bell hooks, Black Feminist Scholar and Intellectual Giant, has Died
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bell hooks, Black Feminist Scholar and Intellectual Giant, has Died

bell hooks, a colossus of Black feminist thought, died on December 15 in her home in Berea, Kentucky. She was 69. Her writings are foundational to contemporary movements for justice and have opened countless doors in radical thought on race, class, gender and other forms of oppression.

Why the Drop in India’s Labour Participation Rate Can’t Be Ignored by Policymakers
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Why the Drop in India’s Labour Participation Rate Can’t Be Ignored by Policymakers

As per the CMIE, India’s LPR has further fallen to 40.15% last month. This means 60% of employable people in India have fallen off the job market. Other Asian economies like Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam etc. have over 60% employable people actively looking for jobs.

Nuclear Weapons and World Order: a Dialogue
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Nuclear Weapons and World Order: a Dialogue

The world is more dangerous than at any time since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the battlelines between the nuclear weapons states and governmental and civil society anti-nuclearism has never been more definitively drawn. A dialogue between two renowned anti-nuclear activists.

The Fierce Determination of Ordinary People to Build an Extraordinary World
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The Fierce Determination of Ordinary People to Build an Extraordinary World

United States President Joe Biden has suborned 111 countries to attend his Summit for Democracy on December 9–10, ending on Human Rights Day. In the name of democracy, the U.S. government is pushing its own agenda to consolidate power and further its national interests.

Against Doomsday Scenarios: What Is to Be Done Now?
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Against Doomsday Scenarios: What Is to Be Done Now?

We should avoid offering a fatalistic worldview. In fact, the environmental movement in general and ecosocialism in particular are all about combating the current trend toward ecological destruction. Climate change is now “code red for humanity.” This is not a doomsday forecast but a call to action.

Barbados Is Throwing Off its Colonial Shackles. Now the Real Change Must Come.
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Barbados Is Throwing Off its Colonial Shackles. Now the Real Change Must Come.

Next week, Barbados will remove the British Queen as its head of state. Many young Barbadians are not content with the simple tokenism of having a Barbadian head of state. They believe it is the time to begin a process of deeper social reform and write a new constitution.