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Hong Kong’s democracy struggle – how to break the impasse?

Carrie Lam’s government faces its biggest challenges since taking office Editorial from Socialist (社会主义者‏) magazine issue 51, Spring 2019 Increased authoritarian rule and a political crackdown in Hong Kong have not translated into stable g...

Carrie Lam’s policy address: “Pouring money into the sea”

Hong Kong’s unpopular government signals there’s worse to come Hong Kong society under Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor is anything other than ‘stable’. The government’s slump in popular support deepens as corruption scandals, a worsenin...

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The First Palestinian Intifada: Lessons For Today

December 29, 2025. Zuhair Al-Anhar, Socialist Alternative US In December 1987, after 20 years of horrific occupation, the movement for Palestinian li...

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