The greatest threat to democracy may no longer come from political parties but from unelected tech oligarchs like Peter Thiel and his powerful Silicon Valley network, argues JOHN GREEN
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We must stand with all those fighting for democracy and social progress in Bolivia, writes CHRISTINE BLOWER, Labour member of the House of Lords and supporter of Friends of Bolivia
Today’s interconnected conflicts are enriching the arms industry while pushing the entire world towards permanent militarisation, argues ROGER McKENZIE
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The government’s Pip review looks like a carefully managed exercise in legitimising future cuts to disability support, argues Dr DYLAN MURPHY
The Tories introduced the 50% strike ballot threshold to make industrial action harder. MATT WRACK argues that a Labour government has no justification for leaving it on the statute book
ON October 18 Bolivia will hold its first presidential elections after the military-backed coup that forced former president Evo Morales to resign on November 10, 2019.
After seizing power in the coup, Bolivia’s hard right-wing and Trump-supported “interim” government has shown itself to be no respecter of human rights or democracy. Bolivia has faced continued turmoil and political instability.
The de facto government of Jeanine Anez has persecuted progressive leaders and presided over killings and other abuses of authority, changing the election date several times in an attempt to cling onto power.
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