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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
Interview with Black Agenda Report editor Margaret Kimberley about George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, 246 years after they signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. She discusses the personal and institutional hypocrisy which allowed those who said, “All men are created to equal,” to be slaveholders.
Saudi Arabia is one of the top destinations in the world for human traffickers, slave labour and sex trafficking. It is out of control.
Panama has been paralyzed by huge protests for more than three weeks. The uprising is rooted in rising prices and worsening inequality. Finally, in July-end, the government signed agreements to cap fuel prices, medicine prices and increase the education budget.
Book Review: John Feinstein, ‘Raise a Fist, Take a Knee: Race and the Illusion of Progress in Modern Sports’. This book is a storehouse of inspiring anti-fascist and social justice stories.
Cuba has moved from 59 infant deaths out of every 1,000 live births to no infant deaths in the matter of a few decades, an extraordinary feat indeed. Also: Reminiscences of E.P. Menon from his visit to Cuba in 1966 as a part of an Indian delegation to the first ever Tri-Continental Conference.
Economic exploitation is only one aspect of capitalism. The crisis of humanity and the crisis of the earth system are inseparable.
Sahir’s lyrics for the Hindi film ‘Didi’ (1959) continue to have great contemporary relevance.
English translation of Pakistani poet, human-rights activist and feminist, Fahmida Riaz, oft-quoted nazm, “Tum bilkul hum jaise nikle”.
I had great faith in the judiciary. Alas, I have lost it. No sensible Indian expected the topmost court to make extremely disparaging remarks against Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar and accuse them of a pre-planned conspiracy to harm PM Modi! Also: “When Accused Become Innocent and Innocent are Made Accused.”
Book review. Mukunda Rao makes it clear in his book that contrary to what is widely believed, India’s spiritual history is not all about Brahmanical beliefs, Sanskrit literature, the Upanishads, and the Gita, or even the caste system.
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