Declaration: On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
On this day – November 25 – working class women across the world raise their voices against patriarchal violence, exploitation and oppression.
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Years Ago, Two Urdu Poets Had Spoken on the Dishonour of Honour Killings
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, translations offer a glimpse into two women Urdu poets, Kishwar Naheed and Zehra Nigah’s protests against the practice.
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Narendra Modi Threatens to Turn India into a One-Party State
The international weekly newspaper recently carried an article on this increasingly dominant prime minister and the ongoing erosion of checks and balances.
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Maradona: The Bolivarian Soccer Genius
Maradona was for the people of South America what Mohamed Ali was for Black America. He never wavered in his commitments to elevating the voices of the poor and defending the underdog.
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“How Long Will or Can the Moon be Caged, Hum Dekhenge…”
Six months in prison for dreaming of freedom? Citizens demand the release of Devangana, Natasha and all anti-CAA-NRC-NPR protesters; message by Uma Chakravarti for all members of Pinjara Tod.
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‘Africans Rising’ Demands Debt Cancellation, Reparations from England
The Africans Rising organization unfurled an enormous open letter to the Queen on England on the UK House of Parliament, demanding debt cancellation and reparations for centuries of exploitation through slavery, colonialism and imperialism.
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Colombians Embark on a Fresh National Strike Against Ivan Duque
The nationwide protest is being carried out in rejection of police brutality, economic crisis, massacres and the indifference of the national government towards them.
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To Push Biden Left, We Must Build Movements to Challenge His Corporate Backers
It is possible to push Joe Biden to the “left” on health care, climate, the police, and other issues. That requires understanding the ways that past movements have won concessions from Democratic presidents, and the reasons why we mostly failed to do so with Barack Obama.
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Coronavirus Has Been Disastrous, Says Red Cross, But Global Warming Poses Greater Threat
The Covid-19 pandemic has shown how vulnerable the world is to a truly global catastrophe. But another, bigger, catastrophe has been building for many decades, and humanity is still lagging far behind in efforts to address it.
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For a United Front Against the Payment of Public and Private Illegitimate Debts
We call on the countries of the South to exercise their right and to suspend the payment of their debt by invoking three arguments that are so pertinent and legitimate at this point of time …
