In Madhya Pradesh’s Buxwaha Forest, a Diamond Mine Could Claim Two Lakh Trees
The project is facing resistance due to ecological concerns and also because the locals fear it would lead to loss of livelihood.
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Socialist Castillo Set to Win in Peru Elections – Right Wing Trying to Coup: Two Articles
Castillo, the son of illiterate peasants, overcame vicious media attacks and is on the verge of defeating Keiko Fujimori, the scion of a Peruvian political dynasty; however, the right, backed by the USA, is trying to steal the elections.
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‘Commune or Nothing’: New Laws Reignite Old Debates Over Communal Power in Venezuela
Venezuela’s National Assembly has approved two bills with the aim of further empowering the communal councils and communes that lie at the heart of the country’s project of communal power. However, commune activists have raised concerns about the real intentions behind these bills.
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Haiti and African Liberation in the Americas
The Haitian Revolution was not only a victory for the millions of enslaved Africans in the Americas, it was a victory for all working class people.
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Myanmar: The People’s Struggle Against the Coup Continues – Two Articles
Interview with Myanmar activist in Korea, Yan Kyaw Moe, about the political situation in Myanmar and the people’s struggle against the military coup; Despite being arrested and assaulted, Myanmar journalists say they won’t be intimidated by army.
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Farmers Find Novel Ways to Keep Movement Alive – Four Articles
Farmers Burn Copies of Farm Laws Across the Country as Part of Call for ‘Sampoorna Kranti Diwas’; Dispute Simmers Between Govt and Farmers in Haryana; Far Away From Media Attention, Rural Punjab Keeps Farmers’ Protest Alive.
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Why the Overton Window has Suddenly Shifted on Israel-Palestine
In the past week, it seems as if the U.S. attitude towards Israel and Palestine has changed more than in the previous 50 years. Everybody seems to be acknowledging it, from progressive media to pillars of the establishment like The New York Times and The Washington Post.
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Fora Bolsonaro: Mass Demonstrations Erupt in Brazil
An analysis of the impact of the growing movement against Bolsonaro in Brazil.
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The Fight for Women’s Liberation
The lesson of every struggle against oppression has been that relying upon an elite few to obtain powerful positions has never won fundamental change for the vast majority of people; they have only been won when ordinary people have united to challenge the elite and the divisive system.
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“Bolívar’s Thinking Is Based On the Need for Human Progress”
An interview with Christine Pic-Gillard, author of a new biographical and historical study of the Liberator, that goes beyond the myths about Bolívar to examine the reasons why he remains so influential.
