Voices from the Frontlines of India’s Extraordinary Farm Protests
The stories of the epic farmers’ movement have been captured in Trolley Times, a four-page biweekly newsletter that was founded on December 18. Some excerpts.
Burying Pinochet
The Chilean government has finally agreed to a process of constitutional reform. Though the government is trying to sabotage the process, it’s a historic opportunity, won by millions of Chileans taking to the streets, to step out from the long shadow of Pinochet’s dictatorship.
When Bolivians Defeated U.S. Imperialism with Democracy
After a year of struggle against the US-backed coup regime, Bolivians finally restored democracy. The new government immediately began measures to alleviate the socio-economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and its mismanagement by the Áñez government.
Maharashtra’s Fishing Community Fights to Protect its ‘Golden Belt’ Coast
Fearing a fate worse than Maharashtra’s southern sea-coast, Dahanu fishing communities demand suspension of Vadhavan port project.
Fascism, Imperialism, and Anti-Communism at the Capitol Hill Riots
The flags of U.S. client states, anti-communist regimes, and pre-revolution puppet states dotted the sea of MAGA hats and Confederate flags at the Capitol Hill mobs. Making sense of why requires understanding the convergence between imperialism abroad and fascism at home.
Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das: The Man Behind the Name
Remembering Deshbandhu: a leader with enormous mass appeal, a pragmatic and a tactful politician, a legendary legal practitioner, a constitutionalist, a poet, an editor and an ambassador for Hindu-Muslim unity.
In Memory of Patrice Lumumba, Assassinated on January 17, 1961
Remembering Lumumba on the 60th anniversary of his assassination by Congolese leaders complicit with Belgian police and soldiers. Lumumba was only 35 years old and could have played a very important role in his country, in Africa and at a global level.
The Battleship That Stormed into Silent Cinema’s Tranquil Waters
Made 95 years ago, Sergei Eisenstein’s masterpiece hasn’t lost any of its power.
A Republic of Protest
The culture of the farmers’ protest is an extraordinary tableau that tells us what republican values look like.
“At a Time When We Have Jobless Growth, Why Do We Want Jobless Agriculture?”
The distinguished food and trade policy analyst says that it is high time we looked at the travails of 600 million people who are involved with farming with more understanding and empathy.