German police shut down pro-Palestine conference
Police conducted arrests of attendees, while German authorities prevented conference guest and Gazan doctor Ghassan Abu Sitta from even entering the country
When market fundamentalism overcomes common sense: Myth of electricity markets
The so-called electricity markets were created to help private capital, not people. It is time we wound up these bogus markets and returned public services to people, to be run cooperatively for their benefit
The growing call to free Julian Assange now!
On the three year anniversary of the imprisonment of Julian Assange, progressive leaders from across the world called for Joe Biden to drop the charges against him
Progressives in Greece reject Zelensky’s address to parliament with neo-Nazis
The testimony of the neo-Nazi Azov solidier in Greek parliament following the address of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been widely condemned
Europe should avoid being drawn into the US’ cold war on China
The US attempts to broaden its international front to participate in a cold war with China. The dispute for Europe and the military offensive.
Solidarity with the eKhenana (Canaan) land occupation in South Africa
Statement by prominent activists and intellectuals in solidarity with the South African shack dwellers’ movement Abahlali baseMjondolo
Leftist leaders call for cancellation of debts owed by developing countries
A statement signed by former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff and Indian Kerala State’s finance minister Thomas Isaac, among others, highlights the inadequacy of the measures announced recently by the G20 and IMF to postpone debt repayment
Julian Assange called. To talk about the pandemic’s effect on capitalism & politics!
Yanis Varoufakis writes about receiving a call from Julian Assange, who is in Belmarsh prison awaiting a hearing in an extradition appeal by the US.
Progressive International mulls ways to fight resurgence of the right
The inauguration of the Sanders Institute in Vermont saw left-leaning and progressive leaders, activists and authors discuss solutions for global problems, such as lack of accessible healthcare, homelessness and environmental degradation.
- Nepal heads to first elections since mass protests
- Ecuadorian-Iranian Cultural Center attacked in Quito
- Israel escalates attacks against Lebanon
- Protests break out across South Asia against Iran war and assassination of Khamenei
- Iran continues waves of strikes against US bases in West Asia and offices of Israeli leaders
