Keeping Quiet
A poem by the Nobel laureate, who was murdered by General Pinochet’s goons in 1973.
Five Charts that Show How the Protests Against Agnipath are a Symptom of India’s Unemployment Crisis
The Narendra Modi-led government has not only failed its promise to provide two crore jobs to the youth every year, it has also created a situation where economic growth is barely creating jobs. And now the Agnipath scheme has taken away the chance to find a secure position. Expect more agitations.
88% of Over 9,000 Punjab Farmers Who Died by Suicide in 18 Years Were Debt-Ridden: Study
The Panjab Agriculture University study examined deaths by suicide among farmers between 2000 and 2018 in six districts of the state.
Inflation and Junk Economics – 3 Articles
Neo-Liberalism and Anti-Inflationary Policy; Inflation – A Junk Economics Perspective; How Corporations Are Using Inflation to Take Your Money.
Indian President Idolizes Gita Press that Preaches Enslavement of Hindu Women!
It was a sad day for the Indian Republic as His Highness the President of India, Guardian of democratic-secular Indian Republic, not only glorified but also idolized Gita Press which publishes literature that propagates Sati and beating of women.
Roe: Activists Tell the Supreme Court to “Shove It” – 2 Articles
In the wake of the highly expected overturning of ‘Roe v. Wade’, activists demonstrated their contempt in towns and cities across the country for the Supreme Court and its highly politicized conservative agenda in a National Day of Defiance.
In Ecuador, Indigenous-led National Strike Intensifies
Ten days into the strongest challenge yet to President Guillermo Lasso’s government, the protests only appear to be growing.
Mining Resistance from Alberta to Argentina
A new report: ‘No Reprieve for Life and Territory: COVID-19 and Resistance to the Mining Pandemic’, looks at how governments and mining companies took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to push ahead with destructive mining projects, and the resistance mounted by people.
The Era of Northern Hegemony Over Mexico Is Coming to an End
As AMLO consolidates his domestic position, he is gradually becoming active in international diplomacy, and taking independent stands on issues like the U.S. blockade of Cuba and its economic war against Venezuela, and the war between Russia and Ukraine.
The United States – the Pacific Bully
The US dominates the Pacific Islands to an extent China can never hope to achieve. With Australia’s support, the US is now engaged in an arms build-up in its Pacific territories and de-facto colonies in a little known boost to its containment of China.