Stories from 麻豆传媒 News Podcast 31

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As French President Emmanuel Macron鈥檚 government, under new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, moves ever further to the right, a radical mass movement is again shaking the country, writes John Mullen.

In United States-occupied Puerto Rico, the movement for Palestinian liberation has been growing, reports Peoples Dispatch.

A person holding a sign that says: "We stand in solidarity with Teachers 4 Palestine"

Teachers and聽unionists protested聽showed their support for high school teacher Jason Wong, who is facing disciplinary action for supporting Palestine. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

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Guatemalan President Bernardo Ar茅valo, took office in the early hours of January 15, following delays caused by last-minute political maneuvers in the Guatemalan Congress, as opponents tried to attack the ruling party and undermine the president, reports Peoples Dispatch.

The US case against Julian Assange redefines investigative journalism as espionage,聽journalist Mary Kostakidis said, adding that extradition to the US will cost him聽his freedom and quite likely his life. Jim McIlroy reports.

While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has so far denied Israel鈥檚 plans to occupy Gaza, ministers in own cabinet have joined thousands of colonial settlers in calls to 鈥渞eturn鈥 to the Gaza Strip, reports Tanupriya Singh.

We must stop normalising the 鈥渞evolving door鈥 phenomenon 鈥 the movement of individuals from public office to private companies and vice versa, argues Jacob Andrewartha.

Jubilee Lake Holiday Park has been run by a cooperative since 2011.

Putting holiday destinations under community control could create low-cost alternatives for working people suffering under the cost-of-living crisis. Rachel Evans 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听