Citizens’ Revolution campaign office attacked with explosives in Huaquillas, Ecuador
The attack, which occurred just two months before the early general elections, has been condemned by various leaders of the Citizens’ Revolution Movement party, whose presidential ticket with Luisa González and Andrés Arauz is leading voter intention polls
“Strike imminent” Teamsters leaders say as they walk out of negotiations with UPS
In response to UPS’ lowball economic proposals, Teamsters challenged the company to provide a proposal that meets worker’s demands by June 30
Protests erupt in France following police shooting of teenager
Police initially claimed that Nael M, a Parisian teenager, had threatened to run officers over with his car, until a video proved that police had executed him at point-blank range
Turkish journalist Merdan Yanardağ arrested for criticizing government’s treatment of Abdullah Ocalan
Merdan Yanardağ, a prominent Turkish television journalist, was arrested after he criticized Turkish authorities for not allowing Ocalan to meet his family members and his lawyer
People’s movements set to converge in Johannesburg for dialogues on socialism in Dilemmas of Humanity Conference
The III International Dilemmas of Humanity Conference, organized by the International Peoples’ Assembly, is scheduled to be held in October this year, to “confront the crises of humanity” and highlight the solutions that movements, governments, and working people are building together to overcome the system
US Supreme Court decides to uphold voting rights—for now
The Court including several conservative justices decided to reject “independent state legislature theory,” which threatened to virtually overturn the popular vote
Fatal assault on union leader triggers protests in Bangladesh’s Gazipur
50-year-old Shahid ul Islam was allegedly beaten to death in an attack on Sunday evening which other union members claim was perpetrated by “mercenaries” of factory owners.
Guatemala heads to run-off elections elections amid record levels of abstention
On August 20, the people of Guatemala will choose between former first lady Sandra Torres and sociologist Bernardo Arévalo