The World Needs Peasants
Far from being a relic of the past, peasants are vital to feeding the world. They need to be supported, not marginalised.
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UK National Emergency Briefing Wakes Up World
An impressive display of world class scientists recently (Nov. 27th) held a ‘UK National Emergency Briefing’, informing the world of impending climate change disaster scenarios that can no longer be ignored. A war-time footing is necessary.
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Indomitable Cuba – 4 Articles
‘For Cuban People, Surrender is Not an Option’: Once again, Cubans have reaffirmed their commitment to the revolution and their creative resistance in the face of the latest US attacks. Also: ‘The Cuban Revolution Holds Out Against U.S. Imperialism’; ‘Will Cuba Survive?’; ‘5 Cuban Women Resistance Stories That Defy U.S. Blockade Brutality’.
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“In Venezuela, the People Are Truly the Subject of the Revolution”: Interview with Thierry Deronne
The filmmaker explains that in Venezuela the Bolivarian revolution is not just about leaders like Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, but about popular participation through grassroots structures called “communes” and “municipalities.” These are democratic bodies where ordinary people organize, decide, and manage local projects.
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Fascism | Imperialism | Israel | Online Blog | Palestine
Victory for Palestine Action as ‘Filton 6’ Acquitted
Six Palestine Action activists who broke into an Israeli arms factory in the UK have been acquitted or not convicted of all charges against them.
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Capitalism | Culture | Economy | Online Blog
Marx and Alienation: A Simple and Powerful Idea
Marx’s concept of alienation is a crucial idea that bridges his early philosophical work with his mature critique of political economy. The development of this concept emerged, for Marx, as a necessary way to think about the limitations of purely political and religious movements for freedom.
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Gaza | Imperialism | Israel | Online Blog | Palestine
Gaza: Ongoing Genocide, Political Calculus; The Voice of Hind Rijab; Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Jails – 4 Articles
‘After the Headlines Fade: Gaza Abandoned While the Genocide Persists’; ‘What Does Israel Want from Renewed Attacks on Gaza? Analysts Explain the Political Calculus’; ‘Who Are the Criminals? Listen to Hind Rajab’; ‘Freedom for Some, Silence for Others: What You Need to Know About Palestinian Hostages Held by Israel, and Ignored by the World’.
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Capitalism | Online Blog | USA
Epstein Files Reveal Criminality of American Oligarchy
The American ruling class is wallowing in political, social, legal, and moral degradation. The Epstein scandal holds up a mirror to itself.
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Gandhi’s Enduring Legacy: Truth, Non-Violence, and Sangh Hypocrisy – 3 Articles
‘The Eternal Gandhi’: Amidst a Bid to Tarnish His Legacy, the Mahatma Endures. Also: ‘Now Is a Good Time to Be Concerned About the Truth and Non-Violence’; and ‘Decoding the RSS Hypocrisy of Respecting Gandhi’.
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Capitalism | Fascism | India | Online Blog
When Courts Echo Majoritarianism, and Citizens Carry the Idea of India – 2 Articles
‘India’s Courts Are Echoing the Intolerance of its Ruling Party, its Affiliates, and State They Are Remaking in Their Image’: India’s criminal-justice system is inverting the presumption of innocence and Constitutional principles to align with the majoritarian ideology of the ruling BJP. Also: ‘Mohammad Deepak Kumar, Shaila Negi, and the Idea of India’.
