Wheat Export Debacle: Policy and Real Agenda Are Responsible, Not Mere Bungling
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Wheat Export Debacle: Policy and Real Agenda Are Responsible, Not Mere Bungling

The Modi government has suddenly banned the export of wheat, after promoting it actively for two months. The debacle was not because of government incompetence, but the result of government’s neoliberal policy – withdrawal from procurement and the free hand given to private profiteers.

It’s Not Enough to Resist—We Have to Build, Too
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It’s Not Enough to Resist—We Have to Build, Too

In India, the farmers organised the world’s largest strike in history; at Amazon, the workers are fiercely resisting its exploitation; in Latin America, the people are rallying to support progressive political leaders. But it’s not enough to just resist. We have to build a new world brimming with life, and powered by popular sovereignty.

From Rachel Carson to Monsanto: The Silence of Spring
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From Rachel Carson to Monsanto: The Silence of Spring

June 2022 marks 60 years since the publication of Rachel Carson’s iconic book ‘Silent Spring’, that documented the adverse impact of indiscriminate use of pesticides on the environment. Since then, Monsanto has mounted a deceitful defence of its health- and environment-damaging pesticides and orchestrated toxic smear campaigns against Carson and other scientist campaigners.

Mexicans Mobilize in Support of President AMLO’s Electricity Reform; Also – AMLO Wins Recall Referendum
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Mexicans Mobilize in Support of President AMLO’s Electricity Reform; Also – AMLO Wins Recall Referendum

The electricity reform promoted by president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) seeks to nationalize Mexico’s energy industry by rolling back the process that opened it up to foreign and private investment in 2013. Also: 90% the voters back AMLO to remain in office until the end of his term.