Pakistan Brings Down the Axe on Afghan Migrants
A crackdown on undocumented migrants is forcing thousands back to uncertain fates in Afghanistan, and ratcheting up tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban.
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Panama’s Massive Environmental Awakening
Beyond the traditional anti-mining movement, the protests have been effective in swaying or crystalizing public opinion against mining, even among some pro-extractive sectors. Indeed, the mobilizations may be labeled paradigm-changing.
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The Revolutionary Dream of Pan-Africanism
Pan-Africanism is back. Considered in isolation, it risks becoming an empty signifier. But alongside Marxism, it becomes one of the most powerful tools for liberation that African and Afrodiasporic people have at their disposal.
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Capitalism | Online Blog | USA
The Verdict on Henry Kissinger
In the United States, one of the twentieth century’s most prolific butchers died as he lived — beloved by the rich and powerful, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
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WHO: A Third of Women Worldwide Experience Violence During Their Lifetime – 2 Articles
A woman experiencing gender violence often incurs higher costs, including medical expenses, emotional well-being, and disruptions to education or employment. Also: ‘The Social Shame of Violence Against Women’.
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Einstein and the Indian Minds: Tagore, Gandhi and Nehru
This article chronicles Einstein’s connections with these three men, and shows how Einstein saw some of his ideas and ideals in the Indian mind embodied, to varying degrees, in Tagore, Gandhi and Nehru.
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Culture | India | Online Blog
Diwali for Ram, Krishna, Lakshmi, Yama, Asuras and Ancestors
In north India, Diwali commemorates the return of Ram, while south India celebrates the defeat of Narakasura. Western Diwali involves a business-related renewal and in eastern India, the focus shifts to ancestor worship. These varying traditions underscore the diversity of Hinduism across different regions.
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Culture | India | Online Blog
Ghazal
A four-line ghazal that came to the attention of people in Calcutta when he recited it during the Eid celebrations in May this year.
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On the Perpetration of Mass-Death Events
The holocaust now visited on Palestine by U.S./Israel is unique in many ways. Rates of killing and maiming exceed those of previous Israeli assaults on Gaza, the perpetrators announce their genocidal intent with unusual frankness, and Western media and official apologists are especially shameless.
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IPCC Rebellion
A high-ranking group of rebellious climate scientists claim the IPCC’s upper temperature limits of 1.5°C to 2.0°C are too high and disruptive to sound policy. These scientists have published a rousing 74-page Preprint: ‘Bad Science and Good Intentions Prevent Effective Climate Action’.
