Food and the Struggle for Africa’s Sovereignty
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the stark reality of Africa’s extreme dependence on imports to feed our populations.
Patriarchy: The Struggle Continues
We feminists of the 1960s-70s thought we might have won some of the battles against Patriarchy. However Patriarchy, in spite of all the movements, campaigns, and struggles, is not dead yet. The problems come from many directions, but they circle back to age-old conditions.
Iran’s SCO Membership Is a Big Deal
Two big regional developments took place last week — the announcement of the AUKUS, security alliance of three “maritime democracies” on September 15; and Iran’s accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as full member on September 17.
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The Never Ending Cycle of Nuclear Insanity
Until the U.S. steps forward and leads the effort, nuclear warfare will always be with us. And annihilation of the human species will always hover over us as a real, increasingly probable result.
Remembering Paulo Freire as a Freedom Fighter
September 19th was Paulo Freire’s birthday. He was a revolutionary whose passion for justice and resistance was matched by his hatred of neoliberal capitalism and loathing for authoritarians of all political stripes. Put simply, he was not merely a public intellectual but also a freedom fighter.
The Radical Ernest Hemingway
From fighting alongside communists in the Spanish Civil War to backing revolutionaries in Cuba, this interview highlights the radical side of writer Ernest Hemingway.
Scientists Have Political Role Outside Their Labs to Safeguard Humanity
Celebration of scientific discoveries confined only inside the laboratory would be insufficient to achieve social goals, for which the scientific community has to step out beyond the laboratory with social sensitivity and political responsibility.
Around 50 Million Years Ago, Africa was an Island. So How Did Primates Get There?
Humans evolved in Africa. But primates themselves appear to have evolved elsewhere – likely in Asia – before colonising Africa. At the time, around 50 million years ago, Africa was an island isolated from the rest of the world by the ocean – so how did primates get there?