat to China
ANSELM ELDERGILL asks whether artificial intelligence may decide legal cases in the future, in place of human judges, and how AI could reshape the legal landscape
Like pieces on a chess board, centrist parties lose ground as they accommodate rather than challenge far-right agendas — socialists must play things better, warns MATT KERR
Yanis Varoufakis and Jeremy Corbyn laid out a roadmap for peace, justice and equality as they celebrated the legacy of inspirational socialist Tony Benn, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The NEU’s annual conference promises heated debate, with motions on international politics, curriculum reform and union amalgamation likely to provoke strong reactions and challenge the status quo, writes Education for Tomorrow editor ROBERT POOLE
VENEZUELA goes to the polls in less than two weeks’ time amid concerns about both possible sabotage of the process and efforts by the US and its allies to delegitimise the outcome.
The elections for the National Assembly on December 6 are for 277 parliamentary seats for a five-year term that begins on January 5 2021. More than 20 million citizens will be able to cast their vote.
A number of US-backed right-wing opposition parties, urged on by self-proclaimed “interim president’’ Juan Guaido, have decided not to take part in the elections and have called for a boycott.
More from this author
Two months into Donald Trump’s second run as president, what can we glean about his policies towards Latin America so far, asks TIM YOUNG, ahead of this Saturday’s Socialism or Barbarism day school in London
The new ‘Bolivar’ Act expands the brutal sanctions programme as the Trump team signals a return to aggressive regime change and foreign mercenaries plot insurrection and assassination, writes TIM YOUNG
TIM YOUNG warns that the president-elect’s record of economic and political interference from his last stint in the White House show dangerous potential for escalated aggression against the Bolivarian government from 2025
The left-wing president’s bold move counters the US ambassador’s threats and growing fears that a coup from Washington is being planned — but international solidarity is needed, writes TIM YOUNG
