World

election rally in Caracas

Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) was to release detailed poll-by-poll voting results on August 28. But CNE’s lack of communication before and after the deadline is concerning, write Steve Lalla, Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza and Saheli Chowdhury, especially in the context of renewed attacks by the United States. 

two half faces and a protest

Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard look behind the hype around Kamala Harris' presidential nomination in the United States.

Green Left spoke with Elijah Tay, a student organiser and leader of Students for Palestine, and Lynn, an anti-death penalty and labour rights activist, about the situation facing left activism and upcoming general elections.

refugees

Sixteen months since the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began, 26.6 million Sudanese, more than half of the population, now live in a state of severe food insecurity, reports Susan Price.

West Papuan shot by police having his wounds treated

In the geopolitical games taking place in the Indo Pacific, West Papua's history and fate has been relegated to insignificance, writes Ali Mirin.

The 25th anniversary of the successful vote for independence by Timor-Leste was marked on August 30. Leo Earle took these photos for Green Left.

protest in Jakarta

Since August 22, cities across Indonesia have been rocked by student-led protests against a proposed regional electoral law. Peter Boyle spoke to Rudi Hartono, the managing editor of a new progressive publication Merdika.id, who joined the protesters in Jakarta.

woman voting

Writer, activist and director of the Centre for Studies for Socialist Democracy Reinaldo Iturriza, discusses the competing, and inadequate, narratives surrounding Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election with Federico Fuentes.

Venezuela's supreme court

Green Left’s Federico Fuentes spoke to Antonio González Plessmann from Venezuelan left-wing human rights collective SurGentes to break down the country’s July 28 presidential election.

Town Hall meeting

Peter Boyle speaks to Singaporean grassroots activist Adi R, about the launch of the People’s Manifesto project, which aims to centre the issues facing ordinary people in the lead up to the country's election, expected this year.

women march against violence in India

Isaac Nellist spoke with Indian student activist Ipil Monica Baski about the protests breaking out across the country in response to the rape and murder of a student doctor in Kolkata.

protesters holding signs

Capitalism cannot achieve the economic, political and scientific planning and cooperation needed on the scale required to address the climate crisis, argues Barry Sheppard.