Remembering Shankar Guha Niyogi, the Legendary Labour Leader of Chhattisgarh
Thirty years after his assassination, the need to fight for Niyogi’s goals and learn from his dedication is stronger than ever.
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Capitalism | Economy | Imperialism | Online Blog | People's movements | USA | World Economy | World Politics
Nepal’s People Resist U.S. Anti-China Alliance
Continuous protests shook the length and breadth of mountainous Nepal in September as the U.S. pushed again to chain this Asian country of 28 million people to its anti-China alliance through the Millenium Challenge Compact (MCC).
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Caste | Culture | India | Indian Economy | Indian Politics | Online Blog | People's movements | Socialism
On Purushottam Agrawal’s Kabir Das
Book Review: Purushottam Agrawal, ‘Akath Kahani Prem ki: Kabir ki kavita aur unka samay’.
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How Did Gandhi Win? Lessons from the Salt March
Gandhi’s demands were ridiculed and his settlement with the British disappointed many. But the Salt March was a key symbolic win that spurred India’s independence movement toward victory.
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Farmers Prepare for Historic Bandh on Sept 27 – Four Articles
Ground Down by Hardship, Farmers Ready for Historic Bandh on Sept 27; Mass Mobilisation of Farmers in UP for Bharat Bandh; Reports from Punjab and Odisha; Farmers’ Protest Spreads to Avadh and Purvanchal.
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Patriarchy: The Struggle Continues
We feminists of the 1960s-70s thought we might have won some of the battles against Patriarchy. However Patriarchy, in spite of all the movements, campaigns, and struggles, is not dead yet. The problems come from many directions, but they circle back to age-old conditions.
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Remembering Paulo Freire as a Freedom Fighter
September 19th was Paulo Freire’s birthday. He was a revolutionary whose passion for justice and resistance was matched by his hatred of neoliberal capitalism and loathing for authoritarians of all political stripes. Put simply, he was not merely a public intellectual but also a freedom fighter.
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The Radical Ernest Hemingway
From fighting alongside communists in the Spanish Civil War to backing revolutionaries in Cuba, this interview highlights the radical side of writer Ernest Hemingway.
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Scientists Have Political Role Outside Their Labs to Safeguard Humanity
Celebration of scientific discoveries confined only inside the laboratory would be insufficient to achieve social goals, for which the scientific community has to step out beyond the laboratory with social sensitivity and political responsibility.
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Sages of Matri Sadan Continue Their Struggle and Sacrifice for Protecting the Ganga – Two Articles
Swami Atmabodhanand, the young seer of Matri Sadan in Haridwar, is on an indefinite fast since August 18 demanding an immediate prohibition on rampant sand mining in Haridwar and ban on the four hydroelectric projects in Uttarakhand.
