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Geopolitics, Resistance and the Battle for Venezuela: A Conversation with Atilio Borón
Political theorist Borón provides a comprehensive analysis of Washington’s new military activity in the Caribbean and how to resist it.
In Belgium, Labor and the Government Face a Showdown
Belgian unions are escalating to a historic three-day general strike in a final showdown with the right-wing government, aiming to stop the most significant rollback of the country's strong welfare state and workers' rights since the post-war era.
What do the Labour Codes Mean for the Indian Worker?
India's four sweeping Labour Codes significantly dilute workers’ rights since Independence.
A Two-Tier System of Protest Policing
Data reveals disparate treatment of peaceful climate activists versus violent far-right agitators.
PI Briefing | No. 46 | A Tale of Two Internationals
As Trump seizes tankers, backs coups, and pardons traffickers, a Reactionary International asserts its dominance across the world. Five years on, the Progressive International rises to confront it — and to build an order grounded in liberation, not plunder.
Briefing
PI Briefing | No. 44 | How we Make Amazon Pay
For the sixth consecutive year, workers around the world are organizing to Make Amazon Pay.
Labor
It’s been 12 years since Rana Plaza. Why is Amazon still refusing to protect Bangladeshi garment workers?
Nazma Akter condemns Amazon for its continued refusal to sign the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety.
Colonialism
Hindu nationalism’s debt to colonialism
Hindu nationalism's ideology is built on a colonial-era history that falsely framed India's past as a perpetual Hindu-Muslim conflict, a distorted narrative now weaponised to fuel majoritarian politics.
Briefing
PI Briefing | No. 43 | No Peace for the Plundered
Donald Trump insists he is a peacemaker. Who is his “peace” really for?
Speeches
"The defence of international law must be realised through coordinated and courageous action."
Deputy Minister Alvin Botes calls for unified global action to defend international law against hypocrisy and impunity.
Statements
European political leaders warn US “No War on Venezuela”
Jeremy Corbyn, Manon Aubry, Yanis Varoufakis, Irene Montero among dozens urging Europe to oppose U.S. military buildup.
Imperialism
"Cuba, Nicaragua, Grenada Together We Shall Win"
Maurice Bishop’s 1980 Havana speech stands as a defiant manifesto of Caribbean unity and anti-imperialist resistance.
Statements
“A calculated attempt to erase the horizon of Palestinian liberation.”
Statement from the Cabinet of the Progressive International on the UN Security Council resolution on Gaza.
Palestine
How the world enriches from the blood of the Palestinians
UN report details how major corporations are enabling and profiting from the Israeli occupation and violence against Palestinians.
Briefing
PI Briefing | No. 42 | Tipping Points
As COP30 convenes in Brazil, the world’s crises deepen to breaking point.
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