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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 17m
"The purpose of this undeclared ‘secret war’ in support of the Sultan was to ensure the safe passage of vital oil supplied through the Strait of Hormuz." Available in EN, ES, FR and RU. buff.ly/2yUjULK
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When Britain Used Torture To Control The Strait Of Hormuz
Declassified files reveal that brutal interrogation techniques used by British forces in 1970s Oman were later applied in Northern Ireland, with key officers involved in both operations.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 2h
"The profits of capital depend pretty much on how much it wastes, on how much it makes society pay for the costs of production." buff.ly/SFULPy0
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Kadri: The Accumulation of Waste
Capitalism produces death and waste on a genocidal scale.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 14h
For the campesino community of Filogringo in Colombia's Catatumbo region, "defending the territory" means collective memory, and cultural survival against state abandonment, paramilitary violence, resource extraction, and military bombardment. Available in EN, ES, IT and AR. buff.ly/xpXxZDK
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Defending the Territory in Filogringo Against All Odds
For the campesino community of Filogringo in Colombia's Catatumbo region, "defending the territory" means collective memory, and cultural survival against state abandonment, paramilitary violence,…
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 17h
On International Translator Day, the Progressive International honours and celebrates the extraordinary volunteer translators who make our work accessible to communities worldwide.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 20h
Palantir is plotting a coup against our democracies. We are organizing our representatives to stop them — before it is too late. 🔗 Sign the Palantir Pledge: buff.ly/W4tFit4
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 20h
Progressive groups and farmers’ organizations in the Philippines protested the Luzon Economic Corridor Investment Forum, calling it a foreign-led sellout of Philippine sovereignty and a vehicle for U.S. strategic and commercial interests. Available in EN, ES, PT-BR and AR. buff.ly/jNDi1aE
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‘Philippines not for sale,’  groups tell investors
Progressive groups and farmers’ organizations in the Philippines protested the Luzon Economic Corridor Investment Forum, calling it a foreign-led sellout of Philippine sovereignty and a vehicle for…
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Imperialism, the denial of sovereignty that underwrites global capitalism, is the primary contradiction, writes Bikrum Gill. buff.ly/SakMnt7
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Gill: Imperialism — Then and Now
Imperialism, the denial of sovereignty that underwrites global capitalism, is the primary contradiction.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Amazon’s systematic anti-union tactics are designed to suppress worker organizing and protect its algorithm-driven, efficiency-obsessed labor model. buff.ly/wmElfs2
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“Amazon hates my union activity”: How the internet giant tries to suppress every form of collective action by its workers
Amazon’s systematic anti-union tactics are designed to suppress worker organizing and protect its algorithm-driven, efficiency-obsessed labor model.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Declassified files reveal that brutal interrogation techniques used by British forces in 1970s Oman were later applied in Northern Ireland, with key officers involved in both operations. Available in EN, ES, PT-BR and FR. buff.ly/2yUjULK
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When Britain Used Torture To Control The Strait Of Hormuz
Declassified files reveal that brutal interrogation techniques used by British forces in 1970s Oman were later applied in Northern Ireland, with key officers involved in both operations.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Capitalism produces death and waste on a genocidal scale, writes Ali Kadri. buff.ly/SFULPy0
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Kadri: The Accumulation of Waste
Capitalism produces death and waste on a genocidal scale.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For the campesino community of Filogringo in Colombia's Catatumbo region, "defending the territory" means collective memory, and cultural survival against state abandonment, paramilitary violence, resource extraction, and military bombardment. Available in EN, ES, AR and RU. buff.ly/xpXxZDK
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Defending the Territory in Filogringo Against All Odds
For the campesino community of Filogringo in Colombia's Catatumbo region, "defending the territory" means collective memory, and cultural survival against state abandonment, paramilitary violence,…
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seeking to pressure Starbucks to finally sign a contract with its 12,000 unionized baristas, Starbucks Workers United announced a boycott of the chain August 25. Available in EN, ES, FR and PT-BR. buff.ly/741g3Sl
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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.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"The United States is targeting China because China has contested the financial power of US monopoly finance capitalism by offering Global South states access to capital and surplus in ways that break them out of dependent development." buff.ly/SakMnt7
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Gill: Imperialism — Then and Now
Imperialism, the denial of sovereignty that underwrites global capitalism, is the primary contradiction.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Amazon dismisses workers on the grounds of incapacity so it does not have to create suitable positions; it wants an undamaged workforce that can be used at 100% of its physical capacity." Available in EN, ES, FR and PT-BR. buff.ly/wmElfs2
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“Amazon hates my union activity”: How the internet giant tries to suppress every form of collective action by its workers
Amazon’s systematic anti-union tactics are designed to suppress worker organizing and protect its algorithm-driven, efficiency-obsessed labor model.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Previously secret military files reveal links between the use of torture by British forces in Oman and Northern Ireland during the 1970s. Available in EN, ES, AR and RU. buff.ly/2yUjULK
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When Britain Used Torture To Control The Strait Of Hormuz
