Daniel Ellsberg, who inspired the Vietnam generation of the 60s and 70s to bring the Pentagon Papers out into the world, has died of pancreatic cancer aged 92.
After he released the 7,000 pages of the Pentagon Papers in 1971, Henry Kissinger paid him the highest accolade, calling him “the most dangerous man in America who must be stopped at all costs.”
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/06/22/daniel-ellsberg-matters-more-than-ever-to-global-peace-movements/
After he released the 7,000 pages of the Pentagon Papers in 1971, Henry Kissinger paid him the highest accolade, calling him “the most dangerous man in America who must be stopped at all costs.”
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/06/22/daniel-ellsberg-matters-more-than-ever-to-global-peace-movements/
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Daniel Ellsberg matters more than ever to global peace movements : Peoples Dispatch
‘Pentagon Papers’ gave new life to a generation struggling against America’s war on Vietnam
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🇵🇸 Hundreds of Israeli settlers invaded several Palestinian villages and towns in the occupied West Bank for the second day in a row.
According to latest reports, the attacks caused widespread damage to Palestinian homes, property, agricultural lands and crops. Over 140 Palestinian cars and other vehicles were damaged, many of them completely burnt. At least 30 Palestinian-owned homes were also set on fire.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/06/22/israeli-settlers-attack-west-bank-villages-and-towns-for-second-day-one-palestinian-killed-and-over-35-injured/
According to latest reports, the attacks caused widespread damage to Palestinian homes, property, agricultural lands and crops. Over 140 Palestinian cars and other vehicles were damaged, many of them completely burnt. At least 30 Palestinian-owned homes were also set on fire.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/06/22/israeli-settlers-attack-west-bank-villages-and-towns-for-second-day-one-palestinian-killed-and-over-35-injured/
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Israeli settlers attack West Bank villages and towns for second day, one Palestinian killed and over 35 injured : Peoples Dispatch
The settler violence caused widespread damage to Palestinian property, with hundreds of cars and dozens of homes completely burnt
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🇨🇺 Several activists with the National Network on Cuba, CODEPINK, and IFCO/Pastors for Peace were arrested after trying to have a meeting with New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez in his office in Washington, DC.
Menendez is a hardliner against socialist countries such as Cuba and Venezuela, and spearheads some of the most brutal sanctions efforts against these countries. He has come down hard on lawmakers from his own party for attempting to lift some sanctions.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/06/22/us-cuba-solidarity-activists-arrested-after-trying-to-meet-with-senator-bob-menendez-sanctioner-in-chief/
Menendez is a hardliner against socialist countries such as Cuba and Venezuela, and spearheads some of the most brutal sanctions efforts against these countries. He has come down hard on lawmakers from his own party for attempting to lift some sanctions.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/06/22/us-cuba-solidarity-activists-arrested-after-trying-to-meet-with-senator-bob-menendez-sanctioner-in-chief/
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US Cuba solidarity activists arrested after trying to meet with Senator Bob Menendez, Sanctioner-in-Chief : Peoples Dispatch
Menendez spearheads policies that bring death and destruction to the people of Cuba and Venezuela. Activists were arrested for peacefully demanding he lift these policies
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The three-day state visit of India’s prime minister Narendra Modi to the US was marked by Joe Biden administration’s attempts to pull India closer within its policies focused on the so-called containment of China.
During the visit, apart from the usual rhetoric of their mutual commitments to democracy and human rights, both the countries signed a number of agreements in areas ranging from semiconductors to space cooperation and expressed their mutual “strategic interests” in the Indo-Pacific region.
Modi’s visit also saw protests across the US with some of the lawmakers boycotting his Congress address over his record on religious minorities and human rights violations under his government. Human rights groups and activists also took out protests across the US against Modi’s state visit.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/06/23/china-is-the-subtext-as-modi-and-biden-discuss-mutual-strategic-interests-trade-and-technology/
During the visit, apart from the usual rhetoric of their mutual commitments to democracy and human rights, both the countries signed a number of agreements in areas ranging from semiconductors to space cooperation and expressed their mutual “strategic interests” in the Indo-Pacific region.
