Scientists Have Political Role Outside Their Labs to Safeguard Humanity
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Scientists Have Political Role Outside Their Labs to Safeguard Humanity

ByJameel Barkat and Amit Sadhukhan

Celebration of scientific discoveries confined only inside the laboratory would be insufficient to achieve social goals, for which the scientific community has to step out beyond the laboratory with social sensitivity and political responsibility.

Robbing the Soil – Part 1: Commons and Classes Before Capitalism
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Robbing the Soil – Part 1: Commons and Classes Before Capitalism

ByIan Angus

The rise of industrial capitalism was accompanied by a complex transformation of rural society wherein most people were separated from the land, and land was concentrated in the hands of a tiny minority. It happened in different ways and at different times in different parts of the world, and is still going on today.

The Tokyo Games Prove that the Olympics are Less Relevant than Ever; Also – Overt Sexualisation at the Games
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The Tokyo Games Prove that the Olympics are Less Relevant than Ever; Also – Overt Sexualisation at the Games

BySonali Kolhatkar; and Saba Aziz

We ought to focus on fixing our own problems rather than investing our scarce resources in a spectacle that costs us more than we can afford to give. Also – ‘Overt Sexualization’: Why Olympic Women Athletes Ran into Uniform Trouble Before the Games.

Africa, France and US: Imperialism at its Worst
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Africa, France and US: Imperialism at its Worst

ByMark Fancher

When it comes to Africa, France has always been clear about its plan to dominate and exploit. Also, while other western powers, including the U.S. have participated in neo-colonial projects, French efforts have included an extra dose of nasty. But now the situation seems to be changing.