Trump administration fires 1,300 Department of Education workers
The mass layoffs by the Trump administration effectively gut the Department, cutting departmental staff by nearly one third
Brazilian President Lula launches new children’s literacy program
The central objective of the program is to ensure that 100% of Brazilian children receive primary education at least until the second grade
Life inside the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement in Brazil
“Out there they call us riff raff. But we are really organized. And we are able to build much more than people out there believe.”
The US Supreme Court entertains the idea that student loan forgiveness will “harm” people
The ultraconservative Supreme Court appears poised to force the burden of USD 1.6 trillion in federal student loan debt back onto tens of millions of workers
The US funneled billions towards Ukraine while cutting corners on health and education
Biden hiked Medicare premiums and failed to take meaningful action on student loan forgiveness while funneling billions towards war abroad
Critical race theory: US right-wing wages a culture war, the people fight back
Conservatives are going after a new boogeyman, “critical race theory”, or any attempt at teaching youth about the history of US racism
Journalist killed in firing at garment workers’ protest in Haiti and other stories
Today we look at the violent repression of garment workers’ protests in Haiti, a report on Israel’s illegal practice of withholding bodies of Palestinians, and more
Impose 1% surcharge on richest 10% Indians to reduce inequality: Oxfam India
Inequality has always plagued India but it has been exacerbated by the Narendra Modi government in the last eight years. The promotion of corporate giants at the cost of public welfare is the driving force behind the increasing inequality
Around the World in 8 Minutes: Chile’s youth on the path of struggle
We also look at the campaign for the release of a Pakistani professor on the death row and a struggle by Greek telecom workers.
Paraguayan professors demand just salaries
Most teachers and academic staff at the National University of Asunción have not been given a salary increase in 12 years
Educational workers in Estonia demand government funding for research
Dr. Martin Aidnik from the Tallinn University Trade Union speaks about the strike in Estonia calling for increased funds for research
Thousands of Brazilians students took to the streets in rejection of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro and his government’s attacks on public education and pensions






