The Fierce Determination of Ordinary People to Build an Extraordinary World
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The Fierce Determination of Ordinary People to Build an Extraordinary World

ByVijay Prashad

United States President Joe Biden has suborned 111 countries to attend his Summit for Democracy on December 9–10, ending on Human Rights Day. In the name of democracy, the U.S. government is pushing its own agenda to consolidate power and further its national interests.

Edward Bernays: Propaganda and the U.S.-Backed 1954 Guatemalan Coup
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Edward Bernays: Propaganda and the U.S.-Backed 1954 Guatemalan Coup

ByRobert Skvarla

Whether selling cigarettes or deposing world leaders, Edward Bernays molded reality like clay. In his hands, words spun like so many hollow jars. However, the one constant, the one truth among his many distortions, is that Bernays had no use for the truth.

India’s Family Laws are Discriminatory. That’s Why Judges Shouldn’t Be ‘Neutral’ on Gender.
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India’s Family Laws are Discriminatory. That’s Why Judges Shouldn’t Be ‘Neutral’ on Gender.

ByFlavia Agnes

The Indian Constitution guarantees equality under Article 14. But when we examine the domestic sphere under the matrimonial laws, since men and women within the marriage are not equal, the same yardstick of equality cannot be applied. Equality can only be between equals.

Barbados Is Throwing Off its Colonial Shackles. Now the Real Change Must Come.
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Barbados Is Throwing Off its Colonial Shackles. Now the Real Change Must Come.

ByKareem Smith

Next week, Barbados will remove the British Queen as its head of state. Many young Barbadians are not content with the simple tokenism of having a Barbadian head of state. They believe it is the time to begin a process of deeper social reform and write a new constitution.

The Policeman and the General are Now India’s Theoreticians of Democracy and Human Rights
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The Policeman and the General are Now India’s Theoreticians of Democracy and Human Rights

BySiddharth Varadarajan

The past week has seen two stalwarts of the Narendra Modi regime – National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat – make up new theories on the hoof to justify violations of the rule of law in the name of the greater good of the nation.

Why Julian Assange’s Inhumane Prosecution Imperils Justice for Us All
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Why Julian Assange’s Inhumane Prosecution Imperils Justice for Us All

ByJohn Pilger

Julian Assange is a truth-teller who has committed no crime but revealed government crimes and lies on a vast scale and so performed one of the great public services of my lifetime. Do we need to be reminded that justice for one is justice for all?