Vasant-Rajab Exemplary of Communal Harmony in Gujarat
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Vasant-Rajab Exemplary of Communal Harmony in Gujarat

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi is known for his supreme sacrifice in trying to stop communal violence in Kanpur in 1931. Another lesser known duo from Ahmedabad, who displayed similar idealism and laid down their lives on 1 July, 1946, were Vasant Rao Hegiste and Rajab Ali Lakhani.

Beyond the Greece Boat Disaster: Tracing the Roots of the Migration Crisis
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Beyond the Greece Boat Disaster: Tracing the Roots of the Migration Crisis

The Global North perceives migration to be the result of immediate circumstances, detached from colonial pasts, the ecological crisis, and the systemic underdevelopment of the Global South. As long as the conditions driving mass mobility keep thriving, such accidents will continue to take place.

Greek Left Leaders Betrayed the Working Class. Conservatives Won a Landslide.
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Greek Left Leaders Betrayed the Working Class. Conservatives Won a Landslide.

Why are the conservatives so popular in debt-ridden Greece, and what lessons can be gained for the left worldwide from the electoral collapse of Syriza? Political scientist and political economist C.J. Polychroniou discusses these questions.

‘We Will Not Surrender’: The Extraordinary Palestinians of Jenin
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‘We Will Not Surrender’: The Extraordinary Palestinians of Jenin

On June 19, a large Israeli military force raided the northern Palestinian town and refugee camp of Jenin from multiple directions. Not only did the raid fail, it backfired, and it also created a precedent in Israel’s decades-long war on the ever-rebellious Palestinian region.