The EU has announced a trade deal with the US involving high tariffs and major investments into the US economy, without securing anything in return.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/07/31/not-a-deal-a-rip-off-eu-agrees-to-subservient-trade-terms-with-us/
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“Not a deal, a rip-off”: EU agrees to subservient trade terms with US
The EU has announced a trade deal with the US involving high tariffs and major investments into the US economy, without securing anything in return.
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🇵🇸 For days, pro-Palestine protesters in the Washington, DC metropolitan area have organized pickets and rallies to “confront” leaders of the now-infamous Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
This past week, a retired US army officer became a whistleblower revealing the violence inflicted against Palestinians at GHF aid sites. Anthony Aguilar was recruited as a security contractor for UG Solutions, a partner of the GHF, and told Democracy Now! that “We – we, the United States – are complicit. We are involved, hand in hand, in the atrocities and the genocide that is currently undergoing in Gaza.”
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/07/31/amid-mass-starvation-pro-palestine-activists-target-us-backed-gaza-humanitarian-foundation/
This past week, a retired US army officer became a whistleblower revealing the violence inflicted against Palestinians at GHF aid sites. Anthony Aguilar was recruited as a security contractor for UG Solutions, a partner of the GHF, and told Democracy Now! that “We – we, the United States – are complicit. We are involved, hand in hand, in the atrocities and the genocide that is currently undergoing in Gaza.”
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/07/31/amid-mass-starvation-pro-palestine-activists-target-us-backed-gaza-humanitarian-foundation/
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Amid mass starvation, pro-Palestine activists target US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
“We, the United States, are complicit,” says former GHF security contractor and former US army officer
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Thousands took part in a solemn funeral procession for renowned composer and political satirist, Ziad Rahbani, in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The procession took place two days after he died at the age of 69, reportedly due a heart attack.
The self-declared communist artist has long been celebrated by the Arab nation as an unbending voice of resistance and revolution.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/07/31/lebanon-bids-farewell-to-iconic-musician-playwright-and-revolutionary-ziad-rahbani/
The self-declared communist artist has long been celebrated by the Arab nation as an unbending voice of resistance and revolution.
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Lebanon bids farewell to iconic musician, playwright, and revolutionary Ziad Rahbani
The self-declared communist artist has long been celebrated by the Arab nation as an unbending voice of resistance and revolution.
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Farmers, under the leadership of Mazdoor Kisan Party, have been fighting against the state-landlord nexus in the region for decades, demanding rights over the land they cultivate.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/07/31/farmer-leaders-arrested-in-pakistan-for-opposing-illegal-land-grab/
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Farmer leaders arrested in Pakistan for opposing illegal land grab
Farmers, under the leadership of Mazdoor Kisan Party, have been fighting against the state-landlord nexus in the region for decades, demanding rights over the land they cultivate
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The recent report by UN rapporteur revealed the web of global corporations that prop up and profit from Israel’s genocidal policies against the Palestinian people
📲 Read the full article by Ubai al-Aboudi and Vijay Prashad on our website. ⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/01/the-global-economic-benefit-from-the-genocide-of-palestinians/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/01/the-global-economic-benefit-from-the-genocide-of-palestinians/
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The global economic benefit from the genocide of Palestinians
The recent report by UN rapporteur revealed the web of global corporations that prop up and profit from Israel’s genocidal policies against the Palestinian people
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30 people were injured and seven were arrested in the weekly pensioners protest in Argentina on July 30.
The repression took place during the usual Wednesday demonstration demanding better living conditions for Argentine seniors and the reversal of neoliberal measures.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/01/argentine-pensioners-face-heavy-repression-in-weekly-march/
The repression took place during the usual Wednesday demonstration demanding better living conditions for Argentine seniors and the reversal of neoliberal measures.
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Argentine pensioners face heavy repression in weekly march
The repression took place during the usual Wednesday demonstration demanding better living conditions for Argentine seniors and the reversal of neoliberal measures.
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🇵🇸Birzeit University hosts Engineering Destruction: Militarization and the War Economy conference
The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies organized the Engineering Destruction: Militarization and the War Economy conference from July 29 to 31 at Birzeit University, in cooperation with the National Pedagogic University in Colombia, Security in Context research network, and the Arab Council for the Social Sciences.
Academics, researchers, political leaders and freed Palestinian prisoners spoke at the conference, examining the roots of militarization and its economic and social implications on the global and local levels.
The conference also explored ways to foster broader international solidarity campaigns with peoples, who struggle against imperialism in other regions of the World such as the Global South.
