For people in the United States, understanding this situation requires a break with their own government’s extreme violence towards Cuba. The fuel blockade is not a “policy disagreement.” It is an act of economic terrorism designed to foment hunger, suffering, and instability until a sovereign government abdicates. Cuba’s steadfastness, against all odds, remains a powerful testament to the fact that even the most powerful empire cannot extinguish the desire for dignity and self-determination.
📲 Read the full article by Manolo de los Santos on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/02/trumps-ultimatum-to-cuba-fuel-or-surrender/
📲 Read the full article by Manolo de los Santos on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/02/trumps-ultimatum-to-cuba-fuel-or-surrender/
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Trump’s ultimatum to Cuba: no fuel until surrender!
Trump’s latest executive order is an intensification of the six-decade US policy which seeks to suffocate and strangle Cuba’s economy to force regime change
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As Thailand goes to the polls, three visions compete: one which experiments in strange new populist economics, one which critiques from the seminar room, and one paying to keep the countryside quiet. In the Thai election, scheduled for February 8, we can see the Global South’s political laboratory in microcosm.
📲 Read the full article by Kay Young on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/02/thailand-general-election-2026/
📲 Read the full article by Kay Young on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/02/thailand-general-election-2026/
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Thailand general election 2026
As the Global South asserts new models, Thailand’s political triad reveals a broader struggle: between indigenous, material-based populism; Westernized liberal idealism; and adaptive reactionary control.
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Around 50,000 people mobilized in Turin against the forced closure of the social center Askatasuna and the increasingly repressive policies of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government. Authorities deployed hundreds of police officers, who used tear gas and physical force against demonstrators during the march.
📲 Read the full article on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/02/partisan-turin-rises-against-militarization-and-repression/
📲 Read the full article on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/02/partisan-turin-rises-against-militarization-and-repression/
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Partisan Turin rises against militarization and repression
Tens of thousands of people mobilized in Turin against the eviction of social center Askatasuna and the repressive agenda of Giorgia Meloni’s government.
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One month after the attack, US authorities have resumed their imperialist rhetoric. Venezuelan authorities have been forced to change the historic course of the Venezuelan oil industry under threat of a second attack.
📲 Read the full article on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/02/one-month-after-the-attack-on-venezuela-the-resurgence-of-imperialist-diplomacy/
📲 Read the full article on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/02/one-month-after-the-attack-on-venezuela-the-resurgence-of-imperialist-diplomacy/
Peoples Dispatch
One month after the attack on Venezuela: the resurgence of imperialist “diplomacy”
One month after the attack, US authorities have resumed their imperialist rhetoric. Venezuelan authorities have been forced to change the historic course of the Venezuelan oil industry under threat of a second attack.
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🇻🇪Today marks a month since the United States carried out an illegal, unilateral military operation against Venezuela and kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, a member of the Venezuelan National Assembly.
With the attack against Venezuela, the US sought to send a message to the entire Global South and completely do away with any semblance of "rules-based order". Trump himself declared: "American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again."
With the attack against Venezuela, the US sought to send a message to the entire Global South and completely do away with any semblance of "rules-based order". Trump himself declared: "American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again."
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🇮🇹 Italian police heavily repress youth in Turin
Thousands took to the streets of Turin, Italy, to protest the forced shutdown of the Askatasuna social center and were violently repressed by the police. The social center had provided space for community programs, as well as initiatives organizing against austerity and in support of social and environmental justice.
Thousands took to the streets of Turin, Italy, to protest the forced shutdown of the Askatasuna social center and were violently repressed by the police. The social center had provided space for community programs, as well as initiatives organizing against austerity and in support of social and environmental justice.
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#PeoplesHistory | Today we remember Eduardo Mondlane, the founding leader of the Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO) and a Pan-Africanist revolutionary, who was assassinated on this day in 1969.
Mondlane led FRELIMO until his assassination at its headquarters in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He was killed by a bomb planted in a book, part of a broader campaign by colonial forces to crush national liberation movements across the Global South.
