Class, Gender, Race & Colonialism: The ‘Intersectionality’ of Marx
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Class, Gender, Race & Colonialism: The ‘Intersectionality’ of Marx

Many people believe that Marx was obsessed only with class and had little appreciation of how issues of gender, racism and colonialism inter-related with class and the struggle for human emancipation. The author says that Marx’s writings have been misrepresented.

Oxfam Report Shows Combined Pandemic Wealth of Richest 10 People Could Pay to Vaccinate Entire World
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Oxfam Report Shows Combined Pandemic Wealth of Richest 10 People Could Pay to Vaccinate Entire World

The world’s ten richest men, says an Oxfam report, have seen their combined wealth increase by half a trillion dollars since the pandemic began—more than enough to pay for a COVID-19 vaccine for everyone and to ensure no one is pushed into poverty by the pandemic.

The Arab Spring Ten Years On: “The People Demand the Fall of the Regime!”
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The Arab Spring Ten Years On: “The People Demand the Fall of the Regime!”

The 2011 Arab spring should be understood not as an epic mobilisation that ultimately failed but rather as the opening round of a longer-term process to build a new, democratic, equitable world where the people can lead dignified lives.

India’s Poor are Eating into Their Savings, Thanks to High Inflation and COVID-19
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India’s Poor are Eating into Their Savings, Thanks to High Inflation and COVID-19

Rising inflation is forcing millions of households in India to cut back on food and dip into their savings for essentials. This could wipe out gross household savings, hampering future economic recovery because households would have no money to spend.