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Oisin McKeown
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Venezuela: A crisis of capitalism
Venezuela currently sits at a cross roads. The choice before its people is socialism or the barbarism that would accompany a return to power of the right-wing rulers, representing the interests of a tiny, super-rich elite and their imperialist masters. This is a struggle to which all working class activists must pay attention
France: Hollow victory for pro-capitalist Macron
The election of the pro-EU, neo-liberal candidate Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the French Presidential election has lifted the the spirits of the capitalist class internationally. He decisively beat the far-right Front National (FN) candidate Marine Le Pen, gaining 65.8% of the vote to Le Pen’s 34.2%.