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BREAKING: United Auto Workers today passed a resolution at its convention, 321-287, to divest from Israeli bonds. With nearly 400,000 members, UAW becomes the largest US union to officially divest from Israel. The vote received support from a range of sectors, including a large number of Michigan auto delegates, in addition to legal services and higher education. The original call for divestment came from a wildcat strike of 2,000 mainly Arab American workers at Chrysler’s Dodge Main in 1973. Amid the genocide in Gaza, pro-Palestinian labor groups and UAW locals renewed and intensified their campaign. Speakers motivated for the resolution by citing the union’s legacy of divesting from South African apartheid in 1978.

‼️LIVE NOW: Trump humiliated in Iran ➡️ youtube.com/live/SCK4FQvy44Y?si=IPuEYaRI0DiHuFrU Rania Khalek and Zoe Alexandra are LIVE to unpack Trump’s Iran deal, plus: 🟥Prem Thakker, reporter at Zeteo News, on how a new defense bill could significantly deepen U.S.-Israeli military integration 🟥LA-based activist Javier Guerrero on Colombia’s fiercely contested presidential runoff election 🟥and MORE!

“Starmer went about establishing Labor as being the antithesis of everything Corbyn stood for and that extended to immigration. He's really tried to appease the far right" Dr. Ed Anderson discusses how Britain's political elite fueled the Belfast riots: http://youtu.be/HMGS9oDIqdc

Titled “Death Was Everywhere,” the report documents mass arrests, forced labor, child soldiers, and torture at M23 training camps where uniformed Rwandan military personnel are often guards or instructors. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/06/16/rwandan-military-and-m23-are-committing-war-crimes-in-occupied-eastern-dr-congo-hrw/

“The British state is rewriting history and dismantling our legal system to protect Israel, a genocidal apartheid state,” Your Party MP Zarah Sultana wrote on social media. Activists warned that repression of solidarity has been used as an intimidation tactic since the early stages of the genocide. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/06/16/uk-court-upholds-palestine-action-ban/

“Can an election be lost over $925,000? The answer is YES. In a democracy as commercialized as Peru’s, filing a challenge to the election results comes at a price.” With nearly 99.082% of the ballots counted, Peru is nearing the conclusion of a tumultuous presidential election. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/06/16/perus-fujimori-leads-over-sanchez-with-less-than-1-of-ballots-left-to-count/

Palestinian factions: We categorically reject unilateral disarmament The factions set the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the Gaza strip as a prerequisite for advancing to phase two of the Gaza ceasefire deal. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/06/17/palestinian-factions-we-categorically-reject-unilateral-disarmament/

“The G7 is a team of losers.” EU Parliament Member Marc Botenga discusses the reality of the West's fading global dominance, Europe's submissiveness to Trump, and the hypocrisy of the new multi-billion war budget. WATCH: http://youtu.be/iSus9mmJ9Z4

“There is no doubt that Iran won this war.” Professor Mohammed Marandi joins Rania Khalek to discuss the reported US-Iran deal, why Iran made Lebanon a red line, and why he says Tehran has emerged stronger from both the battlefield and the negotiating table. WATCH: http://youtu.be/JXGkQILOLYE

‼️NEW ARTICLE BY VIJAY PRASHAD The machine and the schoolhouse: Anthropic and the US War on Iran Press reports indicate that the US military’s Maven Smart System, which incorporates AI tools including Anthropic’s Claude model, was involved in military operations against Iran. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/06/16/the-machine-and-the-schoolhouse-anthropic-and-the-us-war-on-iran/

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🇿🇦 “This conference of the left therefore marks a decisive turn from fragmentation to coordination.” South African left parties and trade unions call for unity in historic conference. Solly Mapaila, General Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), spoke at 'Conference of the Left - Building a Left Movement for Working-Class and Popular Power' organized by the SACP to bring together South Africa’s progressive forces.

As healthcare infrastructure and health workers were actively targeted throughout the genocide in Palestine, a group of Gaza students participated in an international virtual cross-cultural exchange. What began as an academic space quickly became something else. Health conversations could not remain theoretical – they were shaped by lived realities where access to care, electricity, clean water, and safety were not abstract determinants, but daily uncertainties. Read more ⬇ https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/29/the-quiet-that-kills-beyond-awareness-to-action/

On May 29, 2026, a diverse array of socialist, communist, and Pan-Africanist organizations converged for the “Conference of the Left.” The meeting was held under a definitive mandate of “Building a Left Movement for Working Class & Popular Power.” At a moment marked by deepening economic crisis, unemployment, austerity, and fragmentation within progressive politics, the gathering reflects an attempt to rethink the future of left politics in the country. What makes the conference politically important is not simply the attendance of these organizations, many of which have historically operated in isolation or in competition, but the recognition that the social and economic conditions facing the working class can no longer be addressed through fragmented struggles. Read more ⬇ https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/30/south-africas-conference-of-the-left-issues-a-bold-call-for-working-class-unity/

The US imposed fresh sanctions on Iran on Thursday, May 28, despite the ongoing peace talks in Qatar to end the war and hostilities which, if successful, will lead to the possible lifting of all previous sanctions. It “is sanctioning numerous entities, individuals, and vessels that form the backbone of Iran’s illicit oil economy, directly targeting the financial lifeline of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Iran’s military apparatus,” the US State Department said in a statement on Thursday. Read more ⬇ https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/30/us-imposes-fresh-sanctions-on-iran-amid-speculation-of-interim-deal-over-strait-of-hormuz/

Colombia is heading into a crucial presidential election. This Sunday, May 31, 41 million Colombians will go to the polls to elect the country’s next president, who will succeed center-left candidate Gustavo Petro. It appears that everything points to a runoff election – which could take place on June 21 – between Cepeda and De la Espriella. In this article, we briefly review what the polls are saying and the profiles of the leading candidates vying for the presidency. Read more ⬇ https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/30/could-the-left-continue-in-power-in-colombia/

Protests broke out across India following reports of a raid at Pinarayi Vijayan’s home in Thiruvananthapuram in India’s southern state of Keralam carried out by a federal agency. Vijayan (81), a member of the polit bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and two-time chief minister of Keralam is currently the leader of the opposition in the state assembly. Read more ⬇ https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/29/politically-motivated-raid-at-home-of-keralam-left-leader-sparks-mass-protests/

After several weeks of protests, Bolivia’s right-wing President Rodrigo Paz told the press that the serious social crisis the country has been facing for nearly a month “is reaching a breaking point.” “The country needs order, and this is reaching a breaking point … Time is running out. We call for dialogue,” said Paz, under mounting pressure from social movements that seem to be giving the government no respite. Read more ⬇ https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/29/bolivian-president-consolidates-power-as-protests-continue-to-grow/

🇿🇦 South African left parties and trade unions call for unity in historic conference Irvin Jim, General Secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), spoke at 'Conference of the Left - Building a Left Movement for Working-Class and Popular Power' organized by the South African Communist Party (SACP).