The so-called traffic light coalition governing Germany over the past three years—comprising the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the Greens, and the FDP—has struggled to provide concrete solutions to concerns of the working class.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/07/german-traffic-light-coalition-falls-apart/
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German “traffic light” coalition falls apart
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner following months of internal conflict over budget policies, signaling early elections in Germany
For Hezbollah and Hamas, US Democrats and Republicans are two sides of the same coin as they have both provided unlimited support to Israel, and sought to create a “New Middle East”.
Following the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election, Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah, and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas outlined in a televised address and a statement respectively, that they were not counting on the outcome of the elections to bring an end to the Israeli aggression on Gaza and Lebanon.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/07/the-resistance-responds-to-us-elections-trump-should-learn-from-bidens-mistakes/
Following the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election, Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah, and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas outlined in a televised address and a statement respectively, that they were not counting on the outcome of the elections to bring an end to the Israeli aggression on Gaza and Lebanon.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/07/the-resistance-responds-to-us-elections-trump-should-learn-from-bidens-mistakes/
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The resistance responds to US elections: Trump should “learn from Biden’s mistakes”
For Hezbollah and Hamas, US Democrats and Republicans are two sides of the same coin as they have both provided unlimited support to Israel, and sought to create a “New Middle East”.
Eugene Puryear and Brian Becker discuss key reasons why Trump won by such unexpectedly wide margins and why the Democrats were unable to mobilize their base.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/07/the-democrats-failed-to-deliver-socialists-analyze-trumps-victory/
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“The Democrats failed to deliver”: Socialists analyze Trump’s victory
Eugene Puryear and Brian Becker discuss key reasons why Trump won by such unexpectedly wide margins and why the Democrats were unable to mobilize their base
This November, Niger is opening its doors to voices from across Africa and beyond, in a show of solidarity with the people of the Sahel, as they face one of the region’s most dynamic periods.
From November 19 to 21, Niger’s capital, Niamey, will host the “Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel,” a three-day event dedicated to addressing the urgent struggles and aspirations of the Sahelian people. Set in the Mahatma Gandhi International Conference Center, the conference will bring together activists, political leaders, union representatives, and members of social movements and Pan-African communities from around the world.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/08/niger-to-host-conference-in-solidarity-with-the-sahel-amid-its-anti-imperialist-upsurge/
From November 19 to 21, Niger’s capital, Niamey, will host the “Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel,” a three-day event dedicated to addressing the urgent struggles and aspirations of the Sahelian people. Set in the Mahatma Gandhi International Conference Center, the conference will bring together activists, political leaders, union representatives, and members of social movements and Pan-African communities from around the world.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/08/niger-to-host-conference-in-solidarity-with-the-sahel-amid-its-anti-imperialist-upsurge/
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Niger to host conference in solidarity with the Sahel amid its anti-imperialist upsurge
Activists from across Africa and the world will gather in Niger from November 19 to 21 for the “Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel".
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During his campaign, Donald Trump promised to carry out the largest deportation drive in US history, promising to deport as many as 10 million people, and in his words “end the invasion of the United States”.
Pablo Alvarado the co-director of NDLON spoke to us about what Trump's victory means for immigrant communities across the United States and how communities are organizing to fight back.
Pablo Alvarado the co-director of NDLON spoke to us about what Trump's victory means for immigrant communities across the United States and how communities are organizing to fight back.
Read part two of the full interview with socialist journalists and left leaders Brian Becker and Eugene Puryear, where they go into the rightward shift of the Democratic Party through Kamala Harris’ campaign.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/08/trump-victory-in-the-context-of-capitalist-crisis/
📲 Full interview on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/08/trump-victory-in-the-context-of-capitalist-crisis/
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Trump victory in the context of capitalist crisis
Eugene Puryear and Brian Becker discuss Trump’s victory in the context of the world and the right-ward shift of the Democratic Party
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After clashes broke out between Israeli football fans and protesters, mainstream media outlets have lodged accusations of antisemitism.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/09/media-frenzy-erupts-after-israeli-football-fans-instigate-anti-palestinian-clashes-in-amsterdam/
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Media frenzy erupts after Israeli football fans instigate anti-Palestinian clashes in Amsterdam
After clashes broke out between Israeli football fans and protesters, mainstream media outlets have lodged accusations of antisemitism.
