Kashi ka Kabir: Reinterpreting a Poet’s Life and His Times
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Kashi ka Kabir: Reinterpreting a Poet’s Life and His Times

One cannot ‘read’ Kabir without ‘reading’ the genius of the indigenous mind on the one hand and the impact of colonial intervention on the other. The author says he realised this only gradually, during the long, painful and adventurous journey in search of his own relation with Kabir.

UN General Assembly Once More Denounces US Blockade of Cuba
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UN General Assembly Once More Denounces US Blockade of Cuba

The UN General Assembly on June 23 overwhelmingly approved a Cuban resolution condemning the U.S. economic, commercial, and financial blockade of Cuba, in place for 60 years; 184 nations approved; two opposed, Israel and the USA; and three abstained, Colombia, Ukraine, and Brazil.

Socialism Gaining Increasing Support in USA – Two Articles
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Socialism Gaining Increasing Support in USA – Two Articles

An online poll in the USA found that capitalism is particularly unpopular among 18 to 24-year-olds, with negative views outweighing positive views by a margin of 54% to 42%; Buffalo and Cleveland have become battlegrounds between progressive activists and establishment forces.

The Communard Union, Chávez’s Ideas in Action: A Conversation with Juan Lenzo
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The Communard Union, Chávez’s Ideas in Action: A Conversation with Juan Lenzo

Interview with Juan Lenzo, communications coordinator with the Communard Union, a grassroots organization that has been working throughout Venezuela for the last two years in a heroic effort to re-politicize and reactivate Venezuelan communes and related projects.