The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies organized the Engineering Destruction: Militarization and the War Economy conference from July 29 to 31 at Birzeit University, in cooperation with the National Pedagogic University in Colombia, Security in Context research network, and the Arab Council for the Social Sciences.
Academics, researchers, political leaders and freed Palestinian prisoners spoke at the conference, examining the roots of militarization and its economic and social implications on the global and local levels.
The conference also explored ways to foster broader international solidarity campaigns with peoples, who struggle against imperialism in other regions of the World such as the Global South.
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The Karnataka IT/ITes Employees Union (KITU) is the only registered union for IT and related industries in India’s southern state of Karnataka, the hub of the software industry in the country.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/01/worker-resistance-stops-karnataka-governments-plan-to-increase-it-work-hours/
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Worker resistance stops Karnataka government’s plan to increase IT work hours
The Karnataka IT/ITes Employees Union (KITU) is the only registered union for IT and related industries in India’s southern state of Karnataka, the hub of the software industry in the country.
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Niger’s revolution in July 2023 and the creation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) reignited the spirit of sovereignty and Pan-African resistance across the continent. A recent webinar hosted by Pan African Today explored the significance of this moment.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/01/two-years-on-nigers-revolutionary-anniversary-marks-continued-defiance-for-sovereignty/
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Two years on: Niger’s revolutionary anniversary marks continued defiance for sovereignty
Niger’s revolution in July 2023 and the creation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) reignited the spirit of sovereignty and Pan-African resistance across the continent. A recent webinar hosted by Pan African Today explored the significance of this moment.
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Thousands of members and supporters of the shack dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo marched through the streets of Durban to mark “Unfreedom Day”.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/01/new-documentary-highlights-struggle-of-south-african-shackdwellers-who-denounce-post-apartheid-freedom-without-economic-emancipation/
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New documentary highlights struggle of South African shackdwellers, who denounce post-apartheid “freedom” without “economic emancipation”
Thousands of members and supporters of the shack dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo marched through the streets of Durban to mark “Unfreedom Day”
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Between 2010 and 2021, unilateral sanctions caused over 500,000 deaths annually, surpassing yearly global deaths from armed conflict.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/02/every-year-sanctions-kill-more-people-than-wars/
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Every year, sanctions kill more people than wars
Between 2010 and 2021, unilateral sanctions caused over 500,000 deaths annually, surpassing yearly global deaths from armed conflict.
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“Our nations are caught in the middle,” of the massive US escalation in aggression towards China.
Peoples Dispatch spoke to Kawenaʻulaokalā Kapahua, of the Hawaiian independence party Hui Aloha ʻĀina.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/03/the-united-states-pivot-to-the-pacific-provides-an-opportunity-to-fight-empire-says-hawaiian-independence-activist/
Peoples Dispatch spoke to Kawenaʻulaokalā Kapahua, of the Hawaiian independence party Hui Aloha ʻĀina.
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The United States’ “Pivot to the Pacific” provides an “opportunity” to fight empire, says Hawaiian independence activist
Peoples Dispatch spoke to Kawenaʻulaokalā Kapahua, of Hawaiian independence party Hui Aloha ʻĀina
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Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa ordered the transfer and expulsion of more than 800 Colombians detained in Ecuador.
The measure caused a stir in Ecuador and Colombia, as Noboa, according to Colombian authorities, did not follow the usual extradition process, but sent the Colombian detainees out of the country.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/ecuador-deports-more-than-800-colombian-prisoners-bogota-protests/
The measure caused a stir in Ecuador and Colombia, as Noboa, according to Colombian authorities, did not follow the usual extradition process, but sent the Colombian detainees out of the country.
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Ecuador deports more than 800 Colombian prisoners. Bogotá protests
The measure taken by Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa provoked the outrage of his Colombian counterpart, who described the measure as "unfriendly".
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🇧🇷"I don't need to be subordinated to the dollar!"
Brazilian President Lula da Silva spoke this weekend at the national meeting of the Workers' Party of Brazil (PT). He condemned Trump's attacks against Brazil and asserted that Brazil's sovereignty must be respected and that it will continue building with the countries of the Global South to break out of dollar hegemony.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva spoke this weekend at the national meeting of the Workers' Party of Brazil (PT). He condemned Trump's attacks against Brazil and asserted that Brazil's sovereignty must be respected and that it will continue building with the countries of the Global South to break out of dollar hegemony.
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Dockworkers in Italy secure victory as shipping companies announce the return of Israeli-bound weapons cargo to its point of origin.
