The Bloody Crown – Africa, Empire and the British Royal Family
ROAPE’s contributors reflect on the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the legacy of the British royal family and on the British empire in Africa.
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Online Blog | Russia | USA | World Politics
US Breaks Ice, Russia Thaws
For sure, there is a waft of fresh, soft scents in the air. US Defence Secretary Austin broke the ice on Thursday in consultation with British Defence Secretary Wallace and with Biden’s approval. And Russia voted for a US resolution imposing sanctions against yet another country in the Global South.
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It’s a Clean Sweep! Not One Country Guarantees Workers’ Rights
Past annual Global Rights Index reports issued by the International Trade Union Confederation have invariably shown that there is no country on Earth that fully protects workers’ rights and the 2022 edition is not only not an exception but finds that repression of labor organizing is increasing.
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Imperialism Is at War with Our Planet—and We Need to Stop it
92% of the climate catastrophe engulfing the planet is caused by Global North, backed by the massive imperial army of NATO, that overthrows governments and brutally sanctions entire peoples who refuse to bow down. The climate movement in the Global North needs to realise this and embrace a path of international solidarity.
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Trickle Down Economics
The empirical evidence is just not there for the ‘trickle-down’ theory or the Laffer curve.
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Alpidio Alonso Grau: “In Cuba, Revolution and Culture are Inseparable”
“Culture has been and remains an essential element to deeply understand the meaning of the social project we are building,” says Cuba’s Minister of Culture, Alpidio Alonso Grau, in this interview.
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RTI Anniversary: Multiple Barriers To ‘Right To Information’ Persist in India
Seventeen years after Indians won the Right to Information, the backlog of pending RTI appeals continues to grow in the face of understaffed and defunct information commissions, and attacks on RTI activists are becoming more brutal.
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The Turbulent Future of Higher Education
Higher education in India no longer guarantees decent work in a changing and shrinking job market, even as its investment in liberal values is being challenged. Given the policy reforms and technological upheavals also underway, our universities face an uncertain future under an uncaring state.
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Beyond Policies, Companies Need To Improve Culture To Help Retain Women In Workplaces
Women still face casual sexism, feel reluctant to report sexual harassment at the workplace and find it difficult to succeed within companies because of gender bias.
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Why are the Twenty-Two Vows Necessary for Neo-Buddhists?
The 22 vows of Babasaheb can free the newly ordained Buddhists from the anti-human beliefs of Hinduism and bind them to the human beliefs of Buddhism. These vows are not anti-Hindu in any way but give guidelines for the followers of Buddhism which each religion gives.
