Remembering Thomas Sankara – Two Articles
“Thomas Sankara Remains a Global Icon”; Also: “Speech by Thomas Sankara: ‘Imperialism Is the Arsonist of Our Forests and Savannas’”.
The Hollowness of the Modi Government’s Tall Claims and Self-Praise on Economy
The BJP and Prime Minister Modi use official data to buttress their tall claims on growth, inflation and other issues. The ground reality is at variance from the rosy depiction by the government.
The IMF Bias: Signals from Pakistan
In a turnaround, the IMF has now granted Pakistan a larger-than expected, nine-month, short-term loan package of $3 billion. This is independent of the earlier IMF-supported program.
Engels and the Second Foundation of Marxism
Historical materialism, in the dominant twentieth-century narrative in the West, is understood as confined to social sciences and humanities. However, John Bellamy Foster writes, Marx and Engels did not have such a limited conception, instead engaging with the natural sciences, providing insight into the dialectics of nature.
How Congolese Students are Taking on Big Oil
A new campaign is mobilizing communities across the Democratic Republic of Congo to stop the fossil fuel industry’s expansion with creative nonviolent action.
The EU-Indonesia Fight Over Nickel and Who Gets to Own the Clean Energy Future
Indonesia boasts some of the world’s richest mineral deposits, but it has long focused on digging them up and shipping them to other countries for processing. The government in Jakarta is now trying to change that, but is facing fierce resistance from the West.
The Eco Collapse We Were Warned About has Begun
In 2023, different climatic anomalies have been recorded that set new historical records in the tragic progression of climate change at the global level. This accumulation of tragic evidence, against all the denialist narratives, makes it undeniable that the climate crisis is already here, among us.
Healing the Wounds of War in Vietnam
War is much more than a memory for Việt people who continue to navigate a landscape of unexploded ordnance and chemical contamination. All wars are fought endlessly in the bodies, minds, and lands of those who are invaded as well as those who fight.
Plastics Everywhere: What Does it Mean for Human Health – 2 Articles
‘Nanoplastics are Entering Our Bodies’: Plastic is in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink. How does it get there—and what does it mean for human health? Also: ‘The Impact of Plastic on Human Health’.
Ecologists, Civil Servants Question Amendments to Forest Conservation Act; Citizens Protest – 3 Articles
The amendment Bill is set to come up for discussion in the upcoming monsoon session of parliament. More than 400 Ecologists, and over 100 Civil Servants have written to the government expressing their concerns over the amendment Bill. Also: “Citizens, Climate Action Groups Protest Against the Amendment Bill.”