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“There’s going to be a time in America where the question will be, do people give up their agency and just acquiesce to the worst possible policies, or do people rise up and create a social crisis?” asks Puryear in a recent discussion with Brian Becker, which was aired on The Socialist Program.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/10/building-a-working-class-movement-after-trumps-victory/
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Building a working class movement after Trump’s victory
Eugene Puryear and Brian Becker discuss the history of working class struggle in the US and how it can inform where movements go next
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The number and scale of military drills organized by South Korea this year, mostly as joint military exercises with the US, is unprecedented and the DPRK has termed them offensive in nature.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/10/south-korea-holds-missile-drill-as-a-show-of-force-against-dprk/
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South Korea holds missile drill as a “show of force” against DPRK
The number and scale of military drills organized by South Korea this year, mostly as joint military exercises with the US, is unprecedented and the DPRK has termed them offensive in nature.
Māori activists began a national mobilization on November 10 to oppose proposed legislation threatening Māori Treaty rights.
The mobilization takes the form of a hīkoi, a protest tactic used to build many of the largest movements in New Zealand’s history, and through which some of the most significant Māori political developments have been achieved.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/11/maori-mobilize-to-protect-treaty-rights/
The mobilization takes the form of a hīkoi, a protest tactic used to build many of the largest movements in New Zealand’s history, and through which some of the most significant Māori political developments have been achieved.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/11/maori-mobilize-to-protect-treaty-rights/
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Māori mobilize to protect treaty rights
Māori activists say that the right-wing coalition government has proposed a series of bills that would undermine the rights and protections of the Indigenous population.
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🇵🇸Pro-Palestine activists organized a mass protest outside Israeli owned arms manufacturer Rafael in Newcastle where sophisticated weapons and military equipment are being manufactured and sent to Israel to be used in the genocide of Palestinian people. Organizations such as the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and others have demanded that the Rafael factory be shut down immediately.
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In the aftermath of devastation left behind in the wake of unprecedented floods, Nigeriens are rebuilding their livelihoods and economy with the help of the several relief measures instituted by the government to drastically cut prices of essential commodities and services.
We spoke to Aboubakar Alassane of the West Africa Peoples Organization (WAPO). He explains how Nigeriens are enduring the consequences of unprecedented floods that devastated their economy already crippled by sanctions.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/11/niger-resists-in-the-crosshairs-of-sanctions-and-climate-catastrophe/
We spoke to Aboubakar Alassane of the West Africa Peoples Organization (WAPO). He explains how Nigeriens are enduring the consequences of unprecedented floods that devastated their economy already crippled by sanctions.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/11/niger-resists-in-the-crosshairs-of-sanctions-and-climate-catastrophe/
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Niger resists in the crosshairs of sanctions and climate catastrophe
Aboubakar Alassane of the West Africa Peoples Organization (WAPO) explains how Nigeriens are enduring the consequences of unprecedented floods that devastated their economy already crippled by sanctions.
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Just days after Donald Trump’s landslide victory against Vice President Kamala Harris, US socialists and movement leaders took up the task of answering the burning question: What is to be done following Trump’s win?
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/11/movement-leaders-in-the-us-say-trumps-agenda-will-be-met-with-a-strong-fightback/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/11/movement-leaders-in-the-us-say-trumps-agenda-will-be-met-with-a-strong-fightback/
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Movement leaders in the US say Trump’s agenda will be met with a strong fightback
US-based movement leaders take up the task of answering the burning question: “What is to be done?”
#PeoplesHistory | Norman Bethune was a committed communist and internationalist doctor who not only believed that health should always be a right for all but fought for a society that would make this a reality.
In his home in Canada, Bethune provided free healthcare for the poor during the onset of the Great Depression, learning from the example of the Soviet Union. After joining the Communist Party of Canada, he volunteered to join the fight against fascism in the Spanish Civil War. Shortly thereafter, he joined a medical brigade to support the Chinese people's struggle against fascism and imperialism in the Second Sino-Japanese War, supporting the Communist Party of China.
In his home in Canada, Bethune provided free healthcare for the poor during the onset of the Great Depression, learning from the example of the Soviet Union. After joining the Communist Party of Canada, he volunteered to join the fight against fascism in the Spanish Civil War. Shortly thereafter, he joined a medical brigade to support the Chinese people's struggle against fascism and imperialism in the Second Sino-Japanese War, supporting the Communist Party of China.
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✊🏽Māori Indigenous leaders and activists launched a mobilization against anti-Māori legislation proposed by the right-wing coalition government.
The march and protest will cover over 1,100 km in eight days and will reach the New Zealand parliament on November 19.
The march and protest will cover over 1,100 km in eight days and will reach the New Zealand parliament on November 19.
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What happens when countries dare stand up to Israel?
