India, BRICS in Cold War Conditions
India is “balancing” between Washington and Moscow and the BRICS summit was a great occasion to monitor that trapeze act.
Sowing Hunger, Reaping Profits
What is crucially being overlooked by most diagnoses of the current food crisis is how the problem does not lie in a lack of supply, or lack of market integration, but instead in how the food system is structured around power.
Toxic Hate Taking ‘Epidemic Form’: Shabana Azmi, Others Condemn Udaipur Beheading
Condemning “the barbaric and brutal beheading of a person in Udaipur for a social media post defending an obnoxious and reprehensible statement against Prophet Mohammed”, the statement urges the government “immediately act to stop hate mongering by all sections in all forms.”
While Biden Gives Ukrainian Army “The Most Lethal Weapon”, War Profiteer BAE Systems Stock Soars
Sending Ukraine a $300 million shipment of powerful M-777 howitzers is a lobbying triumph for BAE Systems, one of the many war industry corporations fattening on the death and destruction of the Ukraine war.
“A Fancy Piece of Homicide” at the U.S. Supreme Court
The wilfulness, arrogance and irresponsibility of the six US Supreme Court judges, who voted to limit the authority of the EPA to issue rules stopping or limiting the release into the air of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that are rapidly heating the planet, is staggering.
Cuba, Haiti, the Helms-Burton and the Crime of Insubordination
The Haitian Revolution was a breeding ground of revolutions. The viciousness of the colonial master could not erase its example. Inspired, Our America rose up to fight for its independence, again and again, as tireless as the courageous Haitians who defeated Napoleon’s best generals.
The Necessity of Ecosocialist Degrowth
In recent years, the concept of degrowth has seen significant discussion and debate amongst ecosocialists worldwide. The authors analyse these debates and make the case for the necessity of ecosocialist degrowth in confronting the climate and biodiversity crises.
Mészáros and Chávez: “The Point from Which to Move the World Today”
István Mészáros was a global thinker strongly committed to anti-imperialist struggles. His most singular contribution to struggles in the Global South was the role he was to play in his strong strategic support of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution.
What the TRIPS Waiver Discussions at the WTO Tell Us About Indian Diplomacy
The recently-concluded discussions on the proposed TRIPS Agreement waiver at the WTO illustrates not only the limits of India’s negotiating strategies, but also a critical lack of consistent diplomatic leadership during a difficult period.
Corporate Control Over Biodiversity? That’s What This New Bill Would Like to See
The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill marks a significant shift from the democratic thrust of the existing law to one that favours corporate control over biodiversity.