‘Kisan-Mazdoor Ekta’: A Slogan to Unify Farmers and Labourers – and Break Caste Barriers
The slogan did not evolve in one day and from one particular social group; it was the result of a continuous process which was achieved over days.
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A Place of Hope in a Time of Spiralling Crisis
The eKhenana occupation in Cato Manor, Durban, is a significant site in the struggle for a South Africa that respects the humanity of all.
How CIA Plots Undermined African De-Colonization
For those who believe Africa was decolonized decades ago, it’s time to wake up from dream-world. With the help of groups like the CIA, Europe and USA covertly recolonized the continent, with bribes, murders, loans, privatizations and the installation of western-friendly regimes.
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Before and Without Marx
The ideas of Marx did not arise out of thin air but grew from the works of many others before him. This article focuses upon the independent thought that developed within the working class which Marx would incorporate into his own conception of the world around him.
Socialist Presidential Candidate’s Landslide Promises Clean Sweep of Pinochet’s Fascist Legacy
In a dramatic run-off election in Chile between a hard-right open admirer of Pinochet named Antonio Kast and a 35-year old leftist and veteran of a decade of protest actions against the government, Gabriel Boric, the socialist candidate has won with a 12% margin of victory.
AOC in Conversation with Noam Chomsky
At 93, Noam Chomsky is the most important leftist intellectual alive. At 32, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of most important leftist elected officials in the USA. The two speak in this interview about our prospects for winning a better world. It is the first time they have met.
How a Group of Starbucks Workers Emerged Victorious in Their Union Fight
The iconic American coffee chain, Starbucks, employs lakhs of people in nearly 9,000 cafés nationwide. After decades of successfully preventing workers from forming a union, finally, a handful of Starbucks employees at one café in New York recently voted to join Workers United.
Rahul Gandhi’s Speech Differentiating Hinduism and Hindutva was a Watershed Moment
With Rahul Gandhi’s boldly informed enunciation of the difference between being Hindu or Hindutvadi in his address to a massive gathering at Jaipur on December 12, the Congress party may have ceased to walk over egg shells.
A Critique of Obscene Wealth
A critique of the ideological justifications given by extremely rich people today to justify their obscene wealth.
The Pink Tide Rumbles In, South of the Border
November was a good month for sanity and anti-capitalism. A leftist won the presidency in Honduras. Socialists prevailed in elections in Nicaragua and Venezuela. And the supposedly massive, U.S.-backed protest in Cuba against the communist government simply fizzled out.