“We were informed today that the three containers carrying military equipment, destined for La Spezia and transported aboard the COSCO Pisces, will not be unloaded in either Genoa or La Spezia,” the union Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) stated on Thursday. “This decision marks a tangible result of union action and the pressure exerted by USB.”
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/dockworkers-in-italy-win-against-arms-shipment-to-israel/
“We were informed today that the three containers carrying military equipment, destined for La Spezia and transported aboard the COSCO Pisces, will not be unloaded in either Genoa or La Spezia,” the union Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) stated on Thursday. “This decision marks a tangible result of union action and the pressure exerted by USB.”
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/dockworkers-in-italy-win-against-arms-shipment-to-israel/
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Dockworkers in Italy win against arms shipment to Israel
Dockworkers in Italy secure victory as shipping companies announce return of Israeli-bound weapons cargo to its point of origin.
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On the anniversary of Thomas Sankara coming to power in Burkina Faso, Jonis Ghedi Alasow reflects on how his legacy lives on in new Sahelian revolutions today.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/sankaras-revolution-rises-again/
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Sankara’s revolution rises again
On the anniversary of Thomas Sankara coming to power in Burkina Faso, Jonis Ghedi Alasow reflects on how his legacy lives on in new Sahelian revolutions today
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The move is seen as a pragmatic approach by Syria’s new rulers, who may not be limiting their foreign policy to the US-led Western bloc, despite Moscow’s support for Assad’s government during the Syrian civil war.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/syrias-interim-government-says-it-wants-russia-by-its-side-amid-efforts-toward-bilateral-relations/
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Syria’s interim government says it “wants Russia by its side” amid efforts toward bilateral relations
The move is seen as a pragmatic approach by Syria’s new rulers, who may not be limiting their foreign policy to the US-led Western bloc, despite Moscow’s support for Assad’s government during the Syrian civil war.
Hundreds of thousands rallied on Sunday, August 3, calling for an end to Israel’s genocidal war against the Palestinian people marking one of the largest political mobilizations in Sydney for decades.
📲 Read the full article by Nick Dobrijevich on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/pro-palestine-demonstration-shuts-down-sydney-harbour-bridge/
📲 Read the full article by Nick Dobrijevich on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/pro-palestine-demonstration-shuts-down-sydney-harbour-bridge/
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Pro-Palestine demonstration shuts down Sydney Harbour Bridge
As the genocide in Gaza enters one of the most devastating phases, pro-Palestine activists in Australia carried out a historic mobilization of hundreds of thousands of people calling for an end to Israel’s crimes
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Over the last several years, the Karnataka government has repeatedly announced that they intend to hand over district public hospitals to private establishments, under the guise of setting up medical colleges in public-private partnership (PPP) mode.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/the-peoples-campaign-against-privatization-of-district-hospitals-in-karnataka/
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The people’s campaign against privatization of district hospitals in Karnataka
Health activists and communities resist government plans to privatize district public hospitals through PPPs in Karnataka, India.
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Angola, one of Africa’s top oil producers, is in turmoil after protests erupted over a sharp fuel price hike driven by IMF-backed subsidy cuts.
In a country where more than a third of the population lives on less than USD 2.15 a day, and where the unemployment rate stands at 14.5%, the removal of subsidies has intensified public frustration. Inflation currently sits at 27.5%, and over 80% of the employed population works in the informal sector, earning meager wages.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/angola-22-killed-during-mass-protests-against-fuel-prices/
In a country where more than a third of the population lives on less than USD 2.15 a day, and where the unemployment rate stands at 14.5%, the removal of subsidies has intensified public frustration. Inflation currently sits at 27.5%, and over 80% of the employed population works in the informal sector, earning meager wages.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/angola-22-killed-during-mass-protests-against-fuel-prices/
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Angola: 22 killed during mass protests against fuel prices
Angola, one of Africa’s top oil producers, is in turmoil after protests erupted over a sharp fuel price hike driven by IMF-backed subsidy cuts.
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The demonstration raised clear demands to the Australian government: an end to military cooperation with Israel and sanctions against the apartheid state.
📲 Read the full article by Apurva Chaudhry on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/a-united-call-to-end-genocide-300000-march-for-gaza-in-sydney-australia/
📲 Read the full article by Apurva Chaudhry on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/04/a-united-call-to-end-genocide-300000-march-for-gaza-in-sydney-australia/
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“A united call to end genocide”: 300,000 march for Gaza in Sydney, Australia
After police attempted to stop their mobilization, hundreds of thousands of Australians marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge demanding a ceasefire and for Australia to take concrete action against Israel.
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