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What crime could the journalist Assange have committed that would warrant confinement for the past nearly 10 years? His organization Wikileaks published millions of leaked documents that pointed to gross violations of human rights during the U.S.’ numerous wars abroad.
In refusing to acknowledge Russia’s concerns about U.S. and Western intervention on its borders, the Biden administration is engaging in hypocrisy. Lying to others is part of the political game, but the United States is lying to itself in denying that it committed to limit NATO’s role in East Europe.
“You cannot choose the time of battle. The bugle has sounded – true citizens of our republic need to fight now, no matter what your personal and professional circumstances are.”
It took more than a decade of protest before 3,000 farm families in Odisha succeeded in getting a South Korean steel company to vacate productive farmland. Five years later, the area is again roiled by protest, conflict and police brutality, as the government hands over the same land to an Indian steel company.
After repealing three farm laws, the Centre had made certain promises to the protesting farmers, including forming a committee on MSP, withdrawal of cases registered during the agitation, and addressal of concerns about the Electricity Amendment Act. The government has not initiated any action on these promises …
They are workers but without any formal “employment”. They might sport Zomato or Swiggy t-shirts and caps. But they are not their workers. Nor are these firms their employers. They have a new name—they are called gig workers. They work and live under precarious conditions.
Streets in some of Myanmar‘s main cities were nearly deserted on February 1 as opponents of military rule held “silent strikes”, marking the first anniversary of a coup that led to deadly chaos and snuffed out tentative steps towards democracy.
Europe’s Governments Go All In for “Herd Immunity”; Vastly Unequal US has World’s Highest Covid Death Toll – It’s No Coincidence; End of COVID-19 Hospital Death Reporting Is “Incomprehensible,” Says US Health Official.
Brazil’s MST have achieved something even Gandhi never could: the combination of constructive alternatives with broad-based resistance.
Chávez’s agriculture minister talks about the revolutionary changes in land tenure that took place under the former president.
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