“People’s struggles and international solidarity helped defeat lawfare against Lula”
Mônica Valente of Brazil’s Workers’ Party (PT) talks about how they resisted the campaign of lawfare against Lula and what this election means for the country’s future
Ending hunger, reviving agriculture: The MST’s vision for post-election Brazil
João Pedro Stedile of the MST talks about the impact of four years of Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency on the agriculture sector and how it can be revived. He explains the MST’s proposals including urgent measures to alleviate hunger
US imposes fresh sanctions on companies allegedly involved in Iranian oil trade
Efforts to revive the JCPOA were stalled last month after the US failed to respond to the Iranian demand of guarantees against any future withdrawal as well as the termination of an IAEA investigation
Workers mobilize across France demanding rise in wages and more purchasing power
Trade unions also strongly opposed the proposal by the French government to raise the age of retirement from 62 to 65 by 2031
Thays Carvalho: We have to combine all struggles to confront Bolsonarism and build hope in Brazil
Ahead of national elections in Brazil, Thays Carvahlo from the People’s Brazil Movement spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the loss of rights suffered by the Brazilian people in the last six years and the hope offered by the upcoming polls
US military says it killed 12 civilians abroad in 2021; rights groups claim under-reporting
The US military’s claims have been disputed by various groups who claim that the number of civilian casualties has been deliberately underreported to avoid criticism and accountability
Palestinians rise up in anger against killing of four people by Israel in Jenin raid
Over 150 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli raids this year alone with 36 deaths being recorded in Jenin. Protests have been taking place across the occupied territories against these atrocities
NASA’s DART spacecraft crashes into distant asteroid in ‘planetary defense’ test
The craft was rammed into an asteroid several million kilometers away from Earth in order to determine how the orbits of extra-terrestrial bodies could be altered or slowed through deliberate intervention