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Apologies to all the people in Lebanon
It bears thinking that the world needs to apologize to Lebanon and to Palestine as the genocide by Israel grinds on from Gaza City to Beirut.
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South Africa’s Conference of the Left issues a bold call for working-class unity
The Conference of the Left in South Africa has brought together a wide range of left-wing political parties, socialist organizations, and progressive movements in an effort to forge greater unity, coordination, and collective action among working-class forces.
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A massive AI data center transforms rural Utah into a national flashpoint
A growing movement in Utah is challenging the “Stratos Project,” a city-sized AI data center backed by TV personality Kevin O’Leary, over concerns about democratic oversight, water use, and environmental collapse.
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Israel assassinates veteran Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil in double-tap strike
Amal and her media outlet, Al Akhbar, were targeted multiple times by Israeli forces before her assassination.
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Orbán defeated, but right still victorious in Hungarian elections
The Tisza party defeated Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz in Hungary’s election, but a likely Magyar administration promises few radical breaks.
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Ibrahim Traoré: We do not want a democracy that kills
Recent comments by Ibrahim Traoré on democracy have spread widely in Western media following an interview, but interpretations that he rejects democracy appear to misrepresent his position.
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On Iran’s ten-point proposal for peace
None of these points are unreasonable. In fact, a serious commitment to their fulfillment may very well provide the basis for a stability long stolen from the region by continuous war.
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Millions excluded from voter rolls in a move to allegedly help ultra-right-wing ruling party win elections
The Election Commission of India struck out the names of over 9 million voters, mostly belonging to minority Muslims, just before the legislative assembly elections in the country’s eastern state of West Bengal.
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Kast begins construction of a controversial border wall
During his first week as president of Chile, the ultra-conservative leader has also ordered tax cuts and launched talks with the United States to explore the mining of rare earth metals.
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Iran slams UNSC resolution condemning Iranian attacks on U.S. bases in Gulf countries
Iran maintains that its attacks in Gulf countries are based on its right to self defense as the U.S. military bases in the region are used to launch attacks inside Iran.
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Trumpism in the style of a “banana republic”: Authoritarian destruction of the public sphere in Ecuador
In a country already battered by violent crime, poverty, Noboa governs for capital, seeking to destroy the public sector and reduce the state to its bare minimum, submitting to U.S. dictates through militarization and political repression.
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The Cuban Revolution holds out against U.S. imperialism
Indian scholar Vijay Prashad argues that the Cuban Revolution is now the frontline in the fight against U.S. imperialism.
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300 million on the streets in a historic national strike in India
The strike was called jointly by the worker unions and farmers groups to demand the withdrawal of the anti-people policies, such as the four new labor codes and the recently signed trade deals with the U.S. and the EU.
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From blockade to asphyxiation: the U.S. war on Cuba enters its most brutal phase
On January 29, U.S. President Donald Trump declared Cuba an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. national security and tightened the blockade against the island nation
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Six points to navigate the turmoil in Iran
Vijay Prashad offers six points to make sense of the situation in Iran amid protests, violence, and threats of military intervention from Washington.
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Assassination plot against President Ibrahim Traore foiled in Burkina Faso
A plot to kill Burkina Faso’s president, Ibrahim Traoré, and disable a drone base, ahead of a planned foreign military intervention, was thwarted by security forces, while Burkinabes took to the streets sloganeering in support of Traoré.
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The United States attacks Venezuela and kidnaps its President in an illegal operation
A little after 2 am Venezuela time on January 3, 2026, in violation of Article 2 of the United Nations Charter, the United States began an attack on several sites in the country, including Caracas, the capital. Residents awoke to loud noises and flashes, as well as large helicopters in the sky. Videos began to […]
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The Alliance of Sahel States launches unified military force and strengthens regional security
A historic turning point in Sahelian sovereignty, as Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger bolstered their regional security through a unified military force and in the same week held its second AES summit.
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Economists call for the suspension of Sri Lanka’s debt after devastating Cyclone Ditwah
Sri Lanka is expected to pay over 25% of its total revenue in debt servicing every year at a time when Ditwah, as per early estimates, caused damages worth 7 billion USD or around 7% of the country’s GDP.
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Peter Mertens: “Don’t be afraid, seize the opportunities of 2026 with both hands”
Peter Mertens, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Belgium, tells Peoples Dispatch that 2026 brings opportunities for class struggle – if the left is ready to act boldly.
