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Latin America — the enduring flame of hope
Ahead of the Latin America Conference 2023 in January, RICHARD BURGON MP looks at the 'second pink tide,' a new wave of social progress across the continent — and why solidarity remains as important as ever

IT seems not a month goes by without a new crisis hitting ordinary people all over the world. From the cost-of-living emergency to the inequality crisis and climate chaos, it is clear that our neoliberal model is failing the vast majority of people.
Each crisis should not be viewed in isolation but as a sign of how neoliberalism itself is the crisis. That means we need to replace the whole system with an alternative that better serves people. On this, Latin America offers important lessons for progressives.
Birthplace and graveyard of neoliberalism
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