Is the Pandemic Really Over? Unearthing Stories of Death, Debt and Distress
Marginalised sections are still feeling the impact of the pandemic – and still waiting for answers from the authorities.
Bartering for a Nuclear Discount
Forced removal of Chagos islanders gave the US a nuclear base and the UK a deal on nuclear weapons.
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.
God’s Republics: Two-nation Theory and Two-state Solution
Pakistan failed to develop into a bourgeois nation state, and Israel has no intention of becoming one.
Udayanidhi Stalin’s Critique of Sanatana Dharma – Two Articles
Udayanidhi Stalin’s statement that he’s prepared to furnish the writings of Periyar and Ambedkar to defend his comments on sanatana dharma indicates the larger context of radical, anti-caste critiques of religion in India, then and now. Also: “The BJP May Defend ‘Sanatan Dharma’, But Can’t Define What it Means”.
A Coup and a Catastrophe: the Politics of the Battle of Chile 50 Years on
Fifty years after the socialist government of Salvador Allende was overthrown by a bloody military coup, an analysis of the events and their lessons for socialists.
Petro’s Government One Year In
The election of Colombia’s first leftist president marked a fundamental shift in the country’s political landscape. Has Petro’s administration fulfilled its pledges one year into office?
A Year After the Assassination of its Leaders, South Africa’s Abahlali baseMjondolo Continues to Advance
Lindokuhle Mnguni, the chairperson of Abahlali baseMjondolo’s eKhenana commune, was killed in August last year, only months after the murder of its deputy chairperson Ayanda Ngila, and that of another activist, Nokuthula Mabaso. The commune and the movement keep their memory alive by consolidating their work.
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Commemorating March on Washington; Black Inequality Persists – Two Articles
In this year’s march, commemorating the March on Washington 60 years ago, apart from voting rights and police reform, other issues that the marchers are raising are increased antisemitic hate crimes, and attacks on Asian American communities. Also: “60 Years After the March on Washington, Black Economic Inequality Persists”.
Harold Pinter Had it Right
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has kept his silence about when and what he knew about President Biden’s decision to mangle Germany’s economy by destroying the Nord Stream pipelines last September.