The politics of the death penalty in the US
Eugene Puryear talks about the death penalty in the US in light of Jewish groups suing the state of Arizona for planning to use Zyklon B in executions.
The choice before France: More right-wing policies or new approach to wealth redistribution?
Researcher and political activist Aurélie Dianara talks to Peoples Dispatch on the upcoming French elections and the prospects of Emmanuel Macron, the far-right and the left
‘This will be one of the biggest strikes in India since the country’s independence’
AR Sindhu, National Secretary of CITU (Centre of Indian Trade Unions), joins us to talk about the upcoming National Strike in India on March 28 and 29.
‘If a unionized workforce can be tossed away like this, it can happen to anyone’
British ferry operator P&O fired 800 workers without notice. The workers were informed they had been laid off through a Zoom video call.
UN aid conference for Yemen falls short amid warnings of widespread famine and deaths
At the UN pledging conference for Yemen, Gulf countries that are party to the war in Yemen, like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, failed to commit any aid
‘Modi govt says our work is essential, but calls us volunteers’
On March 15, over 500 scheme workers gathered in protest in New Delhi demanding recognition of their work, minimum wages, social security, and that the Narendra Modi-led BJP government fulfil its 2018 promise of a wage hike.
UK court rejects Assange’s appeal against extradition, Home Office to have final say
Assange’s lawyers are preparing to fight the case once again at the district court, on grounds that were previously raised by not considered. The Home Office decision will come after this
Reclaiming the radical roots of International Working Women’s Day
The day was established by socialist women in order to highlight women’s centrality in the struggle to overthrow class based oppression, as well as to end the unique oppression faced by women.