Two Reports from the Farmers’ Movement
India’s farm crisis: Mitti of the martyrs, Singhu’s soil of struggle; Ghazipur border: Protesting farmers to celebrate Baisakhi tomorrow, Samvidan Bachao Divas on Wednesday.
On the Significance of the Electoral Victory of Pedro Castillo in Peru – Two Articles
Today, surprising everyone, an authentically popular left has finally arisen in Peru, after Pedro Castillo won the first round in the recent Presidential elections. The rural teacher and farmer from Cajamarca now faces off against the ultra-right-wing Keiko Fujimori in the second round in June.
Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Myanmar – Two Articles
The majority of the population faces a long and protracted conflict with the Tatmadaw. The coup and its subsequent repression have created a new sense of solidarity among the minorities, and is also uniting them with the working classes in the cities. Either they together build a new Myanmar; or the alternative is barbarism.
The Palestinians: “We Shall Not Be Moved”
Israelis think that their continued assaults on the Palestinians—uprooting their orchards, razing their villages, imprisoning and killing them—will make the Palestinians simply throw up their hands and go away. But that will never happen. The Palestinians will win by their simple resolve to stay where they are.
The Story of a Rose Plant: Letter from Prison
Letter from Khalid Saifi – an activist and one of the founders of the group, United Against Hate, who was arrested by Delhi police in February 2020 – to his family and friends.
Four Months on, Farmers Intensify Their Protests: Eight Newsreports
Mitti Satyagraha and Kisan Shaheed Smarak; Farmers block Delhi-Meerut expressway and Kundli–Manesar–Palwal expressway in Haryana for a day; Farmers gherao offices of FCI; Tikait in Gujarat; How Punjab is organising to keep protests alive during harvesting season.
United States: For a Fighting Approach, Not Factionalism — An Interview with Kshama Sawant
The most prominent independent elected socialist in the U.S., Kshama Sawant, recently announced, that she and other members Socialist Alternative would be joining the Democratic Socialists of America. This is the important backdrop to this interview.
Nicaragua: Building ‘The Good Life’ Through Popular Revolution
Without political power, revolutionary programs will not have the required material resources. Without the participation of the people, revolutionary programs cannot be put into practice. Right now, Nicaraguans have both and they are making great progress in building a new society.
Latest News on the Nationwide Farmers’ Agitation; Farmers Announce New Plans for April-May
Farmers burn farm law copies during Holika Dahan; Declare FCI Bachao Divas on April 5; Announce Parliament march in 1st week of May; Punjab farmers prepare for long haul as harvest season nears; Tikait in Gujarat; Kisan Panchayats in Karnataka.
Why Bhagat Singh’s Writings Remain Strikingly Relevant Today
‘The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting-stone of ideas,’ Bhagat Singh once said. And he proved that with the few masterpieces his brief but legendary life allowed him to pen.