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Jan 19, 2026 - Why “Bubble Zones” Are a Toxic Threat to Democracy

By Larry Haiven

Over the past several years, a new method of bulldozing civil rights in Canada has emerged from the playbooks of die-hard Israel-supporting organizations. It is called "bubble zones." A bubble zone is a police, judicial, or legislative action forbidding protests within a designated perimeter surrounding certain buildings or locations.

Source: The Bullet No. 3251

Jan 17, 2026 - Supporting the Iranian People’s Struggle for Their Rights

By Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company

Popular protests and strikes in cities across the country have now entered their eleventh day. Despite an increasingly securitized atmosphere, the heavy deployment of police and security forces, and violent repression, the protests have continued to expand in both scope and form. According to reports, during this period, at least 174 locations in 60 cities across 25 provinces have witnessed protests, and hundreds of protesters have been arrested. Tragically, during this time at least 35 protesters - including children - have been killed.

Source: The Bullet No. 3250

Jan 15, 2026 - Enforcement Regime: Immigration hardliners in the US state

By Michael Macher

On September 30, hundreds of federal law enforcement officers raided a 130-unit apartment complex in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood. After rappelling from a Black Hawk helicopter, rifle-wielding agents hurled stun grenades, kicked down doors and dragged residents out of their apartments, zip-tying and detaining some of them for hours. The operation, ostensibly targeting an alleged stronghold of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang, resulted in thirty-seven arrests of mostly Venezuelan immigrants. Dramatic footage was posted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on social media.

Source: The Bullet No. 3249

Jan 14, 2026 - The Attack on Venezuela: The Return of Spheres of Interest?

By Heikki Patomaki

The oil tanker hijackings, the US invasion of Venezuela, and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Adela Flores, violate many laws. These include the UN Charter, the law of the sea (especially UNCLOS), and the 1988 Convention on Drug Trafficking. The attack is also problematic for the US's own political and legal system. The Trump administration acted without congressional authorisation and ignored other legal considerations. In this article, I consider to what extent the attack only deepens the ongoing retrogression toward traditional imperialism, and to what extent it is more a matter of the old dying at the time when the new cannot yet be born. Many pathological symptoms are evident in such an in-between state.

Source: The Bullet No. 3248

Jan 11, 2026 - Another World Is Not Only Possible — It Is Necessary and Urgent

By Zabalaza for Socialism

We enter a new year in a time of deep crisis and danger. In South Africa, the state under the Government Of National Unity dominated by the African National Congress (ANC) continues to fail and collapse. Basic services are crumbling, corruption and patronage flourish, unemployment and hunger get worse, and the everyday violence of poverty is normalised. The governing elite has shown, again and again, that it is neither willing nor able to meet the needs of the people and especially the poor and working class majority.

Source: The Bullet No. 3247