Farmers’ Protest Once Again Brings to Fore the Power of Women in Mass Mobilisations
No movement in India’s history – including the movement for independence from British colonial rule – saw this degree of participation by women.
Eight Years Without President Chávez
Transcript of a talk on the 8th anniversary of the untimely death of Hugo Chavez. “If Hugo Chávez were here he would see that the love for his people bore fruit in Venezuela’s rebellion against injustice, inequality and imperialism, defiantly proclaiming its sovereignty.”
Stop The Sale of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
Press statement in solidarity with the employees and workers of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant in their ongoing protests against the Central Government’s corporate-friendly decision to privatise the plant.
Massive General Strike in South Africa Highlights Demand for Radical Policy Changes
Millions of workers took part in the general strike on February 24, according to the South African Federation of Trade Unions which called for the labour action.
In Modi Government’s Clampdown on Critics and Climate Activists, Big Tech Is an Enabler
Tech giants like Google and Facebook appear to be aiding and abetting a vicious government campaign against activists like Disha Ravi.
Gahela Cari: ‘In Peru, People are Questioning the System’
In an interview, Gahela Cari, the first trans candidate for Congress in Peru, discusses the country’s political situation, the feminist struggle, and challenges facing the Left.
Resistance Is Not Futile: A Brief History of Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has inspired fear within the Empire through both its struggle on the ground and its success in electoral politics as well as in providing welfare services to the people.
It’s Not About Houses, It’s About Building a New City: A Conversation with Iraida Morocoima and Juan Carlos Rodríguez
A powerful Chavista organization struggles for a new city centered on people and not capital.
Remembering Sardar Ajit Singh on His 140th Birth Anniversary
Sardar Ajit Singh, uncle of the more famous Indian hero Bhagat Singh, and who was honoured by Tilak as king of peasantry for his contributions to the farmers movement in Punjab, was born on 23 February 1881.
International Farmers’ Organisations Support Indians Farmers
Farmers’ and peoples’ organisations across the globe have declared support to protesting Indian farmers in their fight to protect their livelihoods.