Living Without Fear: Francia Márquez and Black Feminist Politics in Colombia
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Living Without Fear: Francia Márquez and Black Feminist Politics in Colombia

Márquez is a 40-year-old Black woman, environmental grassroots leader, and lawyer who has been chosen to be the Vice Presidential candidate by Gustavo Petro, the leftist candidate for Colombia’s presidency. She is expanding a new political Black feminist perspective in Colombia and Latin America.

Demonetisation, GST and Covid Doom India’s Handloom Sector
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Demonetisation, GST and Covid Doom India’s Handloom Sector

This is a largely informal industry, where the finest, most brilliant and sensitive of the nation’s craftspeople work, in dilapidated machines and subhuman conditions, celebrating centuries of inherited, meticulous and painstaking art forms, etched in archival memory. It is in deep crisis …

Russia Pushes Back Western Sanctions, Revs Up Operation in Eastern Ukraine
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Russia Pushes Back Western Sanctions, Revs Up Operation in Eastern Ukraine

All indications are that the contingency planning that Russia had worked out to pull through a severe sanctions regime is paying off. The ruble’s recovery has been absolutely astounding. Plus: extract from – “US Narrative Won’t Survive Defeat in Donbass”.