Mondlane led FRELIMO until his assassination at its headquarters in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He was killed by a bomb planted in a book, part of a broader campaign by colonial forces to crush national liberation movements across the Global South.
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Peoples Dispatch spoke to Dr. Issam Khawaja, general secretary of the Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party (known in Jordan as the Wihda Party), to explore the reasons behind the transformation in Jordan’s position towards Iran.
Dr. Issam Khawaja argues that Iran’s decisive and non-compromising reaction to the US threats regarding its planned aggression has led to a considerable shift in the diplomatic discourse of many countries in West Asia, including Jordan.
📲 Read the full article on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/jordan-will-not-be-a-launch-pad-for-any-military-action-against-iran-its-foreign-minister-declares/
Dr. Issam Khawaja argues that Iran’s decisive and non-compromising reaction to the US threats regarding its planned aggression has led to a considerable shift in the diplomatic discourse of many countries in West Asia, including Jordan.
📲 Read the full article on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/jordan-will-not-be-a-launch-pad-for-any-military-action-against-iran-its-foreign-minister-declares/
Peoples Dispatch
Jordan will not be a launch pad for any military action against Iran, its foreign minister declares
Dr. Issam Khawaja argues that Iran’s decisive and non-compromising reaction to the US threats regarding its planned aggression has led to a considerable shift in the diplomatic discourse of many countries in West Asia, including Jordan.
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January 2026 confirmed what had been hinted at for some time in analyses: the US needs to take control, by any means possible, of Venezuela and Iran’s oil resources.
📲 Read the full article by Carmen Navas Reyes on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/venezuela-and-iran-oil-and-survival/
📲 Read the full article by Carmen Navas Reyes on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/venezuela-and-iran-oil-and-survival/
Peoples Dispatch
Venezuela and Iran: oil and survival
January 2026 confirmed what had been hinted at for some time in analyses: the US needs to take control, by any means possible, of Venezuela and Iran’s oil resources.
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“After the attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores the US is now proceeding against Cuba,” by threatening countries which supply it oil with sanctions.
Major left parties in India issued a joint statement on Sunday, February 1 expressing complete solidarity with the people of Cuba facing unprecedented threats from the administration of US President Donald Trump.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/amid-renewed-us-attacks-on-cuba-indian-left-parties-call-for-solidarity/
Major left parties in India issued a joint statement on Sunday, February 1 expressing complete solidarity with the people of Cuba facing unprecedented threats from the administration of US President Donald Trump.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/amid-renewed-us-attacks-on-cuba-indian-left-parties-call-for-solidarity/
Peoples Dispatch
Amid renewed US attacks on Cuba, Indian left parties call for solidarity
Five major left parties in India urged the Indian government to speak up in solidarity with Cuba calling it a “noble nation” which has stood with most of the Global South during their difficult times.
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US President Donald Trump announced the finalization of a trade deal with India on Monday, February 2, claiming India has agreed to eliminate all trade barriers on US products.
Trump claimed that India has also agreed to stop buying Russian oil and instead will buy more American and “potentially” Venezuelan oil in the coming days.
As per the deal, the US will reduce its reciprocal tariffs on Indian imports to 18% from 25% and withdraw the 25% additional tariffs imposed on India.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/india-trades-in-russian-oil-for-7-reduction-in-us-tariffs/
Trump claimed that India has also agreed to stop buying Russian oil and instead will buy more American and “potentially” Venezuelan oil in the coming days.
As per the deal, the US will reduce its reciprocal tariffs on Indian imports to 18% from 25% and withdraw the 25% additional tariffs imposed on India.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/03/india-trades-in-russian-oil-for-7-reduction-in-us-tariffs/
Peoples Dispatch
India trades in Russian oil for 7% reduction in US tariffs
The Indian opposition, including the left parties, say the deal surrenders to US dictates as it demands zero barriers on US exports to India, including its agricultural products, threatening millions’ livelihoods.
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