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Philippines: Continuing history of resistance to U.S. military bases
In the coming days, the Filipino people will mark the historic termination of the Military Bases Agreement on September 16, 1991.
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Dossier no. 80: The Telugu People’s Struggle for Land and Dreams
This dossier catalogues the immense cultural production of the Telangana armed struggle in India and how it inspired the people to participate in cycles of protest against colonialism, monarchy, and landlordism, building on the idea that art and culture are both produced by the class struggle and, in turn, produce the class struggle.
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The case for seizing Boeing
Thirty-two thousand workers at Boeing have courageously gone on strike to demand decent wages, job security and the right to retire with dignity.
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Wolfgang Streeck: “Sahra Wagenknecht is the only one asking the right questions—and offering the right answers”
The famous German sociologist discusses the recent elections in eastern Germany, the need to return to the nation-state, left-wing communitarianism, and the shortfalls of right-populism.
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Capitalists want your blood and maybe your kidney and liver, too
Malcolm X famously said, “show me a capitalist and I’ll show you a bloodsucker.” That’s literally true for U.S. capitalism.
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The hidden costs of the AI boom
In the hands of corporations, the hidden costs of AI will continue to be paid by working people across the globe.
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Energy Unions in Mexico welcome shutdown of key neoliberal institutions
The Mexican government administration has proposed a package of 20 reforms, including the dissolution of two energy sector autonomous bodies (the focus of this bulletin) from the power and hydrocarbons sector. In doing so, the government has taken another significant step to roll back the neoliberal reforms that sought to hand over the country’s energy system to private companies.
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Uhuru 3 found not guilty of being Russian agents
On the morning of September 12th, the jury returned a verdict in the free speech trial of the century, where Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel faced bogus charges of working as Russian agents.
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U.S., UK to announce expansion of NATO weapons strikes inside Russia
The United States and United Kingdom will imminently announce a major expansion of Ukrainian strikes deep inside Russia using NATO weapons, the Guardian and Politico reported on Wednesday.
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Arghiri Emmanuel, the Free Republic of Congo, and socialism–not capitalism–first
Lumumba had seen hope in the African diaspora to invest what capital and skills it had in building the Congo. Arghiri Emmanuel made similar recommendations to Antoine Gizenga, Lumumba’s former deputy prime minister who led the rebel socialist Free Republic of Congo from December 12th 1960 to January 1962.
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Arghiri Emmanuel, the law of unequal exchange, and the failures of liberation in the DR Congo
Writing about Arghiri Emmanuel’s Unequal Exchange, Jairus Banaji noted that it is “the closest Marxist counterpart I can think of to Fanon’s Wretched of the Earth”.
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The banning of X/Twitter in Brazil and the authoritarian drive of the capitalist state
The decision was the product of an escalating dispute between the STF and X’s fascistic CEO, Elon Musk.
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Burkina Faso nationalizes UK goldmines
Burkina Faso will nationalize two gold mines at a cost of about US$80 million.
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Mexico’s Senate approves Judicial Reform
The Mexican head of state achieved his goal of passing the Judicial Reform before leaving office on October 1.
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More than 2,100 land and environmental defenders killed globally between 2012 and 2023
Colombia was found to be the deadliest country in the world, with 79 deaths in total last year—compared to 60 in 2022, and 33 in 2021.
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The Venezuela elections of 28 July 2024: What and whom to believe?
Analyst and former UN rapporteur Alfred de Zayas looks at the history of U.S. intervention and sanctions against Venezuela.
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On the need to dismantle the settler-colonial bloc at the UN
What do two South Pacific countries, two North American countries, one country in the Middle East, and (until recently) one country in southern Africa have in common with Europe?
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How a New York landlord exploited anti-immigrant propaganda in Aurora, Colorado
Peoples Dispatch spoke to Aurora community organizer Nate Kassa on CBZ Management’s weaponization of anti-migrant rhetoric.
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Amid int’l silence, Israeli army kills entire families in Khan Yunis ‘safe zone’ using U.S.-made bombs
The Israeli army’s horrific massacre of displaced families living in ramshackle tents in a so-called “humanitarian zone” in the southern Gaza Strip is further proof that the international community’s silence during the 11-month genocide is encouraging Israel to carry out its crimes.
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The return of the Condor: Signs of a Latin America under siege
Argentina woke up on September 2 with the University of the Mothers (UNMA) fenced off and surrounded by members of the national police, who prevented workers from accessing the center.