Campesinos as Scientists
On PROINPA, a grassroots campesino organization in Venezuela promoting food sovereignty, endogenous seed production, and an agroecological transition.
‘We Love Life If We Find a Way to It’: Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish’s Enduring Absences
The path to enduring peace is through remembering the humanity of others, especially those who may be on the other end of our political beliefs.
Genocide of Palestinians by Israel, One of World’s Most Militarized Countries, No Surprise
Israel is a settler-colonial power that was founded in a paroxysm of violence in 1948 and has initiated conflict dozens of times since then. Diplomacy, compromise and negotiation are simply not part of its DNA.
The NEP Goes Against the Existing Constitutional Mandate of the RTE
Its centralised focus on state examinations even in grades 3, 5 and 8 in addition to the board examinations in grades 10 and 12 runs contrary to the RTE. Also: extract from: ‘Reads Like an Impressive Wish List But Barters Right to Education’.
Why the Places of Worship Act Must Be Preserved
When the Supreme Court considers the challenge to the Act, it would do well to remember that it represents the legacy of the freedom movement, the secular principles of a former socialist leader from Ayodhya, Acharya Narendra Dev, and the majority view of an earlier house.
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Maldives Explores Life Outside Indo-Pacific
A massive western media barrage was to be expected caricaturing the election result of the runoff in the Maldives presidential poll in binary terms as China’s “gain” being India’s “loss”. Both assumptions about Muizzu are deeply flawed.
Amilcar Cabral in the Age of ‘Identity Politics’
On the occasion of the republication of ‘Return to the Source’ by Monthly Review Press, a panel of long-serving Pan-Africanists reflect on the life of Amilcar Cabral and the relevance of his teachings to current liberation movements.
Samadharma: Periyar’s Idea for India
More than a criticism of religion, ‘samadharma’ is a commitment to equality and to a secularism that can guarantee it.
Data: Rise in Attacks on Christians in India, Up Four Times in 11 Years (2012-2022)
There have been 525 attacks against Christians in India just in the first eight months of 2023. This year will likely cross the violent record set in 2022, and in 2021 before that.
Why the View Is Different from the Street: The Merits of Democratic Protest
It is easy to feel bleak in the confines of one’s living room, where social media-fuelled anxiety can lead to handwringing and despair. But as anyone who has taken part in a people’s movement in some shape or form can testify, the view is very different from the street.