Economic sanctions are often described as “peaceful” alternatives to war. Yet for millions in countries like Iran and Venezuela, they feel like war by other means.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/08/sanctions-as-civilizational-warfare-the-human-cost-of-us-economic-pressure/
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Sanctions as civilizational warfare: The human cost of US economic pressure
Sanctions must be recognized for what they are: economic warfare. And like all wars, their victims deserve justice.
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“Every day we are witnessing attacks on our communities, the expansion of war, and a deepening economic crisis,” reads a statement on the The People’s Agenda website.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/08/faith-labor-and-community-leaders-to-convene-in-chicago-for-peoples-agenda-gathering/
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Faith, labor, and community leaders to convene in Chicago for People’s Agenda gathering
The gathering is sponsored by a diverse array of grassroots and political groups including Mexico’s MORENA party
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The 2025 International Workers’ Day celebrations in Benin were disrupted after the police stormed a peaceful workers’ assembly organized by the Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Bénin (CSTB), arresting the union’s leadership in what has been widely condemned as a brutal and arbitrary crackdown on trade union rights.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/08/trade-unions-in-benin-condemn-police-crackdown-on-labor-movement/
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Trade unions in Benin condemn police crackdown on labor movement
Crackdown on peaceful labor march and arrest of the union’s leadership in Benin draws condemnation.
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Neo-fascism merely adapted, disguised, and reshaped itself according to the times. In some states, we now see historical revisionism – and even glorification of local fascist or Nazi collaborators.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/08/eighty-years-on-remembering-the-defeat-of-fascism-or-witnessing-its-return/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/08/eighty-years-on-remembering-the-defeat-of-fascism-or-witnessing-its-return/
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Eighty years on: Remembering the defeat of fascism – or witnessing its return?
Neo-fascism merely adapted, disguised, and reshaped itself according to the times. In some states, we now see historical revisionism – and even glorification of local fascist or Nazi collaborators.
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🚩🇷🇺 Russian authorities and dignitaries from across the world marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.
While no Western European leaders attended the commemoration, key leaders of the Global South like Chinese President Xi Jinping, Burkinabé President Ibrahim Traoré, Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, among others, were present in Moscow.
While no Western European leaders attended the commemoration, key leaders of the Global South like Chinese President Xi Jinping, Burkinabé President Ibrahim Traoré, Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, among others, were present in Moscow.
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🚩80 years since the defeat of fascism in World War II
Today is Victory Day - marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Hollywood would have you believe that it was the United States that dealt the fatal blow to the Axis Forces, but this is far from the full story.
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Today is Victory Day - marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Hollywood would have you believe that it was the United States that dealt the fatal blow to the Axis Forces, but this is far from the full story.
➡ Swipe to learn more about the heroic and decisive contributions of the Red Army of the Soviet Union and the Communist and Anti-Fascist Partisans in the defeat of fascism.
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#PeoplesHistory | 🇵🇸77 Years of Nakba: Resistance Amid Ongoing Catastrophe
Today marks the anniversary of the Nakba (“catastrophe”), the process of massacres, village destruction (500+ razed), and the forced expulsion of 1 million Palestinians in order to establish the state of Israel.
But the Nakba never ended. Palestinians today endure apartheid, genocide, and displacement—yet their anti-colonial resistance persists, rooted in a century of struggle against imperialism and Zionism.
Today marks the anniversary of the Nakba (“catastrophe”), the process of massacres, village destruction (500+ razed), and the forced expulsion of 1 million Palestinians in order to establish the state of Israel.
But the Nakba never ended. Palestinians today endure apartheid, genocide, and displacement—yet their anti-colonial resistance persists, rooted in a century of struggle against imperialism and Zionism.
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🇺🇾 A deeper look at the life of one of the most emblematic Latin American presidents of recent years, who went from armed struggle to a prison that lasted more than a decade, to the country’s presidency.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/15/life-and-death-of-jose-mujica-the-guerrilla-fighter-who-became-president/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/15/life-and-death-of-jose-mujica-the-guerrilla-fighter-who-became-president/
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Life and death of José Mujica, the guerrilla fighter who became president
A deeper look at the life of one of the most emblematic Latin American presidents of recent years, who went from armed struggle to a prison that lasted more than a decade, to the country's presidency.
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The Election Commission of Bangladesh (ECB) announced the suspension of the Awami League’s registration, practically barring the party of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina from contesting the next general elections.
The ban comes after months of systematic persecution of the former ruling party’s leaders and activists, violence against its cadres and allies, and attacks on party offices.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/15/bangladeshs-interim-government-bans-awami-league-from-contesting-next-general-elections/
The ban comes after months of systematic persecution of the former ruling party’s leaders and activists, violence against its cadres and allies, and attacks on party offices.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/15/bangladeshs-interim-government-bans-awami-league-from-contesting-next-general-elections/
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Bangladesh’s interim government bans Awami League from contesting next general elections
The ban comes after months of systematic persecution of the former ruling party’s leaders and activists, violence against its cadres and allies, and attacks on party offices.
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The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced that it decided to disband and end its armed struggle with the Turkish state, which lasted over 40 years.
The announcement comes a couple of months after PKK’s jailed leader, Abdullah Öcalan, issued a statement from prison noscriptd “Call for Peace and a Democratic Society,” in which he asked the group to lay down arms and dissolve itself.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/16/kurdish-pkk-group-to-disband-ending-40-year-armed-struggle-with-turkiye/
The announcement comes a couple of months after PKK’s jailed leader, Abdullah Öcalan, issued a statement from prison noscriptd “Call for Peace and a Democratic Society,” in which he asked the group to lay down arms and dissolve itself.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/16/kurdish-pkk-group-to-disband-ending-40-year-armed-struggle-with-turkiye/
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Kurdish PKK group to disband, ending 40-year armed struggle with Türkiye
Recent regional developments are believed to have shaped the party’s decision to dissolve, above all, the new political dynamics in Syria after the fall of Al-Assad.
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🇵🇸Dozens of union members, and pro-Palestine activists stood united in Newcastle city center to mark 77 years since the Nakba—the "catastrophe" that began in 1948, when Zionist forces violently displaced and massacred Palestinians to establish the foundations of Israel’s apartheid regime. Organized by Trade Unionists for Palestine and the Newcastle Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, alongside unions including the Newcastle Trades Council, Fire Brigades Union, Unison, UCU, CWU, and PCS, the demonstration honored the resilience of Palestinians and demanded an end to Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
As part of a broader day of action, trade unions amplified calls for justice, liberation, and an immediate halt to the atrocities. From historic oppression to today’s crisis in Gaza, the message was clear: solidarity with Palestine is unwavering. 🕊✊ #Nakba77 #FreePalestine
As part of a broader day of action, trade unions amplified calls for justice, liberation, and an immediate halt to the atrocities. From historic oppression to today’s crisis in Gaza, the message was clear: solidarity with Palestine is unwavering. 🕊✊ #Nakba77 #FreePalestine
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