Why Protests Erupted in Mali, With People Demanding France Out
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Why Protests Erupted in Mali, With People Demanding France Out

ByKribsoo Diallo

Thousands of demonstrators took to Mali’s streets on January 14. What is the general context in which these demonstrations took place? What are the positions of the actors in the crisis? How did international actors react, including France and Russia?

Bathed in Pesticides: the Narrative of Deception
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Bathed in Pesticides: the Narrative of Deception

ByRosemary Mason and Colin Todhunter

The volume of pesticide use and exposure is occurring on a scale that is without precedent and world-historical in nature. Agrichemicals are now pervasive as they cycle through bodies and environments. The herbicide glyphosate has been a major factor in driving this increase in use.

In the 19th Century, Groups of American Women Rose Up in Support of an Indian Activist
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In the 19th Century, Groups of American Women Rose Up in Support of an Indian Activist

ByAnu Kumar

Pandita Ramabai’s cause drew an enthusiastic response from American progressives. According to historians, it was the first time American philanthropy departed from its support for the British policies in India and turned its attention to the erupting movements in the country.

America’s Impressive History of Bioweapons Attacks Against Its Own People
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America’s Impressive History of Bioweapons Attacks Against Its Own People

ByLee Camp

The Military Intelligence Industrial Complex of the USA are serial murderers of our own citizens. They performed hundreds of experiments on unsuspecting Americans, and yet no one went to prison, and the organizations responsible continue to enjoy budgets of hundreds of billions of dollars a year.

Whales Will Save the World’s Climate—Unless the Military Destroys Them First
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Whales Will Save the World’s Climate—Unless the Military Destroys Them First

ByKoohan Paik-Mander

While the Pentagon has committed to transitioning to biofuels for all its trucks, ships and aircraft, its plan to reduce emissions ignores the Pentagon’s continuing role in the annihilation of whales, in spite of the miraculous role that large cetaceans have played in delaying climate catastrophe and maintaining healthy marine ecosystems.

‘We Became Fearless’: How Godavari Parulekar Helped Adivasi Women Fight Their Oppressors
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‘We Became Fearless’: How Godavari Parulekar Helped Adivasi Women Fight Their Oppressors

ByIndra Munshi

Recalling the role that the educated, upper-caste, upper-class young woman from Mumbai, Godavari Parulekar, played in the famous Warli revolt that she led from 1945 to 1947, wherein she taught the Adivasis of Dahanu and Talasari tehsils to ‘fight well’, and free themselves from oppressive practices of decades.

Einstein vs Quantum Mechanics … and Why He’d be a Convert Today
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Einstein vs Quantum Mechanics … and Why He’d be a Convert Today

ByMargaret Reid

Albert Einstein’s analysis of the “spookiness” of quantum mechanics opened up a whole range of applications including quantum teleportation and quantum cryptography, but he wasn’t completely convinced by the theory of quantum mechanics – and that story is as fascinating as the theory he attempted to nail down.