Kisan Mahapanchayat Calls for Harmony, Right-Wing Adds Communal Twist
Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait says “Allahu Akbar”, crowd responded with “Har Har Mahadev” as sign of unity.
South Africa: Community at the Heart of Hunger Struggle
Communal gardens and farming enterprises are the beginning of sustainable food sovereignty in South Africa, but a basic income grant is essential to address hunger in the shorter term.
We are Scientists, Calling for a Climate Revolution
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 Kharasrota River Not for Sale
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.
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India’s Dalit Artists are Shaking the Age-Old System of Caste Oppression
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.
A World Without the Death Penalty
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.
Iceland’s 35-Hour Working Week Worked. It Could Here, Too.
Between 2015 and 2019, Iceland embarked on two massive trials to test the idea of a shorter workweek. The result was an astounding success for its workers – and a model that deserves to be replicated elsewhere.
Farmers Hold National Convention, Announce Bharat Bandh on Sept. 25: Five Articles
The two-day long All India Farmers Convention concluded with a call for Bharat Bandh on Sept 25, 2021; Resolutions passed at the convention; Preparations on for Muzaffarnagar Kisan Mahapanchyat; Karnal lathi-charge; Adani in the Eye of the Storm as Himachal Apple Prices Crash.
When History Is Held Hostage: Commemorating the Continuing Sufferings of the Mappila Martyrs of 1921
While religion had a part to play in the rebellion, the movement in fact registered the resistance of the rural poor to acts of oppression and exploitation perpetrated by feudal landlords and the British colonial state.
The New International Relations of Latin America: Interview with Bolivia’s Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta
Rogelio Mayta, who is pressing for a more democratic process of regional integration, explains why Bolivia is raising its voice against Luis Almagro, head of the OAS, both for his role in the 2019 coup, and his wider political actions, on behalf of the USA, in the domestic affairs of member states.