The Little-Known Radical History of Gambia
The fire was once aflame and blazing in this small country. May its memory serve as a spark to rekindle its embers.
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One School’s Missing History
This is an all-too-symbolic tale of how one institution in Topeka, Kansas, once a vocational college for Black students, became over the decades — and all too symbolically — a women’s prison. Then consider the remarkable story of one man who tried not just to stem but turn the tide there.
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Self-Respect and Socialism
One of the earliest propagandists of socialism from the non-Left camp in southern India was the patriarch of the Dravidian movement, E.V.R. Periyar. The choice Periyar made then changed the course of history and politics in Tamil Nadu.
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The Victory of an Untouchable
This article appeared in ‘The Reader’s Digest’, March 1950: After swallowing insults for centuries, India’s 45 million lowly Untouchables – one-eighth of the country’s population are breaking their shackles of economic slavery and social degradation. At their head is handsome, jet-eyed, 56-year-old Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar …
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The Double Objective of Democratic Ecosocialism
Humanity in this moment faces two major crises: one ecological, growing more acute with every planetary boundary passed; the other social, leading to deprivation and despair across the globe. An effective ecosocialist approach to these crises must aim to resolve both in a single stroke
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On the Biggest Crackdown on the Indian Press by the Indian State – Articles and Statements of Condemnation
October 3, 2023 will go down in history for the biggest crackdown on Indian journalism by the Indian state. Also: Journalists Organisations Express Outrage; Journalists, Artists and Academics Worldwide Slam NewsClick Raids; ‘NewsClick: Lessons from the Kashmir Template’; ‘NewsClick Case: If Modi Govt is Really Serious About ‘Terror Financing’, Why Hasn’t It Rung the US, China and FATF?’; NewsClick Case: ‘Never Received Funds From a Foreign Govt’, Says Neville Roy Singham’s Company.
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Bihar Caste Survey: Nine Reasons Why the BJP Is Jittery and INDIA Bloc Upbeat – 3 Articles
Data from the study bolsters the demands to remove the cap on 50% caste quota and conduct a similar exercise at a national level; BJP not only unnerved but also confused about how to respond to the issue; “Nine Reasons Why Numbers Revealed by Bihar Caste Census Could Shake Up National Politics”.
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I Have Written Only Facts: Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
This conversation with Paranjoy Guha Thakurta was held in February 2023 when he came to Kerala for the release of the book ‘Adani Empire: Beyond Crony Capitalism’ published by Transition Studies.
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India’s Pressure-Cooker Education System
The relentless pressure to excel in exams like JEE and NEET drives students to the brink. But that’s just one side of this tragic story.
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Myths About the Green Revolution – 3 Articles
“The Passing of the Father of India’s Green Revolution – But What Did the GR Really Do for India?”; “Commentary: New Histories of the Indian Green Revolution”; and: “Myths About the Green Revolution”.
