Illiteracy
Michael Parenti, the Cuban Revolution, and the joy of reading red books
A tribute to Marxist thinker Michael Parenti for Red Books Day traces one reader’s political awakening through reading, Cuba, and the revolution that feeds the children.
Washington’s war on sovereignty and development in Venezuela
The war on Venezuela is a war on the very idea that the people of the Global South can convert their wealth into sovereignty, and sovereignty into a different future.
100,000 people have become literate through MST education programs in Brazil
In 37 years of struggle, the MST has already enabled more than 100,000 people throughout Brazil to become literate. The work has been based on the Cuban literacy method “Yes, I can” and Paulo Freire’s Brazilian Cultural Circle
“Women are at the heart of struggles in Morocco”
In the lead-up to International Women’s Day, Azlaf Zahra of the Democratic Way in Morocco reflects on the importance of women’s struggles in the country and the world
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
