The April 2025 election in Ecuador confirms a global pattern: democratic institutions buckling under the weight of security-driven authoritarianism while progressive forces struggle to present compelling alternatives. Daniel Noboa, the 37-year-old son of a banana magnate, secured his presidency not through policy innovation but by exploiting a militarized response to Ecuador's security crisis, manipulating state resources, and capitalizing on widespread resentments after the broken promises (…)

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The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them Image: A businessman's fist striking the Earth like a meteor, scattering debris. The movement for corporate city states cannot believe its good luck. For years, it has been pushing the extreme notion that wealthy, tax-averse people should up and start their own high-tech fiefdoms, whether new countries on artificial islands in international (…)

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À mesure que les protestations étudiantes en Serbie évoluent en rébellion généralisée, l'establishment vend désespérément une illusion familière : le salut par la « gouvernance experte ». Ce récit—qu'il soit présenté comme un leadership transitionnel ou technocratique—sert le même objectif : désamorcer le véritable pouvoir populaire tout en préservant les hiérarchies existantes. Ne vous laissez pas tromper. La mythologie du sauveur-expert a systématiquement échoué pour les travailleurs du (…)

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As Serbian student protests evolve into widespread rebellion, the establishment desperately peddles a familiar illusion: salvation through “expert governance.” This narrative—whether packaged as transitional or technocratic leadership—serves the same purpose: defusing genuine grassroots power while preserving existing hierarchies. Don't be deceived. The expert-savior mythology has consistently failed working people worldwide, delivering cosmetic reforms while entrenching elite interests. (…)

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