On the possibility of a coup in Brazil today
This article was originally published by our Brazilian comrades on 29 May. The situation has developed subsequently, and we will release updates in due course.
This article was originally published by our Brazilian comrades on 29 May. The situation has developed subsequently, and we will release updates in due course.
Alan Woods comments on the uprising in the USA, which was sparked by the police murder of George Floyd, and has become the catalyst for an explosion of anger by the downtrodden in America that has sent shockwaves throughout the world. What is the way forward?
Over the last two years, more Americans were killed by police than Americans were killed in combat in Afghanistan over the last 18 years. More Americans were killed by police in the last three years than people were killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Combine this with a devastating economic crisis and pandemic, and it is easy to understand why a tipping point has been reached, as the accumulated rage and humiliation of centuries spills over onto the streets.