How a Brazilian Town Took a Bet on Basic Income
The seaside town of Maricá, Brazil, was struggling, but it had oil revenue. So the local government started a basic income program based on a local alternative currency.
It’s More Than a Walk
As Rahul and others in this yatra are walking, passing through villages and towns, listening to ordinary people, it feels like a beginning of change.
Shaheed Hospital, Created and Nurtured by Workers, Is an Inspiration
The Shaheed Hospital in Dalli Rajhara (Chattisgarh) region is a shining example of an effort to provide rationality based, low cost medical care for workers and peasants and all weaker sections of society.
When History Tells Us to Get On With the Struggle
Review of Meredith Tax’s ‘The Rising of Women: Feminist Solidarity and Class Conflict, 1880-1917’. In telling this story of the struggle for working women’s rights, the author says that differences among those fighting for social justice should not be an excuse not to seek common ground and get on with the struggle.
The Internationalist National Movement of India
The overall approach of the national movement towards foreign policy was that the immediate pragmatic interests made sense only when placed in a larger setting – of a vision of a world order based on peace and cooperation. This approach continued after independence.
How Could Chile Reject a Perfectly Progressive Constitution?
This month, through a public vote, Chileans overwhelmingly rejected a new constitution that has been described as being one of the world’s most progressive charters. The vote is particularly perplexing because public opinion had adamantly supported replacing the current Chilean constitution.
The Flower of Transformation Blooms in Kurdistan
On Kurdistan, one of the least reported and understood war zones in the world, as also one of the least known and appreciated initiatives for just, sustainable, equitable living.
‘Painful March for Freedom’: The Triumphant Legacy of Palestinian Prisoners
Palestinians are resisting Israeli repression under the harshest circumstances and by every means available to them. Tellingly, the strongest of such resistance takes place inside prison walls, by gaunt looking, and often dying hunger strikers.
Santhal Hul Wasn’t Just the First Anti-British Revolt, It Was Against All Exploitation
The 19th century rebellion actually began as a movement against exploitation by Indian ‘upper’ caste zamindars, moneylenders, merchants and police officials who had come to dominate the economic sphere of Santhal life.
The Sword of Bolivar Is Wielded Again by the People of Latin America
On August 7, 2022, Gustavo Petro and his running mate, Francia Márquez, were inaugurated as the President and Vice-President of the Republic of Colombia. This was one of the most historic events in Latin America for at least a century.