The Politics of Science Fiction
The author analyses the utility of the genre for both reactionary and progressive politics.
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Remembering Fukushima: Demand Phase-Out of All Nuclear Power Plants
Ten years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, it continues to unfold, with no certainty about when developed Japan will be able to fully bring the disaster under control. Yet, despite the inherent dangers of nuclear energy, the Indian government continues to pursue the nuclear dream.
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Women from Latin America to Europe to Palestine, Celebrate International Women’s Day – Three Articles
From Argentina to Mexico, and from Poland to Germany, millions of women took to the streets to proclaim that they refuse to continue being marginalized, discriminated against, and murdered. From Palestine, the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network sends greetings to women in struggle everywhere.
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Coup in Burma: The People’s Struggle Continues, Intensifies – Two Articles
Despite a vicious crackdown that has left scores dead, the Burmese people continue their struggle against the coup. Interview with three female garment workers who helped organize another general strike this week. Also: the Burmese people need to be supported by people across the world.
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Lula’s Right to Run for President of Brazil Restored in Major Victory for People’s Movement
In a major victory for the left and progressive forces, all of the criminal convictions against Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have been struck down by the Supreme Federal Tribunal, Brazil’s highest court.
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Surprise on the Left
Surprise, surprise! Things worked out quite differently than expected at the congress of the LINKE, Germany’s left-wing party.
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Tenth Anniversary of Fukushima: Two Articles
Japan is planning to host the Olympics, claiming that radiation leakages from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plants is under control. But recent studies contradict the country’s positive decontamination and human rights claims after 2011.
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Digital Colonialism: The Evolution of American Empire
American “Big Tech” corporations are gaining massive profits through their control over business, labor, social media and entertainment in the Global South.
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‘Engaging the World’: The ‘Fascinating Story’ of Hamas’s Political Evolution
An interview with Dr. Daud Abdullah, author of ‘Engaging the World: The Making of Hamas’s Foreign Policy’. In this book, Hamas is viewed as a political actor, whose armed resistance is only a component in a complex and far-reaching strategy.
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Pakistan Caught in Debt Trap
Pakistan’s external debt and debt service burden continue to rise. The reason why the country is managing to stay afloat is because it is a strategic partner that cannot be dropped by the U.S. or China, occasional irritants and periodic disagreements notwithstanding.
