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“Lest We Forget”: Notes on the Imperialist Aggression Against Venezuela
Iván González Alvarado, Venezuelan history professor and internationalist activist, offers his on-the-ground perspective of recent events in Venezuela
National Liberation: Categorical Imperative for the Peoples of Our Americas
Manuel Maldonado-Denis's 1981 speech frames national liberation as a categorical imperative for the region.
PI Briefing | No. 4 | A Rounding Error
The balance sheet of global apartheid.
"Cuba stood for the world. Now, the world must rise for Cuba.”
Statement from the Cabinet of the Progressive International
The Donroe Doctrine and the Naked Imperialism of the Venezuela Intervention
The US military attack in Venezuela reflects a transactional and coercive imperial strategy aimed at seizing strategic resources and restructuring hemispheric supply chains under the "Donroe Doctrine."
Politics
How Britain Helped Trump Destabilise Venezuela
The UK government has systematically backed the US-led overthrow of Venezuela's government by recognizing a rival claimant, freezing state assets, and secretly planning for a post-Maduro economy.
Briefing
PI Briefing | No. 2 | They Want Us Afraid
From Hyderabad to Caracas, struggles for dignity persist under the shadow of imperial intimidation — and demand an internationalism strong enough to defy it.
Environment
Defending the environment, fighting for human rights
Philippine land grabs and militarization violate rights of fisherfolk, indigenous, and peasants.
Entrevistas
“Our fight is for the workers”
Gig worker union leader Shaik Salauddin on Indian gig workers organising a successful strategic strike against exploitative "10-minute delivery" models.
Entrevistas
“The people of Venezuela are with their government.”
Cira Pascual Marquina asserts that Venezuela's people remain united in the face of the violent attack on their sovereignty.
Briefing
PI Briefing | No. 1 | Nuestra América
Venezuela. Mexico. Cuba. Colombia. As Washington seeks to dominate the hemisphere, the Progressive International will convene governments, leaders and movements across Americas will gather to defend the sacred right to self-determination.
Education
Building the Frantz Fanon School: An interview with Mqapheli Bonono
Mqapheli Bonono traces how Abahlali baseMjondolo built its urban commune and the Frantz Fanon School.
Statements
Claudia Sheinbaum: Cooperation Yes, Intervention No
Mexico sets out a vision for sovereign equality in the hemisphere.
Statements
“A criminal act of imperial aggression.”
Statement from the Cabinet on the US invasion of Venezuela.
Labor
India's Gig Workers Strike for Dignity and Protection
Nationwide flash strike by 40,000 app-based delivery workers demands an end to exploitative algorithms and calls for a national policy to ensure fair wages, safety, and social security.
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