How Labour’s Radical Agenda was Built from the Ground Up

How Labour’s Radical Agenda was Built from the Ground Up

A common criticism of left-wing politics is that activists always know what they are against, but struggle to articulate what they are for. After this week’s Labour Party conference in Brighton, this taunt can safely be retired. Labour delegates backed a range of radical policies including the introduction of a four-day week with no loss…

Romila Thapar on Bhagat Singh’s 112th Birth Anniversary

Romila Thapar on Bhagat Singh’s 112th Birth Anniversary

Courtesy: Sabrang India September 28, 2019 was the 112th birth anniversary of freedom fighter and iconic youth leader, Bhagat Singh. On this occasion, a book, ‘The Bhagat Singh Reader’, edited by professor Chaman Lal, was released at the Jawaharlal Nehru University on September 25. Professor Romila Thapar, professor emeritus of the university, sent this message…

National Mahatma Gandhi Award of MP Government: Acceptance Speech

National Mahatma Gandhi Award of MP Government: Acceptance Speech

Neeraj Jain The Madhya Pradesh Government recently conferred the prestigious National Mahatma Gandhi Award for 2018 to Lokayat. The award has been given in recognition of the exemplary work done by Lokayat in spreading the message and values of Mahatma Gandhi among the youth. As a part of this, the recepient institution is honoured with…

The Human Cost Of Apple’s iPhone Manufacturing Process
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The Human Cost Of Apple’s iPhone Manufacturing Process

Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research It is not sufficient to know that workers are exploited, or to demand higher wages within a capitalist system: it is necessary to have a framework to understand more deeply the injustices that we see in places like Foxconn factories, where long workdays and unsafe working conditions are the norm….

Mahatma Gandhi — The Great Communicator

Mahatma Gandhi — The Great Communicator

The following is the text of the Gandhi Peace Foundation Lecture 1995 delivered by Nikhil Chakravartty in New Delhi on January 30, 1995. It first appeared in Mainstream (October 3, 1998) after N.C.’s demise. I am deeply touched by having been asked to deliver this year’s Gandhi Peace Foundation Lecture. Nobody is more conscious than…

Several Reasons Why West Papua Should Get Its Freedom… Immediately!

Several Reasons Why West Papua Should Get Its Freedom… Immediately!

More than ten years ago, in Nadi, Fiji, during a UN conference, I was approached by the Minister of Education of Papua New Guinea (PNG). He was deeply shaken, troubled, his eyes full of tears: “Please help our children,” he kept repeating: “Indonesian army, TNI, is kidnapping our little girls in the villages, raping them,…

The Root Problem is the Capitalist System
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The Root Problem is the Capitalist System

Text of Bolivian President Evo Morales’ speech to the United Nations General Assembly, September 24, 2019. Brother President of the United Nations General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad Bande. Brother Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres. Sisters and brothers Presidents, Chancellors and Delegates Sisters and brothers of the International Organizations and all the peoples of…