🇮🇷Israel has already killed 300 Iranians in airstrikes since Friday. Now US President Donald Trump is threatening to join in on Israel's attacks.
What is behind the war on Iran? Swipe to read what Indian journalist and scientist Prabir Purkayastha, Lebanese-American journalist Rania Khalek, and academic Manu Karuka have to say.
What is behind the war on Iran? Swipe to read what Indian journalist and scientist Prabir Purkayastha, Lebanese-American journalist Rania Khalek, and academic Manu Karuka have to say.
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New York City Comptroller and 2025 mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by ICE agents on June 17 at the city’s main immigration court, while in the process of escorting a migrant who those agents were seeking to arrest.
In an interview with Democracy Now! after being released from custody, Lander described the way that these “expedited removals” are taking place at courthouses across the country. With some migrants lacking adequate translation services, many don’t understand what’s happening when a judge strips their immigration status.
“You’re stripped of status, you walk out of the courtroom, you walk down the hallway, and then those masked ICE agents are waiting in the elevator lobby to grab you,” Lander described.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/18/courthouse-arrests-of-immigrants-continue-amid-trumps-pursuit-of-increased-deportations/
In an interview with Democracy Now! after being released from custody, Lander described the way that these “expedited removals” are taking place at courthouses across the country. With some migrants lacking adequate translation services, many don’t understand what’s happening when a judge strips their immigration status.
“You’re stripped of status, you walk out of the courtroom, you walk down the hallway, and then those masked ICE agents are waiting in the elevator lobby to grab you,” Lander described.
Read more ⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/18/courthouse-arrests-of-immigrants-continue-amid-trumps-pursuit-of-increased-deportations/
Peoples Dispatch
Courthouse arrests of immigrants continue amid Trump’s pursuit of increased deportations
New York City Comptroller and 2025 mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested by ICE agents amid chaos at immigration courts
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#PeoplesHistory | Vilma Espín: a revolutionary Cuban leader.
After participating in the revolutionary struggle to overthrow Batista with the July 26 Movement, Espín played a leading role in rebuilding the young republic. She founded the Federation of Cuban Women and spent decades fighting to expand women's roles beyond traditional boundaries. Her vision of gender equality and social justice helped redefine Cuban society and remains relevant in today's ongoing struggles for women's rights.
After participating in the revolutionary struggle to overthrow Batista with the July 26 Movement, Espín played a leading role in rebuilding the young republic. She founded the Federation of Cuban Women and spent decades fighting to expand women's roles beyond traditional boundaries. Her vision of gender equality and social justice helped redefine Cuban society and remains relevant in today's ongoing struggles for women's rights.
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In a speech during the extended session of the G7 Summit in Canada, Lula described the Israeli offensive against the Palestinian population as “indiscriminate killing” and denounced the use of hunger as a weapon of war.
The statements go against the group’s position announced the previous day.
“In Gaza, nothing justifies the indiscriminate killing of thousands of women and children and the use of hunger as a weapon of war,” said the president, speaking before the leaders of the world’s major powers gathered in Kananaskis, Canada.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/18/lula-defies-the-g7-condemns-indiscriminate-killing-in-gaza-and-israels-attacks-on-iran/
The statements go against the group’s position announced the previous day.
“In Gaza, nothing justifies the indiscriminate killing of thousands of women and children and the use of hunger as a weapon of war,” said the president, speaking before the leaders of the world’s major powers gathered in Kananaskis, Canada.
Read more ⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/18/lula-defies-the-g7-condemns-indiscriminate-killing-in-gaza-and-israels-attacks-on-iran/
Peoples Dispatch
Lula defies the G7, condemns “indiscriminate killing” in Gaza and Israel’s attacks on Iran
The president criticized Israel’s military escalation in West Asia and stressed the UN's role in promoting world peace.
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🇰🇪 The recent killing of a blogger while in police custody has sparked a wave of demonstrations in Kenya as outraged citizens take to the streets to demand justice and accountability.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/19/one-year-after-historic-protests-kenyas-youth-return-to-the-streets-in-fresh-outrage/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/19/one-year-after-historic-protests-kenyas-youth-return-to-the-streets-in-fresh-outrage/
Peoples Dispatch
One year after historic protests, Kenya’s youth return to the streets in fresh outrage
The recent killing of a blogger while in police custody has sparked a wave of demonstrations in Kenya as outraged citizens take to the streets to demand justice and accountability.
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Juneteenth is celebrated across the United States and marks the end of slavery in 1865, when the Emancipation Proclamation was fully enforced by the multiracial Union Army. 160 years later, what is the legacy of this day and its importance to the present-day Black liberation movement?
Black socialist organizer Rachel Domond of PSL, spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the importance of Juneteenth today and the urgency to continue the struggle for Black liberation in the era of Trump.
Black socialist organizer Rachel Domond of PSL, spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the importance of Juneteenth today and the urgency to continue the struggle for Black liberation in the era of Trump.
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Tune in for another episode of Give The People What They Want! with Zoe Alexandra and Indian journalist Prasanth R as they discuss the unprovoked US-backed Israeli assault on Iran, aid massacres in Gaza, indifference at the G7 summit, and the protests in Kenya following the death of a blogger in police custody.
https://www.youtube.com/live/ANQfa8gITjo?si=xyDqPwjdJEY_fwDO
https://www.youtube.com/live/ANQfa8gITjo?si=xyDqPwjdJEY_fwDO
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