Donald Trump has renewed his proposal to claim Greenland, highlighting US expansionist ambitions in the Arctic.

Since being elected the next president of the United States, Donald Trump has signaled that he may try to revisit expansionist policies, including an interest in seizing control over the Panama Canal, absorbing Canada, and claiming Greenland.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/08/trumps-sets-his-sights-on-greenland//

Workers are ready take on the most profitable logistics corporation after staging the largest strike against Amazon in US history.

How is it possible that Amazon continues to break records amid an industry downturn? The ever-decreasing quality of life for its workers could provide some answers as to how Amazon, much like other corporations, extracts profit from human misery.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/08/amazon-extracts-profit-from-the-suffering-of-its-workers/

Yemen’s Ansar Allah foils a UK-Saudi espionage plot and continues military operations against Israel and the US in solidarity with Palestine.

The network’s members were reportedly trained “to develop espionage skills and utilize advanced spying technologies” in the Saudi capital Riyad. British officers provided them with “sophisticated communication tools and techniques to gather intelligence information”.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/08/yemen-dismantles-uk-saudi-espionage-network-and-continues-to-attack-strategic-us-and-israeli-targets/

The destruction caused by pro-coup Bolsonaro supporters at the headquarters of the Three Powers in Brasília, occurred two years ago this Wednesday January 8.

To recall the gravity of the events and reinforce the importance of democracy, the President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, held a ceremony at the Planalto Palace together with various authorities.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/09/we-are-still-here-says-lula-two-years-since-january-8-coup-attempt/

"January 10 is a crucial day for Venezuela: the inauguration of Nicolás Maduro as President, after having been re-elected with 52% of the votes on July 28.
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Since the beginning of the Bolivarian Revolution, Venezuela has been a reference for peoples movements in Latin America and the world. ...

The Venezuelan reactionary sectors, supported by the US and its allies, have tried to destabilize the country on multiple occasions and once again now, with the defeated candidate Edmundo González self-proclaiming himself the winner and declaring that he will take office as president on the 10th."
📲 Read the full English-version of the article by Stephanie Weatherbee Brito and Vivian Fernandes of the International Peoples Assembly on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/09/whats-at-stake-with-maduros-inauguration-in-venezuela/

Trapped in war zones with no relief, freezing conditions claim the lives of infants and expose the devastating toll on civilians worldwide.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/09/the-children-of-gaza-are-freezing-to-death/

🇻🇪 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for the 2025-2031 presidential term.

The Venezuelan far-right opposition, supported by the United States and its allies, has been trying to prevent Maduro's inauguration. In a show of its imperialist arrogance, the US announced a $25 million reward for the arrest of Maduro.

Maduro has sworn to keep building socialism in Venezuela, deepening the Bolivarian Revolution, and continue the legacy of Commander Hugo Chavez Frias.

Israeli drone strikes escalate in the West Bank. In Gaza, massacres continue as the occupation vows to achieve the “Greater Israel” project.

The situation in the West Bank has escalated during the last couple of years, but it has gravely deteriorated in the last several months, after the IOF intensified the use of drones and in some cases fighter jets, to strike Palestinians.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/10/israel-continues-to-push-for-greater-israel-amid-massacres-in-the-west-bank-and-gaza/

A five-alarm fire has displaced over 200 in the Bronx, nearly three years to the date from the Twin Parks fires of 2022, a fire which killed 17 tenants after ripping through a neglected building with inadequate fire safety and lack of proper heating. The fire originated from a faulty space heater, a solution which many residents had been resorting to in order to stay warm in the freezing cold temperatures.

Many residents suspect that this most recent fire could be related to space heater use due to the lack of heat, and ongoing problem for years—shedding light on how New York landlords are extracting profit by maximizing the suffering of their tenants, and how New York City is doing little to stop it.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/10/negligent-landlords-strike-again-in-the-bronx-apartment-fire-displaces-over-200/

🇻🇪 How did the US respond to the swearing-in of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro?

More sanctions.

Listen to what the Venezuelan people have to say about the US attempts to undermine their democracy.

President-elect Trump’s incoming administration has workers and labor advocates worried about attacks on labor rights.

Organized labor is on the alert for the planned attacks by Trump’s administration, especially given Project 2025’s planned attacks on workers’ right to organize.

Trump’s incoming administration remains loyal to the ultra-rich and corporate interests. Trump has broken a record for donations for his inauguration, raising more than USD 170 million.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/10/democratic-party-botches-attempt-to-secure-majority-on-labor-law-enforcement-board/

President Daniel Noboa continues his controversial maneuvers in Ecuador, including the sanctioning of his Vice President, disregard for constitutional processes, and violation of electoral laws.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/11/is-president-noboa-violating-the-rule-of-law-in-ecuador/

"It is clear and simple: Venezuela belongs to the Venezuelan people, not to empires and their corporations, which seek to steal its oil, gas, and natural resources."

📲 Read Manolo de los Santos' full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/11/the-us-once-again-fails-to-impose-its-will-on-the-venezuelan-people/

Zoran Milanović secured a major victory in Croatia’s presidential election, winning 75% of the vote in the second round.

His opponent, Dragan Primorac, managed only 25%, despite being backed by the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ).
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/13/milanovic-triumphs-in-croatias-presidential-election-opposing-deployment-of-croatian-forces-in-ukraine/

On Friday, January 10, families from the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement (MST) at the Olga Benário Settlement in São Paulo’s countryside were attacked, resulting in two deaths and six injuries, including children and elderly.

Residents reported that around 11 pm, ten armed bandits invaded the area with cars and motorcycles, shooting indiscriminately.

The attack resulted in the deaths of Gleison Barbosa de Carvalho, 28, and Valdir do Nascimento, 52.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/13/deadly-attack-on-mst-settlement-in-sao-paulo-two-killed-six-injured-amid-land-disputes/

From the exploitation of prison labor to the failures of insurance companies, the Los Angeles wildfires underscore the toll of capitalism on vulnerable communities.

The fires have drawn attention to the exploitation of incarcerated workers, who work some of the most hazardous jobs for paltry wages. California relies on the forced labor of its massive population of prisoners—disproportionately Black and Latino—to control its wildfires.

The disaster in LA has also demonstrated that the insurance industry is incapable of providing the structures necessary to prepare for an increasingly disaster-prone reality.

The victims of the LA fires, after being faced with the destruction of their property and the utter devastation of their lives, are now contending with being completely abandoned by the insurance companies that are supposed to cover damages and losses in this exact scenario.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/13/los-angeles-fires-ravage-communities-expose-systemic-issues/