‘Our Bones Buried Under the Constitutional Court’
Meet some of the people of South Africa who have held the steps of the apex court of the country for more than three weeks, sleeping out in the cold to demand reparations for apartheid crimes.
Maulavi Liyaquat Ali: The Unsung Hero of the Revolt of 1857
On the anniversary of the historic struggle, it may be worthwhile to remember a leader who united men and women from across communities and backgrounds.
Why ‘Bolivia is the Centre of the World’ for People’s Movements
We are poor and far from powerful centres of economic and political decision-making. But, we live in the centre of the most important battles—fought from our smallest trenches, communities, neighbourhoods, cities, jungles and forests.
It’s Not Enough to Resist—We Have to Build, Too
In India, the farmers organised the world’s largest strike in history; at Amazon, the workers are fiercely resisting its exploitation; in Latin America, the people are rallying to support progressive political leaders. But it’s not enough to just resist. We have to build a new world brimming with life, and powered by popular sovereignty.
Energy Reforms Blocked in Mexico, Sharpening Ideological Lines for 2024 Elections
President AMLO has used energy reform as a poison arrow to reveal to citizens the country’s main political blocs: the conservatives who defend the neoliberal agenda, and the liberal left that wants to dismantle the neoliberal model.
The Yugoslav Wars and the Role of NATO
NATO framed its intervention in the Yugoslav wars as “humanitarian”, but their bombings and declaration of a “no-fly zone” resulted in the death of countless civilians.
When Bhabani Mahato Fed the Revolution
Bhabani, like so many other women, never received the honours and recognition she truly deserved. In the struggle for India’s freedom, all of them fought and acquitted themselves as honourably as anyone else. But they were women. In societies awash in prejudices and stereotypes against women, their role was seldom valued.
Replug: Karl Marx – March Ye Workers, and the World Shall be Free!
May 5 marks the birth anniversary of Marx, whose life traversed through Trier, Berlin, Paris and London, chiselling his ideas that exposed capitalism’s ‘cunning transaction’ that defrauds the working class till today.
The Brief Origins of May Day
On 1st May 1886, radical pamphlets appeared in America. One of the pamphlets famously declared, “Arouse ye toilers of America! Lay down your tools…one day of revolt, not of rest… a day on which to enjoy eight hours of work, eight hours for rest, eight hours for what we will”. This struggle gave rise to the International Workers Day or May Day.
May Day: Worker’s Struggle Celebration Is Well-Deserved After a Momentous Year
A look at some of the most important labor struggles of this past year.