UN Special Rapporteur Calls for the End of All Unilateral Sanctions Against Iran
Alena Douhan also expressed the need to create a legal framework to prevent countries such as the US taking unilateral action against others.
Chileans Reject New Constitution in Plebiscite, President Boric Promises New Constitutional Process
Political and social leaders across the political spectrum have called for a new constitutional convention to be convened, pointing out that the text of the proposed constitution was rejected, not…
3.8 Million Tenants in the US Could be Evicted in the Next Two Months
Only 3.6 million eviction cases were filed in the entire year of 2018. The looming eviction crisis reflects the catastrophic failure of the US government
Why Lithium Power Politics Are Playing Out Very Differently in Chile and Bolivia
By Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zúñiga Silva / Peoples Dispatch In late July, a large sinkhole appeared near the town of Tierra Amarilla in Chile’s Copiapó province in the Atacama…
PM Resigns, President Flees: It’s All Happening in Sri Lanka
In the wake of massive protests in Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his residence. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced his resignation to pave way for an all-party government.
Massacre of African Refugees in Spanish Colonial Enclave of Melilla Just Ahead of NATO’s Madrid Summit, A Mere Coincidence?
Spain is seeking NATO protection for Melilla, where the massacre occurred, and Ceuta, its other colonial enclave on the North African coast. The NATO Summit has declared irregular migration from…
Thousands Take to Streets Against Upcoming NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain
Protesters claimed that NATO was responsible for various wars, from Yugoslavia to Libya, and is pushing for an arms race across the globe. They demanded that NATO be disbanded to…
Thousands of Workers on Strike at South Africa’s Impala Platinum Mines
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) went on strike at the Impala Platinum mines in Rustenburg this week. Among the key demands raised by the workers is…
Europe Dumps Its Climate Commitments After Facing Shortage of Russian Gas
The quick shift by rich European countries to “dirty” energy sources such as coal instead of managing demands raises serious concerns about the fate of global climate action and the…
Ecuadorians Continue To Resist as National Strike Enters Second Week
Defying the state of emergency, enduring brutal police and military repression, hundreds of thousands of Ecuadorians continue to remain on the streets against neoliberalism.
“Fight Poverty, Not the Poor!”: Thousands Rally in Washington DC
Labor unions, civil society and religious groups joined the Poor People’s Campaign on June 18 to demand justice and redressal for the 140 million people in the US facing poverty…
Gustavo Pedro Wins Historic Elections in Colombia
The victory of the Historic Pact is a marked shift in the Colombian political scene which has been dominated by conservatives for decades.
People’s Summit for Democracy in Los Angeles Ends With a Bold Plan for the Future
On the final day of the People’s Summit, organizers, volunteers, and attendees marched by the hundreds to the Summit of the Americas
Two Years Since George Floyd’s Death, Has Anything Changed in the US?
The gains and setbacks in the movement for Black lives prove how racism is woven deeply into the fabric of capitalism and US society.
Massacre in Buffalo Exposes Rotten Core of White Supremacy in US
After a white supremacist shooter murdered 10 Black people in Buffalo, many have pointed to the institutionalized racism behind the attack.