Two years after Tempi train crash, workers shut down Greece in general strike
Greece

Two years after Tempi train crash, workers shut down Greece in general strike

Two years after the Tempi train disaster, one million people mobilized across Greece, blaming privatization and austerity

Peoples Dispatch
February 28, 2025
Hundreds of activists set to protest expansion of US militarism in Korea
North Korea South Korea United States

Hundreds of activists set to protest expansion of US militarism in Korea

Activists are set to mobilize across the country to call for the cancellation of Freedom Shield military exercises between the US and Republic of Korea

Peoples Dispatch
February 28, 2025
Pro-Palestine journalist continues struggle for free speech following release from Montreal jail
Canada

Pro-Palestine journalist continues struggle for free speech following release from Montreal jail

Engler was taken into custody by Canadian authorities for five days following his criticism of a pro-Israel commentator on social media

Peoples Dispatch
February 27, 2025
Tens of thousands of University of California workers strike demanding fair pay
United States

Tens of thousands of University of California workers strike demanding fair pay

Service and patient care workers enter their second day of an unfair labor practice strike across the UC system

Peoples Dispatch
February 27, 2025
Corporate lobbying drives EU policy as Austerity 2.0 rolled-out
European Union

Corporate lobbying drives EU policy as Austerity 2.0 rolled-out

Corporate lobbying expenses in the EU have surged by a third in five years, fueling policy shifts that reinforce the bloc’s focus on ‘competitiveness’

Peoples Dispatch
February 26, 2025
Pro-Palestine activists shut down Maersk headquarters in Copenhagen
Israel Palestine World

Pro-Palestine activists shut down Maersk headquarters in Copenhagen

Nearly 1,000 activists stage demonstration at the entrance to the headquarters of shipping giant Maersk in protest of weapons transport to Israel

Peoples Dispatch
February 25, 2025
Elon Musk’s latest blow to federal workers
United States

Elon Musk’s latest blow to federal workers

After an ominous email instructed federal employers to name what they “accomplished last week,” key agencies refuse to comply

Peoples Dispatch
February 24, 2025
Three years into Ukraine war, Europe introduces more sanctions
Europe

Three years into Ukraine war, Europe introduces more sanctions

As the Ukraine war enters its fourth year, European institutions impose another round of sanctions on Russia and overlook potential paths to peace

Peoples Dispatch
February 24, 2025