Europe and the Pandemic
Toussant talks about whether the present economic crisis is due to the Covid-19 pandemic, on the role of the IMF, on the consequences for states and people, and the role of progressive forces.
Mahesh Raut Needs to be Free
Why should we care about this case? Because Mahesh is fighting for our right to free speech and democratic expression of dissent.
Modi Govt’s New Land Policy for J&K Overturns 7 Decades of Land Reform
The abolition of the Big Land Estates Abolition Act 1950 clears the decks for the revival of a neo-jagirdari system in J&K, say experts, geared this time towards serving the needs of big business.
At Centenary, Jamia Millia Islamia Stands as a Symbol of Inclusive, Secular Education
While the image of JMI has been tarnished in the last few years with the rightwing takeover of power, the institution has been built over the years to promote Hindu-Muslim amity.
Stop Targeting Anuradha Bhasin and Other Independent Voices in Kashmir – Two Articles
The Srinagar office of Kashmir Times, of which Bhasin is executive editor, was sealed on Monday. The NWMI and Delhi Union of Journalists condemn the continued targeting of journalists.
Time’s Most Influential Indigenous Activist: ‘Capitalism Destroys The Whole Planet’
Nemonte Nenquimo, lauded by Leonardo DiCaprio for her work protecting Ecuador’s Amazon, speaks about her life, activism and motherhood.
Of the Rich, By the Rich, For the Rich
Very few Americans seem to be aware of the context in which the US Declaration of Independence was written and of the men who wrote it and, more importantly, why it was written.
Why Is it Important to Preserve and Protect our Freedom of Speech, Expression and Right to Protest
Justice Lokur addresses a gradual erosion of one of our most precious fundamental rights – the inalienable right to freedom of speech and expression, an erosion that is leading to the gradual destruction of our human right to dissent and protest.
Stan Swamy – The Man Who Loves His Brother
Stan Swamy has all his life supported the struggles of the poor and the marginalized resisting the plunder of their natural resources, and the crushing of their human dignity and constitutional rights.
Mahatma Gandhi’s Seminal Ideas Underpinned the Adoption of the UN Charter
The notion of universality of human rights and the concept of multilateralism as the basis of the UN’s work and its role as a body for all nations was inspired by Gandhi’s core and foundational concepts.