Peter Mertens: “We have to restore people’s confidence in collective strength”
Workers’ Party of Belgium’s Peter Mertens discusses the wave of social protests in Belgium, the link between social cuts and militarization, and the struggle for alternatives.
Reparaciones por la esclavitud, una lucha legítima
La lucha por la justicia reparadora une a los pueblos del Sur Global con una historia compartida de colonización, y une a los pueblos racializados y discriminados del mundo.
Reparations for slavery: a legitimate struggle
The struggle for reparative justice unites the peoples of the Global South with a shared history of colonization and unites the racialized and discriminated peoples of the world.
Angola’s debt to Cuba is unfinished
The history of Cuba and Angola reminds us that a relationship based on mutual commitment to human dignity is entirely possible.
Campaign demands formal apology from Britain for 1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in India
More than a hundred years after the massacre, support for the demand for a formal apology is growing.
AU adopts landmark resolution on slavery, colonialism, and reparatory justice
In the 39th Session of the Assembly of the African Union, African leaders adopted a historic resolution recognizing slavery and colonialism as crimes against humanity, advancing Africa’s demand for historical justice and reparations.
The hypocrisy of a rules-based world
Western leaders are beginning to speak the language of anti-colonialism, despite continuing colonialism at home, as the illusion of the rules-based order continues to crack.
Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and weaponized colonialism
Puerto Rico’s remilitarization reveals the island’s colonial role in Washington’s war on Venezuela. A legacy that extends through a century of militarism, constitutional colonialism, and resistance.
Wanted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu and over 60 world leaders reportedly invited by Trump to “govern” Gaza
The US President has set a USD 1 billion fee to 60 countries for permanent membership in a body designated to administer Gaza.
“70% of Africans back reparations,” says Pan-African Progressive Front
The Pan-African Progressive Front has released a communiqué calling for reparations in Africa following the completion of a continent-wide survey.
Peter Mertens: “Don’t be afraid, seize the opportunities of 2026 with both hands”
Peter Mertens, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Belgium, tells Peoples Dispatch that 2026 brings opportunities for class struggle – if the left is ready to act boldly.
Algeria hosts conference on the crimes of colonialism in Africa
Algeria recently hosted the International Conference on the Crimes of Colonialism in Africa (Nov 30-Dec 1, 2025) in Algiers, an AU-backed event pushing for the recognition of colonialism as a crime against humanity, and demanding reparations for historical injustices.
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
