Eugene Puryear of Breakthrough News joins us to discuss the COVID-19 relief package approved by the US Congress. He talks about how compared to the scale of the crisis, the stimulus package will be far from enough to give people the kind of relief they need.
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Peruvian agricultural workers’ strike met with violent repressio …
Agricultural workers are mobilizing to demand that the Peruvian government and Congress follow through on their promise to pass a law granting labor rights and ensuring better working conditions for workers in this sector
Colombia’s President shows his disdain for democracy and Venezuelans
Iván Duque attacks social leaders and human rights defenders at home, while leading the imperialist offensive against Venezuela and its sovereignty
First Meeting of Peoples and Organizations of Abya Yala concludes in B …
The meeting of Indigenous organizations, social movements and trade unions from 11 countries of the region concluded with a call for the creation of a new regional integration mechanism: the Union of South American Nations of the People
“Global Security Bill: French government’s posture is hypo …
Sofian Nejjari of Mouvement Jeunes communistes de France, a communist youth organization, talks about the protests against the Global Security Bill, the repression unleashed against the protesters and the impact of the policies of the Macron government
Workers suffer as US pandemic relief bill goes nowhere in Congress
As the COVID-19 pandemic spirals out of control in the United States, inaction and deadlock in the government have left workers to fend for themselves amid mounting unemployment.
Donald Trump’s final act: Snuffing out the promise of democracy in t …
In the context of the 10-year anniversary of the “Arab Spring,” Vijay Prashad discusses Donald Trump’s efforts to crush the aspirations of the people in the Middle East
Elections and building socialism under hybrid war: A Venezuelan perspe …
Hernán Vargas of the Movimiento de Pobladores y Pobladoras discusses the legislative elections in Venezuela held on December 6 and what they mean for politics in the country
“Students are being treated as a source of profit by university …
Peoples Dispatch spoke to Jude Percival, press officer for the 9K4WHAT? campaign group in the UK which is campaigning against higher tuition fees being charged by universities across the UK during the COVID-19 crisis
French journalists in forefront of upsurge against Global Security Bil …
Pablo Aiquel of the French journalists’ union SNJ-CGT talks about the recent protests against the Global Security Bill of the government. He explains why journalists specifically, and the people in general, have been opposing the Bill, especially certain sections which give the police greater power with less accountability.
Even the opposition believes Venezuela’s election was legitimate
Vijay Prashad spoke to leaders of five major opposition parties in Venezuela that participated in the elections on December 6 and rejected the boycott of the process promoted by US-backed Juan Guaidó.
Sahrawis condemn US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Wester …
In return of US recognition of its rights over Western Sahara, Morocco has agreed to “normalize” its relations with Israel. The United Nations and the majority of the world does not recognize Moroccan claims of sovereignty over the territory.