A Midnight’s Child Cautions Against the Gathering Darkness
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A Midnight’s Child Cautions Against the Gathering Darkness

“We have become refugees in our own country, we are ‘internally displaced’ not by climate change but by the changing political climate, not by dams but by the mob, held prisoner not for any crimes but for having a conscience”, writes Indira Jaising.

Community-Based Natural Farming Outshines Other Farming Practices in Andhra Pradesh
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Community-Based Natural Farming Outshines Other Farming Practices in Andhra Pradesh

A study in Andhra Pradesh compares three prevalent farming methods, analysing their overall benefits such as production, economic impact and social and health implications. It concludes that community-based natural farming offers superior benefits in terms of higher yields, crop diversity and income for farmers.

Ecuador Heads to Presidential Runoff with Opposing Visions on the Ballot; Ecuador Votes to Keep Oil in Ground
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Ecuador Heads to Presidential Runoff with Opposing Visions on the Ballot; Ecuador Votes to Keep Oil in Ground

Ecuadorian voters will now choose between two very distinct paths forward: a revival of social programs or more neoliberal economic policy. Also: “Ecuador: National Referendum Ending Oil Exploitation in the Amazon Is Victorious.”

A Year After the Assassination of its Leaders, South Africa’s Abahlali baseMjondolo Continues to Advance
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A Year After the Assassination of its Leaders, South Africa’s Abahlali baseMjondolo Continues to Advance

Lindokuhle Mnguni, the chairperson of Abahlali baseMjondolo’s eKhenana commune, was killed in August last year, only months after the murder of its deputy chairperson Ayanda Ngila, and that of another activist, Nokuthula Mabaso. The commune and the movement keep their memory alive by consolidating their work.