A November 15 protest in Mexico – driven by a right-wing social-media operation – has been miscast as a mass uprising against President Sheinbaum. In reality, the march was small, elite-backed and part of a wider attempt to sow unrest, argues DAVID RABY
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As President Javier Milei is set to unveil a radical rollback of Argentina’s labour laws, unions warn of an unprecedented assault on workers’ rights, says BERT SCHOUWENBURG
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It is a chance to resolve the Tory-created housing crisis, the crisis of poverty and inequality, and the crisis in our NHS and schools.
We cannot allow a hard-right Tory government to inflict even more harm on our communities.
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