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Noam Chomsky pointedly elaborates in a breathtaking interview that the outcome of the 20-year war on terror, which ended with the Taliban’s return to power, has been disastrous on multiple fronts, and also reveals the massive level of hypocrisy that belies the actions of the global empire.
Scientists have spent decades writing papers, advising government, briefing the press, regarding the climate crisis: all have failed. Now, they need to wage a rebellion… They must do whatever is possible to halt the greatest destruction in human history.
The people of Kendrapada district of Odisha are fighting peacefully to save their river Kharasrota, the lifeline of farmers and fishing communities living besides the river. In the name of providing drinking water to Bhadrak district, the state govt is seeking to divert its water to Adani Ports and SEZ.
A new wave of Dalit artists, musicians and writers is catalyzing the movement for equality by popularizing the struggles of their communities and raising the consciousness of Indian society.
The 2020 lockdown and the partial state shutdowns have hurt millions of informal workers in India, with female workers bearing the brunt of the crisis.
The CM of Assam has announced the launch of a new land-survey to precisely demarcate and record the land-rights in Assam using modern techniques, so that land can be easily bought and sold. This is being done at the behest of the World Bank, so that corporate houses can easily acquire land.
The best part was the caring warmth of ordinary Kashmiris on the street – the welcoming smiles, free advice and offers to dine with them during a lockdown.
In this excerpt from ‘13 Ways of Looking at the Death Penalty’ (Seven Stories Press, 2015), Italian activist Mario Marazziti describes the worldwide campaign against capital punishment and lighting up Rome’s Coliseum to mark humanity’s progress.
Digital capitalism has accelerated the precarisation of work, eroded worker’s rights, expanded previous forms of exploitation and developed new ways of surveilling and controlling workers.
Women and girls, an ILO study shows, carry out three quarters of the unpaid care work that is required to maintain families and society. If those who perform unpaid care work received the minimum wage in their respective countries, the wage bill would amount to $11 trillion, 15% of global GDP.
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