Black and Palestinian solidarity at the Peoples Conference in Detroit
One of the central themes at the gathering of thousands in Detroit linked Black and Palestinian liberation through culture, struggle, and solidarity.
Building a mass movement for Palestine is our “North Star”, says longtime activist Eugene Puryear
Eugene Puryear, a journalist with BreakThrough News and a member of the ANSWER coalition, spoke on the panel “The Struggle Continues: The Fight for Palestine in North America” at the People’s Conference for Palestine
Dilemmas of Humanity conference in South Africa debates road to socialism
During the different interventions and discussions by participants, the conclusion was clear that socialism and socialist solutions are the only way to overcome these issues and build a better world for all.
“Democracy must be built from below”: left leaders reflect on what true democracy looks like
Left leaders and researchers from India, South Africa, Venezuela, Morocco, and the US discussed the need to build people’s democracy
BlackRock is a “modern day Dutch East India Company” say activists
US-based organizations gather in front of the BlackRock headquarters in New York City to demand the asset holder cancel USD 220 million of Zambia’s debt
Thousands demonstrate in front of White House to demand an end to the US war machine
Over 200 organizations participated in a rally and march this weekend to fight for peace in Ukraine and an end to US escalation
Activists reject escalation in Ukraine, even when it’s unpopular
An event hosted at New York City’s People’s Forum featured seven activists who spoke out against US and NATO involvement in the war in Ukraine and called for negotiations and peace
Two years since George Floyd’s death, has anything changed in the US?
The gains and setbacks in the movement for Black lives prove how racism is woven deeply into the fabric of capitalism and US society
A year after George Floyd’s murder, radical movements battle elite pushback
Eugene Puryear speaks to Peoples Dispatch about the state of the anti-racist movement one year since the killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis
Biden’s stimulus plan falls short of addressing deep economic inequality in the US
The plan which was supposed to include major changes like hiking the minimum wage and a USD 2000 stimulus checks, both of which did not make it to the final deal
Riot in Washington DC: This is America!
Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News talks about the Wednesday’s storming of the Capitol Building by fascist Trump supporters
“In US, those demanding justice are more criminalized than killer cops”
Eugene Puryear looks at the arrests of Party of Socialism and Liberation activists in the context of the assault by the US establishment on protesters across the country, and calls it an attack on ideologies that resist the right-wing.
- 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
