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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.
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.
Hybrid Repression: Coordinated Attacks on Rwanda Press Freedom
Rwanda’s covert operations and AI disinformation tactics are forcing journalists into exile.
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.
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.
Land rights
The Colombian Peasant Movement in the Face of the New Political Situation
Colombian peasant leaders warn that the incoming far-right government of Abelardo de la Espriella threatens to reverse land reforms, intensify repression, and criminalize protest.
War & Peace
Palestinian youth are risking their lives to clear rubble in Gaza
In Gaza, teenage boys work dangerous, backbreaking rubble-clearing jobs for meager wages to support their families and reclaim what remains of their homes.
Briefing
PI Briefing | No. 25 | The Unfinished Congress
Two centuries after Bolívar tried to unite the Americas around sovereign equality, progressive forces are once again building solidarity between peoples and nations.
War & Peace
Us Ammunition Ship Docked In Wales During Iran Strikes
A US military container ship secretly docked in Wales to restock bombs at RAF Fairford, enabling Trump’s renewed airstrikes on Iran from UK soil.
Health
“Medics for the People” Turns Health Care Into Organizing
The Medics for the People initiative promoted by the Workers’ Party of Belgium provides free primary care as a basis for organising working-class communities.
Politics
Donald Trump Helped Colombia’s Far Right Win
Far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella eked out a marginal victory over his left-wing opponent Iván Cepeda in Colombia’s presidential race after crude election interference by the US government.
Labor
Nepal’s rising ranks of women farmers
As men migrate for work, Nepal’s women are increasingly taking up agriculture – but society, policies and support systems are slow to catch up
Briefing
PI Briefing | No. 24 | Star of Freedom in the East
On its 80th Independence Day, India’s young are reopening the unfinished struggle over what freedom is for.
Statements
This August we honour the women of South Africa
Abahlali baseMjondolo honors South Africa's women activists, demanding concrete action against the violence, poverty, and state neglect that impoverished women endure daily.
Food Sovereignty
Zohran Mamdani’s Public Grocery Plan Is a Serious One
A grocery industry expert argues that as our food supply becomes increasingly consolidated, expensive, and even dangerous, socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s publicly subsidized grocery plan takes bold steps to provide good, affordable food.
Regions
South America
José Guimarães Reveals How Flávio Bolsonaro and His Allies are Trying to Block Victory for Brazilian Workers
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