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The work of this Bolivian women’s group illustrates the long arc of Indigenous resistance to colonialism.
South Africa’s COVID-19 pandemic is one of racial capitalism, entangled with histories of imperial state formation, settler colonialism, and a hierarchical, global-neoliberal public policy architecture.
After the abolition of slavery, Britain paid millions in compensation – but every penny of it went to slave owners, and nothing to those they enslaved. We must stop overlooking the brutality of British history.
Two eminent anthropologists talk about the historical and cultural roots of the communes that Venezuelans are building today.
On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the author relies on Mahatma Gandhi’s defence during his 1992 sedition trial to make a case for the abrogation of the colonial-era law, as well as similar other laws that are used to stifle citizens’ democratic rights.
Internal Facebook documents made public by whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former employee, show that the leadership of Facebook repeatedly prioritised profit over social good. Facebook’s algorithms polarised society, promoted hate and fake news because it drove up “engagement” on its platforms.
Alongside efforts to reclaim control over Mexico’s natural resources, the Lopez Obrador government is also planning to recapture control over its Central Bank.
Chhattisgarh-based lawyer Sudiep Shrivastava says that the stories about massive coal shortage in power plants are false, and are deliberately being floated to set narrative to amend Coal Bearing Area (Acquisition and Development) Act 1957, in favour of private coal miners in next session.
Recent estimates made by the Economist suggest that the global toll of the pandemic is 16 million, more than three times the official toll of COVID-19 deaths. Estimates of India’s pandemic excess deaths range from between 3 to 5 million deaths, a quarter of total global pandemic deaths.
A study shows that during the summer of 2020 and 2021, the pandemic-induced lockdowns led to most female domestic workers experiencing extreme shocks to their incomes, leading to a rise in poverty and hunger.
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