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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
It has become fashionable to dismiss peaceful forms of resistance to injustice – but the evidence suggests they should be taken seriously. A response to some of the myths often repeated on the Left about non-violent struggle.
Cuba remains under intense attack by the Empire precisely because no other country in the world has contributed so much and in so many ways to the struggle against white supremacy and what it represents.
The Struggle now is not only to save the rights and livelihoods of people but also save the country’s economy and the entire democratic system and society from the destruction being engineered by the governing authoritarian forces with the active support of domestic and foreign private corporates.
On the life and times of this radical figure.
Melting glaciers, wildfires, droughts, deadly heatwaves, floods, hurricanes, loss of biodiversity. You do report these things, sometimes. But the climate crisis is much more than just this. If you want to truly cover it, you must also report on the fundamental issues of time, holistic thinking and justice.
Hydropower dams are drivers of climate change as they emit methane, 28-34 times more potent than carbon dioxide, say studies.
The decree by the President of Ecuador came just when the people’s movements gave a call for social mobilizations against the rise in fuel prices and Lasso’s austerity proposals.
The accusation against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for “crimes against humanity” on public health grounds made by Brazilian Congressional panel – many of these crimes mimic the actions and policies of Donald Trump and could be the basis for similar actions against the former U.S. president.
Since the 1979 Sandinista revolution, the living conditions for women have drastically improved, successes which even the period of neoliberal rule (1990-2006) couldn’t completely overturn. Their material and social position has further strengthened during the second Sandinista period from 2007 until today.
By Nov. 15, Cuba will have fully vaccinated an astounding 92% of its population, thanks to Cuba’s development and production of its own vaccines. Cuba’s vaccination rate is the fastest in the world, and the only country whose children as young as two years are being covered.
Janata Weekly is India’s oldest independent socialist weekly.
Ever since its founding in 1946, Janata has voiced its principled dissent against all conduct and practice that is detrimental to the cherished values of nationalism, democracy, secularism and socialism, while upholding the integrity and the ethical norms of healthy journalism. For more than seventy years now, week after week, it has continued to analyse the changes taking place in the country and the world from a socialist standpoint, and thus promote the spread of socialist ideology in the country.
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