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Iraq: communists help build a new electoral coalition
International representative of the Iraqi Communist Party SALAM ALI explains WHY the protest movement that broke out in 2019 against the existing oligarchy is now expanding its fight to the ballot box
UPRISING: An Iraqi protester waving a Flag of Iraq during a demonstration, November 2019, as part of a series of protests that broke out that year, becoming known as the Tishreen movement
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
IRAQ is witnessing important developments and facing many challenges at various levels — political, economic, social and security — as well as the effects of climate change, water scarcity and environmental deterioration.
In the current political scene, several internal and external factors are at play. The ethnic-sectarian power-sharing system and endemic corruption continue to dominate the political scene.
The ruling elite or oligarchy, under this system, is seeking to perpetuate its control of political power, influence and interests, and to further strengthen the deep state and the militarisation of society.
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