Beware of the Avalanche of Stupidity Threatening to Bury Us All
From the prime minister down, lies, fakery and bogus claims are growing at an alarming rate, and what is more, are believed.
The Legal Exception Forcing Married Indian Women Into a Cycle of Sexual Abuse and Spousal Violence
The Delhi High Court is soon to deliver a verdict on petitions arguing that marital rape should be a crime. Millions of Indian women are affected by spousal sexual violence. Counsellors and experts narrate how the absence of legal protection is forcing survivors into a cycle of sexual abuse and silence.
Indians Want Women to Have Equal Rights as Men, But Still Want Men to Get the Jobs
According to a recent Pew survey, although eight out of 10 Indians said that gender equality is “very important”, at the same time, 80 per cent of those surveyed agreed that when jobs are in short supply, men deserve greater rights to employment than women.
What Women’s Suffrage Owes to Indigenous Culture
The author describes how White leaders of the women’s suffrage movement were influenced by Indigenous political structures and culture, and how some of this influence took place around Seneca Falls in upstate New York, site of the first U.S. convention for women’s rights.
The ‘Model’ of Social and Economic Change in Tamil Nadu
Book Review: Kalaiyarasan A. and Vijaybaskar M., “The Dravidian Model: Interpreting the Political Economy of Tamil Nadu”. The central idea is that the anti-Brahmin movement became the site for the construction of an inclusive Dravidian identity cutting across various caste groups.
The Shattering of the Muslim Hope in India
A young Muslim reflects on the collapse of constitutional promises and on the everyday fears and dilemmas faced by the minorities.
As Protests Continue in Sudan, Resistance Committees Release a Key Charter
On February 28, the Khartoum Coordination of the Resistance Committees proposed the “Charter for the Establishment of the People’s Authority”, setting forth a militant roadmap to democracy.
Xiomara Castro’s Government Declares Honduras Free of Open-Pit Mining
The initiative, which placed the protection of the environment above the interests of the transnational companies, was celebrated by environmentalists and social organizations across the country.
Corporate Ecocide
In capitalism, environmental destruction, global warming, and our collective ecocide are inextricably linked to a key institution of capital: the Corporation. Be it the 2008 Global Financial Crisis or the corona pandemic or the environmental crisis, corporate capitalism has played a key role.
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NATO and Africa: A Relationship of Colonial Violence and Structural White Supremacy
Considering the public media attention and concern about possible expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), this article is a timely reminder about NATO’s bloody history in Africa.