The Poet in the Republic
Plato had banished poets from his utopian republic, fearing their lies. India is doing the opposite.
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Black Lives Matter: Struggles Continue in the US
On July 20, thousands of workers plan to walk off their jobs to participate in the Strike for Black Lives; Trump unleashes armed officers from DHS on cities that have seen large-scale protests, but protestors refused to be cowed down.
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How Movements Can Turn Public Support Into Lasting Change
How do activists harness the too-often fleeting momentum from “movement moments” to create historic social change?
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1976 Soweto Uprising: Youth Rebellion and the Burning Desire for Freedom
Commemorating the gallant and courageous struggles of students in South Africa against the imposition of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction to further culturally subjugate Africans.
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Indian Science Must Heed the Message of the Black Lives Matter Movement
The Black Lives Matter movement has made visible the deep racial inequalities that exist in every field. Science research is one field where the absence of minorities is glaring, whether the US or India.
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Save Country and Constitution from the Current Government
In a call to all progressive lawyers, Justice P.B. Sawant says that the powers that be are inimical to the Indian Constitution that is a culturally and socially transformative document
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Remembering Patrice Lumumba: A Martyr of the Revolution
Lumumba lived and died fighting for the liberation of African people from the shackles of colonial powers. His legacy lives in the struggle of African nations against Neo-Imperialism.
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Twitter Targets Accounts of News Outlets Covering Unrest in Bolivia
MintPress News, along with a number of independent Bolivian news outlets and journalists covering the unrest there, were all targeted for suspension at the same time.
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Latin America under CoronaShock: Social Crisis, Neoliberal Failure, and the People’s Alternatives
In Latin America, the pandemic has furthered – sometimes dramatically – a series of economic and social processes that were already underway before the virus emerged.
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Black Lives Matter a Lot in Cuba… Since 1959
Cuban has contributed immensely to African liberation struggles. No wonder that the first country Nelson Mandela visited after his release from prison in 1991 was Cuba. And a tribute to Hatuey, the great Taino warrior.