Declassified files reveal that brutal interrogation techniques used by British forces in 1970s Oman were later applied in Northern Ireland, with key officers involved in both operations.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Much of the global working class is now employed by rents — rents to stabilise the political order, rents that feed on war as a domain of accumulation, on militarism as a domain of accumulation." buff.ly/SFULPy0
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Kadri: The Accumulation of Waste
Capitalism produces death and waste on a genocidal scale.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Sooner rather than later, the great avenues will open again where free men will walk to build a better society." The 28th PI Briefing of 2026 is online now. buff.ly/EgxZ7YR
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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.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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. Available in PT-BR, EN, TU and ES. buff.ly/4Pl7nee
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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.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Amazon’s systematic anti-union tactics are designed to suppress worker organizing and protect its algorithm-driven, efficiency-obsessed labor model. Available in EN, IT, FR and ES. buff.ly/wmElfs2
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“Amazon hates my union activity”: How the internet giant tries to suppress every form of collective action by its workers
Amazon’s systematic anti-union tactics are designed to suppress worker organizing and protect its algorithm-driven, efficiency-obsessed labor model.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Declassified files reveal that brutal interrogation techniques used by British forces in 1970s Oman were later applied in Northern Ireland, with key officers involved in both operations. Available in EN, FR, DE and IT. buff.ly/2yUjULK
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When Britain Used Torture To Control The Strait Of Hormuz
Declassified files reveal that brutal interrogation techniques used by British forces in 1970s Oman were later applied in Northern Ireland, with key officers involved in both operations.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"There is a war on the masses taking place all the time, whether it is open war like the major wars of the second half of the twentieth century and this century, or a protracted, slow-motion war to reduce the social costs of the reproduction of people." buff.ly/SFULPy0
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Kadri: The Accumulation of Waste
Capitalism produces death and waste on a genocidal scale.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“The countries that ended apartheid did not wait for permission from those who armed it. Neither should we. They are few. We are many.” Varsha Gandikota argues that the only response to unilateral bullying is collective action. 🔗 Read online: buff.ly/CH0olXW
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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. Available in EN, PT-BR, AR and RU. buff.ly/4Pl7nee
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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.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"History is ours, and people make history.” The 28th PI Briefing of 2026 is online now. buff.ly/EgxZ7YR
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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.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Amazon’s systematic anti-union tactics are designed to suppress worker organizing and protect its algorithm-driven, efficiency-obsessed labor model. Available in EN, PT-BR, ES and IT. buff.ly/wmElfs2
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“Amazon hates my union activity”: How the internet giant tries to suppress every form of collective action by its workers
Amazon’s systematic anti-union tactics are designed to suppress worker organizing and protect its algorithm-driven, efficiency-obsessed labor model.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Declassified files reveal that brutal interrogation techniques used by British forces in 1970s Oman were later applied in Northern Ireland, with key officers involved in both operations. Available in EN, ES, AR and RU. buff.ly/2yUjULK
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When Britain Used Torture To Control The Strait Of Hormuz
Declassified files reveal that brutal interrogation techniques used by British forces in 1970s Oman were later applied in Northern Ireland, with key officers involved in both operations.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"To all of us, imperialism is piracy transplanted from the seas to dry land — piracy reorganised, consolidated, and adapted to the aim of plundering the natural and human resources of our peoples, and of other peoples of the world." buff.ly/8qftTjB
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Kadri: The Accumulation of Waste
Capitalism produces death and waste on a genocidal scale.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Starbucks Workers United members conducted their largest and longest strike yet last November." Available in EN, ES, AR and RU. buff.ly/741g3Sl
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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.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“They arrested me for something not serious. I had tweeted that author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija fled Uganda. I was detained for like four days. No communication. It disturbed me." Available in EN, ES, RU and AR. buff.ly/kLagFN1
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Hybrid Repression: Coordinated Attacks on Rwanda Press Freedom
Rwanda’s covert operations and AI disinformation tactics are forcing journalists into exile.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"The traditional tools of imperial coercion — tariffs, sanctions and military hard power — are combined with new tools, including bot farms, paid influencers and data operations." The 28th PI Briefing of 2026 is online now. buff.ly/EgxZ7YR
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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.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"The Workers’ Party (PT) leader also suggested that any attempt to block the proposal could backfire on Flávio Bolsonaro, precisely because it would reveal which politicians are working against a change demanded by a large sector of Brazilian society." buff.ly/4Pl7nee
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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.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Amazon’s systematic anti-union tactics are designed to suppress worker organizing and protect its algorithm-driven, efficiency-obsessed labor model. Available in EN, BE, IT and AR. buff.ly/ALIYp50
