Colombia’s National Popular Summit charts urban reform agenda and mobilizations for October
Final document creates permanent space for convergence and announces struggles against issues ranging from gentrification to paramilitarism
Mexico City embroiled in debate over gentrification
The price of rent in Mexico has increased exponentially since the arrival of the so-called “digital nomads” during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Los Angeles fires ravage communities, expose systemic issues
From the exploitation of prison labor to the failures of insurance companies, the Los Angeles wildfires underscore the toll of capitalism on vulnerable communities
Despite threats, biggest strike in the US continues at New York City’s Columbia University
Workers are “ready to fight” after administration told them they could lose their jobs if they don’t go back to work
‘Residential Revolt’ for affordable, safe housing in the Netherlands and other stories
Today we look at protests in the Netherlands to demand affordable social housing, renewed protests against right-wing President Nayib Bukele in El Salvador, and more
The Absentees of Wadi Salib
Palestinian writer Shaden Heib looks at the ‘ongoing Nakba’ in Wadi Salib, a neighborhood in the city of Haifa from where Palestinians were evicted. Palestinians commemorate the anniversary of the Nakba or catastrophe every year on May 15
- 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
