The model the new regime seeks to implement, is a standard international recipe which includes tax cuts for corporations, and privatization of public assets.
This article by Mohammad Khansa was first published on Al Akhbar English.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/21/free-market-economy-in-syria-weve-seen-this-failure-before/

🇦🇷 The Argentinian security forces of far-right President Javier Milei and National Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, violently repressed pensioners, asking for better conditions and for an end to the neoliberal policies of the government.

For months, pensioners have been protesting every Wednesday against budget cuts and insufficient pension payments, which are part of the state reduction policies of Milei and have affected all impoverished people in Argentina, especially retirees.

🇵🇦🚩Protests continue to grow against the neoliberal and repressive government of José Raúl Mulino.

Yesterday, Panamanian police raided the headquarters of SUNTRACS, another chapter in the heavy repression doled out by the Panamanian state against the thousands of people taking part in the national strike. For over 3 weeks, people have been staging road blockades, industrial strikes, mass mobilizations, and rallies to demand several things, among them:

1. The repeal of a social security law that increases working hours and reduces the pensions received by the elderly.
2. The termination of the security agreements signed with the US military, which protestors say expand its influence and surrender Panamanian territory for US military bases, a concession made in response to threats from the Trump administration to retake control of the Panama Canal.

On Tuesday, May 20, a majority of representatives in the Spanish Parliament voted in favor of a motion calling for an arms embargo on Israel.

Spearheaded by the progressive blocs Podemos, Sumar, and the Republican Left of Catalonia, everyone but the right-wing supported the motion – including Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE).
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/22/activists-urge-spanish-government-to-implement-on-israel-arms-embargo-immediately/

On May 20, in Mexico City, two officials of the Mexico City Government Office were shot and killed, in broad daylight in the middle of Mexico City.

The event shocked the Mexican political society due to the profile of the two officials and their close links to the head of government of Mexico City, Clara Brugada.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/21/two-advisors-of-mexico-citys-head-of-government-clara-brugada-were-murdered-in-mexico-city/

Salvadoran authorities arrested Ruth López, a human rights defender and anti-corruption director of Cristosal, a leading rights group that has denounced widespread violations under the Bukele regime against the Salvadoran people.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/22/arrest-of-leading-salvadoran-human-rights-defender-ruth-lopez-sparks-mass-outrage/

Graduating CUNY law students joined a wave of pro-Palestine protests at commencement ceremonies across the country. Dozens walked out of their graduation ceremony donning keffiyehs and Palestinian flags, pushing their institution on the issue of divestment and repression of students protesting for Palestine on CUNY campuses across New York City.

Even as the Trump administration escalates its attacks on student protest activity, the US student movement for Palestine shows no signs of abating.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/22/graduating-cuny-law-students-walk-out-of-ceremony-join-wave-of-pro-palestine-graduation-demonstrations/

🚨🚩 Communists in Kerala march against the "neglect" of the BJP Government


The CPI(M) in Kerala marched in the Wayanad district to protest the continued neglect of the central government in the wake of the devastating July 2024 floods. They claim that the central government has not provided sufficient support to address the needs of those affected.
#CPIM #BJP

Venezuelans head to elections on May 25. A united Chavismo will face a divided opposition, amidst accusations of an alleged violent plan to boycott the elections.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/23/venezuela-heads-to-the-polls-amid-divided-opposition-and-united-chavismo/

🇵🇸 "People wonder why our little law school makes such a fuss about Palestine. Well, our little law school sits in the largest public university system in the most populated city in the richest country on earth.”

Graduating law students at the City University of New York (CUNY) walked out of their graduation ceremony in solidarity with Palestine. Students are demanding an end to the genocide in Gaza and that their institution divest from companies that enable the genocide.

People across the country are set to gather in Dayton, Ohio, on Sunday, May 25, to demonstrate against NATO’s planned Parliamentary Assembly.

The organizations endorsing the event include the ANSWER Coalition, The People’s Forum, CODEPINK, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, National Students for Justice in Palestine, the Dissenters, the Palestinian Youth Movement, the Palestine Diaspora Movement, Cleveland Palestine Advocacy Community, Veterans for Peace Pittsburgh, New Era Cleveland, and others.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/23/nato-parliamentary-assembly-finds-opposition-in-ohio/

Renowned Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado died this Friday 23, at the age of 81.

His death was confirmed on social media by Instituto Terra, founded by him and his wife, Lélia Wanick. “With immense regret, we announce the death of Sebastião Salgado, our founder, teacher, and eternal inspiration,” says the post.

“Sebastião was much more than one of the greatest photographers of our time. Alongside his life partner, Lélia Deluiz Wanick Salgado, he sowed hope where there was devastation and made the idea that environmental restoration is also a profound gesture of love for humanity flourish. His lens revealed the world and its contradictions; his life, the power of transformative action,” the institute wrote in a statement.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/23/farewell-sebastiao-salgado-photographer-and-friend-of-the-mst/

Israel's brutal genocide in Gaza reached new disastrous levels, and some European governments have taken a slight shift in tone of their support of Israel. Tune in for another episode of Give The People What They Want! with Zoe Alexandra, Indian journalist Prasanth R and Roger McKenzie, international editor of Morning Star, as they dig into this story and more. They discuss the ground invasion of Gaza by the Israeli Occupation Forces, talks between Iran and the United States, an update on the situation in DRC, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's calls for the establishment of a pan-Eurasian platform, the arrest of human rights defender Ruth Eleonora López in El Salvador as well as the upcoming elections in Venezuela.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2r18w11p3GgmZy0HbaBbtz?si=Rj4g15-UTdqVYRaMpnBQsA