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Briefing | No. 32 | When the Bargain Breaks
From South Asia to Southern Europe, social grievances have brought growing masses into the streets. But can popular revolt become political power?
No body, no death certificate: the bureaucratic limbo trapping the widows of Gaza’s missing men
In Gaza, women whose husbands are missing or buried under the rubble are locked out of bank accounts, aid, and custody rights amid genocide.
Spain's renters rise up against institutional neglect
The violent eviction of an 87-year-old woman in Madrid has ignited mass protests across Spain, exposing a housing crisis fueled by speculation and government neglect.
Homelessness In Australia's Northern Territory
The closure of Austaralia's YiSSA accommodation facility in Darwin threatens to push hundreds of vulnerable residents into overcrowded housing or rough sleeping while the government expands its carceral infrastructure instead.
Briefing | No. 31 | Stopping the Gears of War
On 30 October, dockworkers across the Mediterranean are going on strike to stop the imperialist war machine. We are launching a strike fund to support them.
Briefing
PI Briefing | No. 29 | From Law to Justice
As Trump attacked the ICC and Netanyahu faced a walkout at the UN, forty states gathered to put an arms embargo, protections for the Court and a new UN mechanism modelled on the Special Committee against Apartheid.
Statements
Istanbul Declaration: "Dockworkers will not become a link in the chain of their wars!"
Dockworkers' unions from over 35 ports across Europe and the Mediterranean declare their refusal to handle weapons and military cargo.
Imperialism
‘Philippines not for sale,’ groups tell investors
Progressive groups and farmers’ organizations in the Philippines protested the Luzon Economic Corridor Investment Forum, calling it a foreign-led sellout of Philippine sovereignty and a vehicle for U.S. strategic and commercial interests.
War & Peace
Defending the Territory in Filogringo Against All Odds
For the campesino community of Filogringo in Colombia's Catatumbo region, "defending the territory" means collective memory, and cultural survival against state abandonment, paramilitary violence, resource extraction, and military bombardment.
War & Peace
When Britain Used Torture To Control The Strait Of Hormuz
Declassified files reveal that brutal interrogation techniques used by British forces in 1970s Oman were later applied in Northern Ireland, with key officers involved in both operations.
Labor
“Amazon hates my union activity”: How the internet giant tries to suppress every form of collective action by its workers
Amazon’s systematic anti-union tactics are designed to suppress worker organizing and protect its algorithm-driven, efficiency-obsessed labor model.
Labor
José Guimarães Reveals How Flávio Bolsonaro and His Allies are Trying to Block Victory for Brazilian Workers
Government leader José Guimarães (PT) accuses Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and his allies of secretly blocking the proposed end of Brazil’s 6×1 work schedule.
Briefing
PI Briefing | No. 28 | Great Avenues
As Brazil prepares to vote, Washington and its allies are deploying old powers and new technologies across the hemisphere.
Press Freedom
Hybrid Repression: Coordinated Attacks on Rwanda Press Freedom
Rwanda’s covert operations and AI disinformation tactics are forcing journalists into exile.
Labor
Starbucks Workers Are Calling for a Nationwide Boycott
Hoping to pressure Starbucks to finally sign a contract with its 12,000 unionized baristas, Starbucks Workers United has called for a boycott of the company.
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