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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.
Social movements prepare for the first protests against De La Espriella
Colombian trade unions, Indigenous organizations, students, and social movements are mobilizing against the new government of Abelardo de la Espriella in October and November over security, peace, economic, and social policy concerns.
The World Can't Afford to Lose Brazil
The world can't afford to lose Brazil, because the country has the rare combination of conditions needed to help build a democratic response to global digital transformation
The Dispersal of the People of Jabal Amel
Israel has occupied 568 km² of southern Lebanon since the March 2026 war, emptying it of its predominantly Shia population through systematic domicide and urbicide.
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.
Capitalism
A notorious consulting firm is selling austerity. Canada’s universities are buying
Australian consulting firm Nous Group profits from public-sector austerity by imposing corporatization across cash-strapped Canadian universities, and is now expanding into health care.
Imperialism
Trump administration to support 'independent journalism' in Europe with anti-immigrant focus
An investigation reveals how the U.S. State Department, under the Trump administration, is funding a $1 million "independent journalism" consortium in Europe to produce reporting explicitly aligned with U.S. foreign policy objectives and right-wing political interests.
Labor
One thousand parcels in an hour
In Philippines women parcel sorters face precarious, unregulated working conditions in e-commerce hubs.
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