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  • A map on which the countries marked in red have enforced compulsory voting. By SPQRobin (licensed under Creative Commons)

    Compulsory voting: the debate

    Judith Brett outlines Australia’s experience with – and makes the case for – compulsory voting, whilst Daniel Chavez shows how, for the left in Uruguay, compulsory voting is an essential foundation on which more direct forms of democracy have been built

  • Protesters wave the Mapuche flag on the streets of Chile

    Can Boric’s government end Chile’s Mapuche conflict?

    The president-elect’s new cabinet lacks indigenous representation. Will his government also ignore Mapuche demands? Carole Concha Bell reports

  • The author drumming with a band at a protest in London, August 2021

    Samba-fusion: marching to our own drums

    Victor Max Smith explores the history of samba-fusion and its role in protest movements over two decades

  • A rally with marking the tenth anniversary of the Cochabamba water war, with effigies and placards bearing messages like reading 'water for everyone'

    International solidarity: lessons from Bolivia

    Bolivia Solidarity Campaign co-founder Amancay Colque recalls the experiences that shaped her Bolivian solidarity work

  • A photo of Pedro Castillo being sworn in at the Peruvian Congress

    The political battle for Peru

    Leftist Pedro Castillo has promised change in Peru but Keiko Fujimori remains a political force in a hostile Congress, Paulo Rosas examines the path ahead

  • Cuban flag on a colonial building

    Cuba at a crossroads?

    The US embargo against Cuba continues to have a devastating impact, but recent protests also highlight the need for urgent domestic reform, writes Jamie Medwell

  • Photo by MarioDelgadoSi (Flickr)

    What’s left? The rise of authoritarian politics in Latin America

    Once swept by a ‘pink tide’, the continent is now seeing the rise of authoritarian politics. What lessons are to be learnt from the varied left experiences? By Jenny Pearce

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