Science and Politics
An interview with two of the principal founders of the British Society for Social Responsibility in Science – on their call for a moratorium on collaborations with scientists backed by the Israeli
For Palestinians Under Occupation, Every Day is Nakba
May 15 is Nakba Day, which marks the death of thousands of Palestinians and the forced exile of many more during the formation of Israeli in 1948. To this day, the Palestinians living under occupation continue to resist the apartheid policies of Israel.
The Essence of Jyotiba Phule’s Revolution Lay in His Rationality
His legacy demands that we pledge not to submit to the slave system and graded inequalities, but rather question them, and keep the revolutionary potential alive.
Commemorating the 163rd Anniversary of 1857 War of Independence
On the eve of 163rd anniversary of the great rebellion, we must take the pledge of never betraying the shared heritage and shared martyrdoms of the First Indian War of Independence.
When I Met a Gandhian ‘Jihadi’ in America
Fethullah Gulen, a self-exiled Turkish scholar, is using his movement to propagate Greater Jihad, the most misunderstood concept in Islam.
Remembering the Women of Shaheen Bagh, Who Showed How Poetry can Overpower Violence and Hate
The indefinite sit-in is a landmark in the country’s history of protest.
Lockdown Singing: The Science of Why Music Helps Us Connect in Isolation
Music lies at the very essence of our humanity because it enables the level of social bonding that distinguishes us from other species.
Screen New Deal
The future we’re being rushed into by the coronavirus pandemic could transform our lives by making elements of daily life under quarantine permanent, in order to benefit billionaires in the tech industry.
Following Mexico’s Worker Strikes, the US Steps in to Keep Border Factories Open
The Trump administration’s focus on reopening the economy puts not only U.S. workers at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 but Mexican workers as well.
Disease Capitalism and COVID-19: Hunger in the Belly of the Beast
For capital, profits come from disease, not peoples’ health. Covid-19 shows the consequence of disease capitalism in a globalised world: the rich—countries or individuals—will not be spared either.