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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 7h
The world can't afford to lose Brazil, because the country has the rare combination of conditions needed to help build a democratic response to global digital transformation. Available in EN and PT-BR. buff.ly/0J4VGxx
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The World Can't Afford to Lose Brazil
The world can't afford to lose Brazil, because the country has the rare combination of conditions needed to help build a democratic response to global digital transformation
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 13h
Behind BAPS 🇮🇳 The hidden architecture of a temple empire Read more on the Reactionary International. buff.ly/OzKTOo6
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Behind BAPS
A Research Consortium on the Illicit Network Undermining Democracy Across the World
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 15h
"We call on unions to strengthen vigilance, to inform workers, to expose the cargoes of war, and to organise mass collective resistance with all our rightful available means and our struggle." buff.ly/PQankc6
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Istanbul Declaration: "Dockworkers will not become a link in the chain of their wars!"
Dockworkers' unions from over 35 ports across Europe and the Mediterranean declare their refusal to handle weapons and military cargo.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 17h
"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/Slja8Oi
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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 · 19h
"A joint investigation by Süddeutsche Zeitung and Venezuelan outlet Armando claimed that at least 39,000 wild animals from all over the world had been transferred to Vantara’s facilities by the end of 2024." Available in EN, ES, HI and AR. buff.ly/VCZkfMl
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"South Asia’s governments have collectively been unable to adjust national and regional policies in response to the galloping climate emergency." Available in EN, ES, FR and IT. buff.ly/T9aTHxu
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Nepal’s Rasuwa flood disaster is an alert to Southasia and the world
The August 26, 2025 collapse of Langtang Lirung's northern flank in Nepal's Rasuwa district triggered catastrophic debris flows down the Bhotekoshi River, killing Nepalis, Chinese, Tibetans, Indians,…
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
How to Steal a Hemisphere 🌐 Fernando Cerimedo and the Heist of Latin American Democracy Read more on the Reactionary International. buff.ly/Ei0D0jP
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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 · 08/10/2026
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, DE and FR. 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 · 08/10/2026
"Governments speak of “security,” “stability,” and “freedom of navigation.” But the truth is different. Behind these words lie the rivalries over the control of energy routes, trade routes, ports, raw materials and markets." buff.ly/PQankc6
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Istanbul Declaration: "Dockworkers will not become a link in the chain of their wars!"
Dockworkers' unions from over 35 ports across Europe and the Mediterranean declare their refusal to handle weapons and military cargo.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The identified transfers included over 5,000 animals from Venezuela, among them members of protected species such as the Orinoco crocodile, harpy eagle, lowland tapir, giant anteater, jaguars, and spider monkeys. Available in EN, ES, AR and RU. buff.ly/VCZkfMl
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Venezuelan Gov’t Signs Wildlife Conservation Deal with Controversial Indian Group
Venezuela signed an MOU with India's Vantara-backed GZRRC to modernize its zoos and wildlife centers, raising concerns given Vantara's controversial record on wildlife trade and its ties to the…
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Nepal, the world’s 52nd largest country by population, produces no more than 0.03 to 0.05 per-cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Available in EN, ES, DE and AR. buff.ly/T9aTHxu
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Nepal’s Rasuwa flood disaster is an alert to Southasia and the world
The August 26, 2025 collapse of Langtang Lirung's northern flank in Nepal's Rasuwa district triggered catastrophic debris flows down the Bhotekoshi River, killing Nepalis, Chinese, Tibetans, Indians,…
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Albania Is Not For Sale 🇦🇱 Inside the Trump-Kushner bid for Sazan Island and the Vjosa-Narta coast Read now on the Reactionary International. reactionary.international/investigatio...
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Albania Is Not For Sale
A Research Consortium on the Illicit Network Undermining Democracy Across the World
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How to Steal a Hemisphere 🌍️ Fernando Cerimedo and the Heist of Latin American Democracy Read now on the Reactionary International. buff.ly/bCSXq01
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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 · 07/10/2026
"Despite Vantara’s declared wildlife conservation mission and philanthropic endeavors, the company has faced controversy in recent years." Available in EN, ES, FR and DE. buff.ly/VCZkfMl
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Venezuelan Gov’t Signs Wildlife Conservation Deal with Controversial Indian Group
Venezuela signed an MOU with India's Vantara-backed GZRRC to modernize its zoos and wildlife centers, raising concerns given Vantara's controversial record on wildlife trade and its ties to the…
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Cyberattacks in Brazil have nearly doubled since last year." The 30th Progressive International Briefing of 2026 is online now. buff.ly/PsK2PQE
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PI Briefing | No. 30 | Nobody’s Backyard
Brazil votes on Sunday as its intelligence service alleges foreign interference, cyberattacks rise and economic warfare to defeat the popular forces behind President Lula da Silva.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
To support these workers, who may face retaliation for refusing to load weapons, the Refuse to Move campaign is organising a solidarity strike fund. Your contribution will help those who put their livelihoods on the line to challenge the war economy. buff.ly/auP4D1U
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW ⛓️‍💥 On 30 October, dockworkers across 40 Mediterranean ports will take coordinated action against militarisation. They refuse to let NATO, the US and the EU turn their ports into outposts for a war economy that devours public resources and visits destruction abroad.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Nepal — given its experience in community forestry, biogas, and inclusive governance — must unite China, India, and Pakistan in demanding urgent global climate action because the Himalaya is a rapidly deteriorating "third pole". Available in EN, ES, FR and AR. buff.ly/DYgvoy3
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Nepal’s Rasuwa flood disaster is an alert to Southasia and the world
The August 26, 2025 collapse of Langtang Lirung's northern flank in Nepal's Rasuwa district triggered catastrophic debris flows down the Bhotekoshi River, killing Nepalis, Chinese, Tibetans, Indians,…
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Amazon hates my union activity." Available in EN, ES, PT-BR and DE. buff.ly/h6kZNKy
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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 · 06/10/2026
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, FR and IT. buff.ly/ix5Llzp
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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 · 06/10/2026
"We call on all dockworkers’ unions to discuss this declaration, to strengthen our common steps, and to organize common actions, to strengthen solidarity bonds among ports." buff.ly/PQankc6
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Istanbul Declaration: "Dockworkers will not become a link in the chain of their wars!"
