Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered house arrest for former president Jair Bolsonaro on Monday, August 4. The decision includes the use of an electronic ankle monitor, a ban on visits except from close family members and lawyers, and the seizure of all cell phones at his residence.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/05/brazilian-supreme-court-orders-house-arrest-for-jair-bolsonaro/

Left organizations in Belgium are using the typically slower European summer to gear up for ManiFiesta, the annual festival of solidarity that many recognize as the launchpad for a new cycle of political activities in the region.

“Right now in Belgium, we’re seeing two major movements of resistance: one against the new government’s policies, and the other in solidarity with Palestine,” says Matilde De Cooman from Viva Salud. “These two are also connected because the new government has reached an agreement that will see big investments in the military, but not in public services.”

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/05/belgiums-manifiesta-2025-to-emphasize-resistance-and-internationalism/

"Never again", says Indian historian Vijay Prashad on Hiroshima Day.

Today marks the 80th anniversary of when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Prashad reflects on the immense humanitarian toll of the bombings and the need for nuclear disarmament for a future of peace.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the only time nuclear weapons were used in war: the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Historian Ben Becker wrote in Liberation News that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki “are best understood not as the end of World War II, but as the beginning of a new war and an altogether new historical era.” Becker argues that since those bombings, the US has used its possession of one of the world’s largest nuclear arsenals to threaten other nations. “The nuclear weapon has been, from the very first time it was dropped, the military and political weapon of US imperialism,” wrote Becker.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/05/80-years-since-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-the-us-still-grapples-with-the-legacy-of-nuclear-war/

One of India’s largest trade union federations, the Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU) supported demands of legal action against Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country’s largest software company, over claims of its violation of the Industrial Dispute Act (IDA) and labor rights.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/06/unions-demand-legal-action-against-tata-consultancy-services-over-mass-layoffs-and-labor-rights-violations/

🇦🇷 Argentina’s pensioners continue to stand up to repression to demand dignity

During today’s protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina of pensioners, over a dozen were injured and several journalists were targeted by police.

The US and Israeli bombings of Iran’s nuclear sites violated basic tenets of nuclear non-proliferation, ironically demonstrating to countries pursuing independent development the need to build nuclear deterrent.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/06/80-years-after-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-nuclear-war-is-closer-than-ever/

A major part of the political canon of liberalism is the “sacrosanct” defense of the alternation of power. In other words, the fact that a person does not remain in power indefinitely is a sign of the vigor and health of a modern republican political system. According to this canon, the lack of alternation is usually a clear symptom of a totalitarian drift.

However, history shows us that historical judgments are just that: judgments, subject to circumstances and limited by potential political benefits. Alternation is therefore desirable when the leader is inconvenient, but not when he or she helps to sustain a given geopolitical order.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/06/why-is-el-salvador-now-allowing-indefinite-presidential-re-election/

“I have had so many patients die because they can’t get enough food to recover. It’s distressing to see that and know that it’s preventable and treatable,” Gastrointestinal surgeon Nick Maynard stated.

The extent of hunger and malnutrition in the Gaza Strip is worsening daily, with the United Nations warning that the entire under-five population – over 320,000 children – is now at risk of acute malnutrition due to Israel’s genocide.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/06/intergenerational-hunger-the-effects-of-israels-starvation-of-gaza/

The Trump administration offers a 50,000-dollar signing bonus and 60,000 dollars in student loan repayment to those willing to join the ranks of immigration enforcement.

Trump signed the “Big Beautiful Bill” into law on July 4, which allocates USD 170 billion in additional funding in the next three years for immigration enforcement.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/06/trump-dangles-student-loan-forgiveness-to-attract-new-ice-hires/

While Venezuela reunites families, the US invests USD 131 billion into building a border-war machine.

In July 2025, the US Congress passed a budget that commits USD 131 billion to expanding detention, deportation, and border militarization. It is the largest immigration enforcement package in modern US history and one that most people are funding without knowing.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/06/the-war-economy-at-the-border/

The Brazilian government filed a request for consultation with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against tariffs imposed by the United States on Brazilian products.

The decision was made on the same day that the tariff announced by US President Donald Trump came into effect, raising taxes on a series of imports from Brazil to 50%.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/06/lula-takes-trumps-tariffs-to-world-trade-organization/

In Chile, “the market” speaks with the voice of a powerful few while silencing alternatives that challenge the status quo.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/07/chile-and-what-the-market-thinks/

The Chinese government has received more than 3,113,000 online suggestions for consideration in the country’s five-year plan, to be implemented from 2026 to 2030.

Earlier this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping, instructed the government and the Party to “investigate broadly and deeply the people’s conditions, listen to the voices of the people, and gather the wisdom of the masses to consolidate a powerful joint force that will push forward Chinese-style modernization and continuously realize the people’s aspirations for a better life.”

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/07/chinese-people-submit-over-3-million-suggestions-for-governments-15th-five-year-plan/