John Perry analyzes the cases of Nicaragua, Honduras, and Colombia that are facing attacks that appear to be either in direct retaliation for their actions or which suspiciously coincide with them. All three have progressive governments which have historic reasons for challenging Israel, adding to their condemnation of its recent actions.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/12/latin-american-governments-pay-a-price-for-challenging-israels-genocidal-war/
John Perry analyzes the cases of Nicaragua, Honduras, and Colombia that are facing attacks that appear to be either in direct retaliation for their actions or which suspiciously coincide with them. All three have progressive governments which have historic reasons for challenging Israel, adding to their condemnation of its recent actions.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/12/latin-american-governments-pay-a-price-for-challenging-israels-genocidal-war/
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Latin American governments pay a price for challenging Israel’s genocidal war
Latin American nations have been at the forefront of opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza and this has come with a heavy price.
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Approximately 100,000 people took to the streets of Valencia on November 9, demanding that the regional government take responsibility for the catastrophic floods that devastated the region at the end of last month.
Protesters called for the resignation of regional president Carlos Mazón, a conservative leader blamed for underestimating the storm’s severity. The floods resulted in at least 220 deaths, with dozens still missing.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/12/valencia-workers-and-residents-demand-accountability-for-october-floods/
Protesters called for the resignation of regional president Carlos Mazón, a conservative leader blamed for underestimating the storm’s severity. The floods resulted in at least 220 deaths, with dozens still missing.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/12/valencia-workers-and-residents-demand-accountability-for-october-floods/
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Valencia workers and residents demand accountability for October floods
Over 100,000 people marched in Valencia on November 9, demanding accountability from regional authorities following catastrophic floods that left at least 220 people dead
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🇨🇺 Today, we say farewell and Hasta La Victoria Siempre! to Dr. Jorge “Popi” Gonzalez Perez, who passed away on November 12 at age 72.
Known as Popi for Cubans, González was an outstanding scientist and forensic expert. He was well known for his work as head of the medical brigade in charge of identifying the remains of Comandante Che Guevara in Bolivia.
More recently, he led the efforts to recover the remains of those who died during the fire at the Matanzas supertanker station.
An eminent Cuban physician and key leader in the world-renowned Cuban healthcare system has passed into immortality.
Rest in power!
Known as Popi for Cubans, González was an outstanding scientist and forensic expert. He was well known for his work as head of the medical brigade in charge of identifying the remains of Comandante Che Guevara in Bolivia.
More recently, he led the efforts to recover the remains of those who died during the fire at the Matanzas supertanker station.
An eminent Cuban physician and key leader in the world-renowned Cuban healthcare system has passed into immortality.
Rest in power!
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🇦🇷/🇺🇸 What are the effects of a Donald Trump second presidency for Argentina and Latin America?
On our last episode of #DisputarElAlba we spoke with Mario Santucho from the Argentine magazine Revista Crisis, about the role that Trump will play in the region and how the presidency of Javier Milei could be the vanguard in a new wave of right-wing conservative regimes now bolstered by Trump.
☀️#DisputarElALBA is a program brought to you by DeRaíz, Barricadatv and Peoples Dispatch every Monday at 19h Mexico and 22h Argentina. Tune in!
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🇦🇷/🇺🇸 ¿Cuáles serán los efectos de una segunda presidencia de Donald Trump para Argentina y América Latina?
En nuestro último episodio de #DisputarElAlba hablamos con Mario Santucho, de la Revista Crisis de Argentina, sobre el rol que jugará Trump en la región y cómo la presidencia de Javier Milei podría ser la vanguardia en una nueva ola de regímenes conservadores de derecha ahora apuntalados por Trump.
On our last episode of #DisputarElAlba we spoke with Mario Santucho from the Argentine magazine Revista Crisis, about the role that Trump will play in the region and how the presidency of Javier Milei could be the vanguard in a new wave of right-wing conservative regimes now bolstered by Trump.
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🇦🇷/🇺🇸 ¿Cuáles serán los efectos de una segunda presidencia de Donald Trump para Argentina y América Latina?
En nuestro último episodio de #DisputarElAlba hablamos con Mario Santucho, de la Revista Crisis de Argentina, sobre el rol que jugará Trump en la región y cómo la presidencia de Javier Milei podría ser la vanguardia en una nueva ola de regímenes conservadores de derecha ahora apuntalados por Trump.
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Israeli attacks on hospitals and other health infrastructure in Palestine and Lebanon persist, with 94% of all health facilities in the Gaza Strip being damaged since October 7, 2023, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/13/israeli-attacks-on-gazas-hospitals-redefine-standards-of-healthcare-protection-in-war/
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Israeli attacks on Gaza’s hospitals redefine standards of healthcare protection in war
Since October 2023, Israeli attacks on Gaza’s healthcare system have reshaped the understanding of wartime obligations to protect medical facilities, activists warn
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