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“Amazon hates my union activity”: How the internet giant tries to suppress every form of collective action by its workers
Amazon’s systematic anti-union tactics are designed to suppress worker organizing and protect its algorithm-driven, efficiency-obsessed labor model.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How to Steal a Hemisphere 🌍️ Fernando Cerimedo and the Heist of Latin American Democracy Read now on the Reactionary International. buff.ly/7WckeQK
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How to Steal a Hemisphere
A Research Consortium on the Illicit Network Undermining Democracy Across the World
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"If imperialism walks on two legs of military and economic power, anti-imperialism must also walk on two legs. This is key to understanding our current moment." buff.ly/pjRNjea
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Gill: Imperialism — Then and Now
Imperialism, the denial of sovereignty that underwrites global capitalism, is the primary contradiction.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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. Available in EN, ES, HI and AR. buff.ly/jea3rN9
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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.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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. Available in EN, ES, HI and AR. buff.ly/4Pl7nee
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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.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Sooner rather than later, the great avenues will open again where free men will walk to build a better society." The 28th PI Briefing of 2026 is online now. buff.ly/HMoJJej
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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.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Everyone The Breach spoke to emphasized that consulting firms didn’t cause the university funding crisis; firms like Nous just profited from it." Available in EN, ES, FR and DE. buff.ly/OuuvKd6
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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.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Nkrumah argues that even when countries reclaim formal sovereignty, the necessity of capitalism to maintain its imperialist outlet reproduces itself without direct territorial control." buff.ly/5QDgxHq
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Gill: Imperialism — Then and Now
Imperialism, the denial of sovereignty that underwrites global capitalism, is the primary contradiction.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“We need to turn up the pressure." Available in EN, ES, IT and AR. buff.ly/ALsTe2X
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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.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In Rwanda the expansion of digital and alternative media has coincided with heightened government repression, surveillance, and co-optation of journalists. Available in FR, DE, ES and EN. buff.ly/753TaBn
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Hybrid Repression: Coordinated Attacks on Rwanda Press Freedom
Rwanda’s covert operations and AI disinformation tactics are forcing journalists into exile.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"The traditional tools of imperial coercion — tariffs, sanctions and military hard power — are combined with new tools, including bot farms, paid influencers and data operations." The 28th Progressive International Briefing of 2026 is online now. buff.ly/1Df8M9d
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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.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Pan-African Marxist and Ghanaian revolutionary Kwame Nkrumah was born on this day in 1909.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Revolutionary educator and socialist Paulo Freire was born on this day in 1921.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The U.S. State Department's creation of an "independent journalism consortium" in Europe seeks to produce reporting explicitly aligned with the Trump administration's foreign policy goals. Available in EN, TU, AR and RU. buff.ly/qQ9NZln
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Trump administration to support 'independent journalism' in Europe with anti-immigrant focus
An investigation reveals how the U.S. State Department, under the Trump administration, is funding a $1 million "independent journalism" consortium in Europe to produce reporting explicitly aligned…
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Since 2020, Nous has worked with over 20 Canadian universities applying a uniform model of faculty amalgamation, administrative centralization, staff layoffs, and digitization, while operating with minimal transparency. Available in RU, EN, AR and DE. buff.ly/OuuvKd6
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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.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"When we think about imperialism on a world scale in terms of class struggle, we are thinking about how peoples in the periphery seek to reclaim sovereignty by challenging the military and economic bases of imperial power." buff.ly/5QDgxHq
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Gill: Imperialism — Then and Now
Imperialism, the denial of sovereignty that underwrites global capitalism, is the primary contradiction.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
After their largest and longest strike yet last November, unionized Starbucks workers say the company seemed ready to bargain for a moment, but then went back to stonewalling. Available in EN, ES, AR and RU. buff.ly/ALsTe2X
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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.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Rwanda’s covert operations and AI disinformation tactics are forcing journalists into exile. Available in EN, ES, HI and FR. buff.ly/vMGO90U
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Hybrid Repression: Coordinated Attacks on Rwanda Press Freedom
Rwanda’s covert operations and AI disinformation tactics are forcing journalists into exile.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Women informal workers in Philippine e-commerce sorting centers face daily wage insecurity, arbitrary penalties, and verbal harassment despite workers sorting up to 1,000 parcels per hour under intense supervision. Available in EN, ES, FR and AR. buff.ly/j5Kz51D
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One thousand parcels in an hour
In Philippines women parcel sorters face precarious, unregulated working conditions in e-commerce hubs.
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