🇨🇺 On the 97th birthday of the legendary Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, José Ernesto Novaez Guerrero writes about the commander of the Cuban revolution, his significance for the people of Cuba and Latin America, and how he triumphed over countless bourgeois and imperialist attacks.

"In the midst of that political whirlwind, Fidel knew how to lead and express the moods and expectations of the people and the members of the revolutionary leadership. He knew how to build the necessary unity among the revolutionary forces and to maneuver firmly on the international scene."
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/13/fidel/

🇦🇷 With more than 92% of the votes counted, the far-right Liberty Advances presidential ticket maintained its lead with just over 30% of the total vote share in the PASO, or primary, elections held in Argentina on Sunday August 13.

The second and third place coalitions were also defining their presidential tickets in these PASO elections. In the Together for Change coalition former Security Minister Patricia Bullrichi, who had received the support of former president Mauricio Macri, was victorious over Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta. In Union for the Homeland, Sergio Massa, who was backed by Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, won the contest against social leader Juan Grabois.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/14/far-right-libertarian-javier-milei-receives-largest-vote-share-in-argentinas-primaries/

Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for the withdrawal of parliamentary immunity to Ahmad Tibi, the leader of the Arab Ta’al party, part of the Arab Joint List in the Israeli parliament (Knesset).

Tibi has been vocal against the Israeli occupation of Palestine and has criticized the Israeli army’s recent raids in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, in which at least 12 Palestinians were killed and over 100 others wounded.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/14/ben-gvir-wants-revocation-of-parliamentary-membership-of-arab-party-leader/

🇵🇸 More Palestinian detainees have joined an indefinite hunger strike demanding their immediate release from Israel’s unlawful and arbitrary administrative detention.

According to the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), the total number of Palestinians on indefinite hunger strikes in different jails in Israel has increased to 13 from the original six reported earlier on Friday.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/14/14-palestinian-administrative-detainees-are-on-hunger-strike/

🇧🇷 Today, in Brazil, the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry investigating the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement will receive João Pedro Stedile, founder and national leader of the Movement, who will give testimony.

Right before his appearance at the Brazilian congress, Brasil de Fato interviewed Joao Pedro Stedile.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/14/joao-pedro-stedile-does-not-fear-parliamentary-investigation-into-mst/

🇳🇪 Vijay Prashad writes on why the recent wave of coups in West Africa must be understood in the context of widespread discontent with the ruling elites and their collaboration with imperialism. #FranceDégage #Niger
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/15/whats-happening-in-niger-is-far-from-a-typical-coup/

🇿🇲 Activists from different organizations such as the People's Forum, Friends of the Congo, ANSWER Coalition, Friends of Swazi Freedom, Black Men Build, protested outside the global headquarters of investment firm BlackRock in New York City to demand it cancel Zambia's debt.

70% of Zambia's debt is held by Western institutions, and 220 million is held by investment giant BlackRock. In 2021, Zambia was diverting half of its entire public income to paying its external debts. Activists argue that BlackRock, which is worth USD 10 trillion, could easily cancel the debt and allow Zambia to develop.

Check out the full 🎥report on our YouTube.

🇧🇷 The leader of the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement (MST), João Pedro Stedile testified before the CPI on the MST for nearly 7 hours.

Here he explains to Brazilian congressmen why there is no MST-style org in China, AND what Brazilian leaders can do to get rid of the MST.

Hint: both have to do with agrarian reform.