‘Pinheirinho’, the largest urban settlement in Latin America, has been severely repressed

‘Pinheirinho’, the largest urban settlement in Latin America, has been severely repressed

Written by IWL (FI) Monday, 23 January 2012 04:09 Urgent Denunciation! The community “Pinheirinho” (Sao Jose dos Campos, 97 km far from Sao Paulo), the largest urban settlement in Latin America is under military siege. The Military Police (MP), under the command of the governor of Sao Paulo, Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB), and fulfilling orders of [...]

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PSOL seeks alliances with bourgeois parties for 2012 elections

PSOL seeks alliances with bourgeois parties for 2012 elections

Written by André Freire Wednesday, 18 January 2012 02:56 The National Congress of PSOL does not veto the coalitions with bourgeois and pro-government parties and transfers the decision on these alliances to the National Board. The PSOL (Socialism and Freedom Party) has recently held its National Congress, where the main theses ranged from those who have [...]

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A new Left wing Party – Why is it necessary?

A new Left wing Party – Why is it necessary?

PORTUGAL Written by Ruptura/FER* Friday, 06 January 2012 15:11 Many young people and workers are asking themselves: why is it necessary one more left-wing party? There have already been enough parties. Haven’t they? The PS, PC, the Left Bloc (BE)[1]and even the MRPP (Maoist) or the PAN (environmentalists) is not sufficient? Maybe a new Left-wing [...]

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No Tranquility

No Tranquility

Written by Alejandro Iturbe, Gabriel Massa Thursday, 12 January 2012 22:07 This article was originally published in The International Courier – issue # 6 – September 2011. Anemic growth The background of this is the difficult economic situation that the country is living in, given the context of the continuation of the international crisis. This [...]

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Federal Court suspends repossession and Pinheirinho Community is flooded with joy

Federal Court suspends repossession and Pinheirinho Community is flooded with joy

Written by Luciana Candido, Diego Cruz and Viny Pessoa Tuesday, 17 January 2012 22:44 The clash troops of the Military Police were getting organized close to Pinheirinho. The sun was rising and started dissipating the last night’s heavy and dark atmosphere when what seemed unbelievable happened. A Federal Court decision prevented the eviction of the [...]

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