A popular book by Melvil Leiman presented an assault on "traditional Marxism", although the latter is very far from the original thoughts of Kalr Marx. The author claims that the essence of Marxism is not wage struggle within the Western states, and that the main cause of Western racism is not the heritage of slavery but the really existing system of imperialism.

Following the coup of general Pinochet, Chile became a laboratory of free market experiment. Since the mid 80s, the country has been advertised as a success story of neio-liberalism. This article tells us about the other side of the coin.

Amidst the most difficult circumstances produced by the long-time embargo and the collapse of Soviet support, the Cuban revolution is struggling for survival. There is, however, no clear blueprint for economic and political adjustment.