Human rights organizations condemn arrest of Egyptian activists
Three functionaries of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, Gasser Abdel-Razek, Karim Ennarah and Mohammed Basheer, have been arrested over the past week. They have been sent into pre-trial detention
America—and the Democrats—won’t have a future if Joe Biden adopts a centrist agenda
It is up to the Democratic president-elect to ensure the future of both his party and the nation. Moving to the right, or even the center, will do neither
The US elections: What lies ahead?
Claudia de La Cruz of The People’s Forum and The Popular Education Project talks about the broken US political system, the implications of the support for Trump and the path ahead for people’s movements
How to make sense of US elections
Who elects the US president? Are there only two candidates? What are the key issues? Here are some important questions about the US elections
International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions on its officials
The US secretary of state Mike Pompeo announced sanctions against ICC officials over its investigation into allegations of war crimes against the US troops in Afghanistan
Unfazed by protests, Netanyahu reiterates plan to annex more Palestinian territory
Israel has occupied Palestinian West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza since 1967 and also built numerous illegal settlements, violating several international laws. It now plans to formally annex a large part of these territories
Trump wants to destroy organized human life: Noam Chomsky
Scholar and activist Noam Chomsky talks about the impact of the policies of the Donald Trump administration and the neoliberal policies it has pursued
Iran anti-war bill in tatters after Trump veto and Senate failure to uphold it
The presidential veto is set to be challenged in the US Congress, where the resolution would require a two-thirds majority in both houses to override the veto
Delivery workers strike on May Day in the US
Workers of major corporations such as Amazon, FedEx, Walmart, Instacart and Target stayed off work demanding personal protective equipment, safe and sanitary work environments, extra paid leaves and time-offs
Bernie Sanders suspends presidential campaign, but “struggle for justice continues”
Sanders has stated that he is suspending his campaign for the Democratic Party nomination over the possible impediments it can pose in efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreak in the US, especially when his chances of winning are low
How the Democratic Party sank Bernie Sanders’ campaign
We talk about Bernie Sanders’ withdrawal from the Democratic race, and the efforts by the party establishment to target him.
Pandemic and socialism
As COVID-19 grips the world, in country after country, there is socialization of healthcare and of production of some essential goods, which markedly departs from the capitalist norm
- New Zealand declares climate emergency, vows to make public sector carbon neutral by 2025
- US sanctions Chinese telecom firm for links with Venezuela’s CANTV
- As COVID-19 cases soar in Turkey, demands for fresh lockdown gain momentum
- Chilean health workers hold an indefinite national strike
- Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh condemned across the globe
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