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At the same time, Trump’s Justice Department has indicted and convicted several leftist activists—opponents of ICE or supporters of Palestine— on felony charges resulting in them being sentenced to years and even decades in prison.

Amid the current tribulation, we do not forget that the cracking of the earth was preceded by the roar of missiles and shrapnel, which also brought destruction, death, and pain. On January 3 of this year—exactly six months ago—Venezuela was attacked militarily by the U.S. armed forces, under orders from its current government, in an act of war that was undeclared, unprovoked, unjustified, disproportionate, and illegal, in open violation of Article 2, paragraph 4, of the United Nations Charter.

The submission of the Lebanese state The framework agreement between Beirut and Tel Aviv follows direct negotiations between the two governments, under the sponsorship of Washington. Criticized for pursuing direct negotiations with Israeli officials, perceived as a free concession and without any real strategy for an Israeli quid pro quo, Lebanese officials justified this choice as the only way to stop the Israeli war against Lebanon.

How do you analyse the surprising success of the far-right candidate Abelardo De la Espriella in the first round of the Colombian presidential election, which was held on 31 May? How can we explain the crisis of Uribismo, the low score of its candidate and the ongoing recomposition of the Colombian far right? Almost no one in Colombia expected a victory for the candidate Abelardo de la Espriella in the first round, on May 31.

It is very hot in Gaza, and Israel continues to bomb despite the “ceasefire”. Since it came into force, the Israeli army has killed an average of one child per day. In Lebanon, since the ceasefire of 2 April, it has also killed 4,000 people. Israeli ceasefires have this particularity: Israel continues to fire, while its victims are ordered to cease. “All of Lebanon should burn” “For every tear shed by an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers should cry.

Elected with the support of some former Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) voters, around a program of "modernization" and "efficiency", Paz, in office since 8 November 2025, quickly adopted austerity measures, betting on the sluggishness of the social movement after the collapse of the left in the elections.

Mamdani succeeded in forming a partnership with New York Governor Kathy Hochul to provide $73 million for the childcare program for 2-year-olds. This will expand soon to $425 million to provide for 12,000 children and cover all eligible children within four years. He has also established an unprecedented rent freeze on New York City’s roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments.

In view of the threat posed by the far right, the NPA-l’Anticapitaliste will not field a candidate in the presidential election, but will work towards building a broad anti-fascist front and supporting a unifying candidate from the radical left.

After the devastating June 8 Earthquake in Southern Mindanao, MIHANDS is on the ground to help most vulnerable communities MIHANDS has always been fueled by people, not deep pockets. Because we lack the massive financial reserves and pre-staged stockpiles of larger international agencies, our response standard operating procedure is a race against time to mobilize—gathering our volunteer network, fundraising, and sourcing materials from scratch whenever a crisis hits. - read article...

Whatever people on the left are saying about Burnham one thing is clear. Activists in the labour movement are discussing issues today that were buried under the Starmer/McSweeney regime. Darren Jones and the Labour Together tribute act are lobbying hard against Ed Miliband becoming Chancellor with his net zero agenda. Veteran peer, Alf Dubs, who came to Britain as a refugee from the Holocaust, has today called on Burnham to sack Shabana Mahmood and rip up her anti-migrant policies.