International

For many decades, tariffs have been among the most contested instruments of economic policy, from the post-war industrialisation strategies of East Asia to the neoliberal free trade regimes imposed through the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The question of whether developing countries should protect their industries or adopt unrestricted free trade agreements is critical to debates about economic development. In South Africa, this debate is crucial. The country is confronted with crises of deindustrialisation, chronic mass unemployment, and widening inequality. The adoption of trade liberalisation, as part of South Africa’s embrace of neoliberal policies, has eroded its manufacturing base, making the country increasingly dependent on raw mineral exports and services, especially financi...

The Government of the "Gringo Gorilla" Noboa Azín and his gang of murderers and front men, nor their despicable maneuvers, will not prevail. For the unity of all struggles of the proletariat from the countryside and the city, let us surpass and replace the bureaucratic and treacherous leaderships of FICI, UNORCAR, and CONAIE, so that our leadership and our organizations become true instruments for the defense of the proletariat in the city and countryside. La Marx EcuadorThursday, October 16, 2025 As if by magic, almost forgetting everything that had happened and the brutal repression against the uprisen populations, the Minister of the Interior, John Reimberg, with the mediation of the Catholic Church, staged a farce: a simulated negotiation and dialogue table with the indigenous...

Presenting an analytical account of the relational dynamics linking the 2014 Umbrella Movement and the 2019 anti-extradition protests in Hong Kong, Pro-Democracy Contention in Hong Kong aims to explain not only the relationship between two spectacular protest campaigns but also why the anti-extradition protests exhibited a high degree of internal solidarity and public sympathy toward confrontational and at times violent protest actions. The analysis moves beyond the typical focus on the peaks of social mobilization to examine the contingent and dynamic evolution of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. Drawing upon a range of research materials, including in-depth interviews with protesters and leading activists, surveys of protesters conducted onsite, population opinion surveys, system...