Dockworkers' unions from over 35 ports across Europe and the Mediterranean declare their refusal to handle weapons and military cargo.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Other countries, such as the United States, want to take our territory. It’s because of the minerals, oil, coal, gold, rare earth elements, timber, and water." Available in EN, ES, FR and DE. 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 · 05/10/2026
Venezuela signed an MOU with India's Vantara-backed GZRRC to modernize its zoos and wildlife centers, raising concerns given Vantara's controversial ties to the Ambani-owned Reliance conglomerate. Available in EN, ES, AR and RU. buff.ly/VCZkfMl
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Venezuelan Gov’t Signs Wildlife Conservation Deal with Controversial Indian Group
Venezuela signed an MOU with India's Vantara-backed GZRRC to modernize its zoos and wildlife centers, raising concerns given Vantara's controversial record on wildlife trade and its ties to the…
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🇧🇷 With all votes counted, no candidate has won in the first round of Brazil’s Presidential election. Flávio Bolsonaro, who won 47%, and Lula da Silva, who won 45%, will progress to a second-round runoff on October 25.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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 · 03/10/2026
"The governments, the USA, NATO, the EU and the monopolies want to make workers accomplices in the transport of weapons and military material destined for the slaughter of peoples. We will not do them the favor!" buff.ly/PQankc6
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Istanbul Declaration: "Dockworkers will not become a link in the chain of their wars!"
Dockworkers' unions from over 35 ports across Europe and the Mediterranean declare their refusal to handle weapons and military cargo.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“We acted because we know what global solidarity can do." The 29th PI Briefing of 2026 is online now. buff.ly/R6RqHoC
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PI Briefing | No. 29 | From Law to Justice
As Trump attacked the ICC and Netanyahu faced a walkout at the UN, forty states gathered to put an arms embargo, protections for the Court and a new UN mechanism modelled on the Special Committee…
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The election’s stakes extend across the hemisphere and beyond." buff.ly/iQIcQ8u
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We are mobilizing to Brazil. Here’s why.
Statement from the Observatory of the Progressive International
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Venezuela signed an MOU with India's Vantara-backed GZRRC to modernize its zoos and wildlife centers, raising concerns given Vantara's controversial record on wildlife trade and its ties to the Ambani-owned Reliance conglomerate. Available in EN, ES, PT-BR and AR. buff.ly/GYDGJoy
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Venezuelan Gov’t Signs Wildlife Conservation Deal with Controversial Indian Group
Venezuela signed an MOU with India's Vantara-backed GZRRC to modernize its zoos and wildlife centers, raising concerns given Vantara's controversial record on wildlife trade and its ties to the…
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The community leaders and residents of Filogringo, who face a reality so harsh that it keeps them teetering between life and death, are an example of tenacity, strength, and courage." Available in EN, ES, FR 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 · 02/10/2026
“The Philippines is not for sale.” Available in EN, ES, AR and RU. 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 · 02/10/2026
Dockworkers' unions from over 35 ports across Europe and the Mediterranean declare their refusal to handle weapons and military cargo. buff.ly/PQankc6
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Istanbul Declaration: "Dockworkers will not become a link in the chain of their wars!"
Dockworkers' unions from over 35 ports across Europe and the Mediterranean declare their refusal to handle weapons and military cargo.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Against apartheid, declarations were followed by a UN committee, sanctions and eventually a mandatory arms embargo. In New York last week, forty states put their modern equivalents on the table." The 29th Progressive International Briefing of 2026 is online now. buff.ly/R6RqHoC
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PI Briefing | No. 29 | From Law to Justice
As Trump attacked the ICC and Netanyahu faced a walkout at the UN, forty states gathered to put an arms embargo, protections for the Court and a new UN mechanism modelled on the Special Committee…
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"At stake on 4 October is the resilience of Brazilian democracy after an attempted coup — and the ability of Latin America’s largest country to determine its own political and economic course." 🇧🇷 The PI is mobilising to Brazil. Read more online. buff.ly/6kx15mo
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We are mobilizing to Brazil. Here’s why.
Statement from the Observatory of the Progressive International
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Amazon’s systematic anti-union tactics are designed to suppress worker organizing and protect its algorithm-driven, efficiency-obsessed labor model. Available in EN, ES, FR and PT-BR. buff.ly/ObSKy40
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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 · 01/10/2026
"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 · 01/10/2026
"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 · 30/09/2026
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, 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 · 30/09/2026
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 · 30/09/2026
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 · 30/09/2026
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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