Heinz Dieterich – the German academic, self-proclaimed prophet of “Socialism for the 21st Century”, and so-called “friend” of the Bolivarian Revolution – has recently written another new article offering “advice” to the Venezuelan Revolution. We publish here a response to Dieterich by Alan Woods, who explains the tasks necessary for completing the Revolution.

Having won a resounding victory in the recent Greek elections, the SYRIZA leadership have established a coalition with the Independent Greeks, a right-wing nationalist party. We publish here a statement by the Communist Tendency of SYRIZA, which analyses what could have been done in order to achieve a government composed solely of parties from the Left.

According to the latest figures, whilst homelessness has increased and people who can’t afford their mortgages are being evicted from their homes, there are 11 million empty houses across Europe. This is yet another damning indictment against the irrational capitalist system.