Nurses Unions Around the World Mobilize Against Big Pharma
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Nurses Unions Around the World Mobilize Against Big Pharma

In its complaint filed with the United Nations on Sunday, the coalition of nursing unions argues that the proliferation of variants is a predictable outcome of rich nations’ refusal to “distribute vaccines and treatments equitably to the vast majority of people of low- and moderate-income countries.”

Anti-Neoliberal Candidate Xiomara Castro Wins Big in Honduras Elections
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Anti-Neoliberal Candidate Xiomara Castro Wins Big in Honduras Elections

Xiomara Castro, candidate of the “Libre” party, has won the presidential elections in Honduras on November 28. Castro’s party won on the strength of its opposition to neoliberalism and the free market model, which is strongly entrenched in Honduras.

Against Doomsday Scenarios: What Is to Be Done Now?
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Against Doomsday Scenarios: What Is to Be Done Now?

We should avoid offering a fatalistic worldview. In fact, the environmental movement in general and ecosocialism in particular are all about combating the current trend toward ecological destruction. Climate change is now “code red for humanity.” This is not a doomsday forecast but a call to action.

‘Jai Bhim’: For Women from Marginalised Groups, Justice Still Remains a Far-Fetched Dream in India
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‘Jai Bhim’: For Women from Marginalised Groups, Justice Still Remains a Far-Fetched Dream in India

It is not only atrocities on the marginalised groups that tells us the truth about a brutal system but equally its everyday workings as experienced by its most marginal sections.

Pastors Attacked, Churches Ransacked, But Uttarakhand Police File Cases Against Victims
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Pastors Attacked, Churches Ransacked, But Uttarakhand Police File Cases Against Victims

In Roorkee, Uttarakhand, over 200 people, including familiar faces and neighbours, attacked a church during Sunday prayers on 3 October. Instead of the attackers being arrested, the late pastor’s family faces a criminal case.

Kashmir: Jailed Human Rights Defender Khurram Parvez Forged Solidarities in Suffering
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Kashmir: Jailed Human Rights Defender Khurram Parvez Forged Solidarities in Suffering

The programme director of the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society has championed various causes in conflict-ridden Kashmir for decades, with a nuanced understanding of ground-level complexities and sensitivity.

NFHS-5 Results Now Available: What Do They Tell Us
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NFHS-5 Results Now Available: What Do They Tell Us

The NFHS-5 data shows an increase in severe wasting in children under five; The more alarming thing is the 8 percentage points’ rise in the fraction of children suffering from anaemia; What NFHS-5 Data Tells Us About Indian Women’s Use of Period Products.

Privatisation of Two PSUs Counter to the Prime Minister’s Atmanirbhar Effort
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Privatisation of Two PSUs Counter to the Prime Minister’s Atmanirbhar Effort

The proposed privatisation of two CPSUs, namely, Central Electronics Ltd. (CEL) and Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML), runs counter to the Atma Nirbhar idea, whose intention is to build self-reliance in the different sectors of the economy.