Modi’s visit also saw protests across the US with some of the lawmakers boycotting his Congress address over his record on religious minorities and human rights violations under his government. Human rights groups and activists also took out protests across the US against Modi’s state visit.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/06/23/china-is-the-subtext-as-modi-and-biden-discuss-mutual-strategic-interests-trade-and-technology/
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China is the subtext as Modi and Biden discuss mutual strategic interests, trade, and technology : Peoples Dispatch
US lavishes India's right-wing prime minister with lucrative deals, as tensions rage with China
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#PeoplesHistory | Today, we remember the revolutionary teacher Carlos Fonseca who was one of the founders of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (#FSLN) in the struggle against the US-backed Somoza dictatorship in Nicaragua.
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Wisam Rafeedie's important article highlights the story of Walid Daqqah, a Palestinian prisoner who has shown remarkable strength and resistance. The article also covers the increasing efforts to secure his release.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/06/26/the-prisoner-walid-daqqah-a-stubborn-conscience-that-cannot-be-seared/
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/06/26/the-prisoner-walid-daqqah-a-stubborn-conscience-that-cannot-be-seared/
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The prisoner Walid Daqqah: a stubborn conscience that cannot be seared
Former Palestinian prisoner Wisam Rafeedie writes about Walid Daqqah’s struggle and steadfast resistance, as campaigns for his freedom intensify
#PeoplesHistory | Today is the birthday of Chile's socialist President Salvador Allende.
Allende was one of the first Marxist presidents elected by the popular vote. In his less than three years in office, he carried forward important socialist policies to better the lives of Chileans, such as the nationalization of copper mining, nationalization of the bank, agrarian reform, and health, education, and social reforms.
Allende was killed by the military forces of Chile while taking up arms to defend the La Moneda Palace, during the US-backed coup led by Pinochet. On September 11, 1973, the armed forces of Chile bombed and invaded the presidential palace, killing Allende.
The US-backed Pinochet dictatorship in Chile was characterized by the systematic violation of human rights, the annihilation of the political opposition, and the limiting of basic freedoms.
Allende was one of the first Marxist presidents elected by the popular vote. In his less than three years in office, he carried forward important socialist policies to better the lives of Chileans, such as the nationalization of copper mining, nationalization of the bank, agrarian reform, and health, education, and social reforms.
Allende was killed by the military forces of Chile while taking up arms to defend the La Moneda Palace, during the US-backed coup led by Pinochet. On September 11, 1973, the armed forces of Chile bombed and invaded the presidential palace, killing Allende.
The US-backed Pinochet dictatorship in Chile was characterized by the systematic violation of human rights, the annihilation of the political opposition, and the limiting of basic freedoms.
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The III International Dilemmas of Humanity Conference, organized by the International Peoples’ Assembly (IPA), will be held between October 14 and 18, in Johannesburg.
As per a statement released on Wednesday, June 28, announcing the upcoming conference, movements from around the world have initiated the process of dialogues and coordination for the upcoming event, which intends to “to debate and create consensus that will lead to a common platform for reflection and action.”
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/06/28/peoples-movements-johannesburg-dialogues-on-socialism-dilemmas-of-humanity/
As per a statement released on Wednesday, June 28, announcing the upcoming conference, movements from around the world have initiated the process of dialogues and coordination for the upcoming event, which intends to “to debate and create consensus that will lead to a common platform for reflection and action.”
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/06/28/peoples-movements-johannesburg-dialogues-on-socialism-dilemmas-of-humanity/
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People’s movements set to converge in Johannesburg for dialogues on socialism in Dilemmas of Humanity Conference : Peoples Dispatch
Socialists and social movements around the world will converge to “confront the crises of humanity with concrete alternatives and solutions.”
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