Cuba’s Homegrown Covid-19 Vaccines Poised to Protect Millions in Poor Nations
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Cuba’s Homegrown Covid-19 Vaccines Poised to Protect Millions in Poor Nations

ByKenny Stancil

As rich countries hoard doses and Big Pharma refuses to share the knowledge required to ramp up manufacturing, Cuba’s public biotech sector could play a key role in defeating vaccine apartheid.

Why the UK (and US) Left Is Wrong to Be So Dismissive of Non-Violent Struggle
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Why the UK (and US) Left Is Wrong to Be So Dismissive of Non-Violent Struggle

ByIan Sinclair

It has become fashionable to dismiss peaceful forms of resistance to injustice – but the evidence suggests they should be taken seriously. A response to some of the myths often repeated on the Left about non-violent struggle.

The Strange Irony of Roping in Mahatma Gandhi to Establish Savarkar’s Nationalist Credentials
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The Strange Irony of Roping in Mahatma Gandhi to Establish Savarkar’s Nationalist Credentials

ByMridula Mukherjee, Aditya Mukherjee and Sucheta Mahajan

Historical record not only debunks Union defence minister Rajnath Singh’s claim that Savarkar filed mercy petitions at the behest of Mahatma Gandhi, it establishes that the two men had nothing in common.

Five Years Later, it’s Even More Clear that Demonetisation was a Disaster for India
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Five Years Later, it’s Even More Clear that Demonetisation was a Disaster for India

ByNeeraj Jain

The BJP claims that demonetisation showed the resolve of the government to fight black money and corruption, and the travails faced by the people due to it were a small sacrifice for the gains of demonetisation. An examination of these claims made by the BJP, and the real impact of demonetisation on the economy.

Twelve Years After Coup, Honduran Resistance Fights for Fair Election
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Twelve Years After Coup, Honduran Resistance Fights for Fair Election

ByLucy Pagoada-Quesada

The 2009 coup in Honduras is responsible for the deepening of the crisis and social, economic, and political chaos in the country. But today, we have an alternative: the LIBRE Party and our candidate Xiomara Castro. She is the only candidate with a plan with a social and humanistic approach.

With COVID-19, India Experienced its Greatest Mortality Crisis Since Independence
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With COVID-19, India Experienced its Greatest Mortality Crisis Since Independence

ByMurad Banaji and Aashish Gupta

Recent estimates made by the Economist suggest that the global toll of the pandemic is 16 million, more than three times the official toll of COVID-19 deaths. Estimates of India’s pandemic excess deaths range from between 3 to 5 million deaths, a quarter of total global pandemic deaths.