Pakistani Feminist Comedians Challenge Taboos
Despite all odds and social barriers, women in Pakistan are using comedy to break gender stereotypes, share personal experiences and challenge patriarchal practices.
Open Veins of Africa Bleeding Heavily
The ongoing plunder of Africa’s natural resources drained by capital flight is holding it back yet again. More African nations face protracted recessions amid mounting debt distress, rubbing salt into deep wounds from the past.
Latin America and Caribbean Year 2022 in Review
The neoliberal model for regional development has been discredited in Latin America and the Caribbean. While progressive movements have come to power in many countries, they are finding it is not easy to solve the problems that they protested against, which brought them to power.
Monsanto and the Merchants of Poison
A recently published report ‘Merchants of Poison: How Monsanto Sold the World on a Toxic Pesticide’ tells a story going back to 2012 about how pesticide and processed food companies spent $45 million to defeat a ballot initiative to label GMOs (genetically modified foods) in California.
The Tamil People: Unsung Victims
The Tamils of the island of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) belong to that category of victims of major human rights violations who only few in the world want to acknowledge as victims.
Welcome to the Ambaniverse
From food to gadgets to sports, the business empire of one of the world’s richest men touches the everyday lives of millions in India.
Xi of Arabia and the Petroyuan Drive
It would be so tempting to qualify Chinese President Xi Jinping landing in Riyadh a week ago, welcomed with royal pomp and circumstance, as Xi of Arabia proclaiming the dawn of the petroyuan era. But it’s more complicated than that.
Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan Remind Nation of Cinema’s Priceless Legacy
Statements come at a time Bollywood, once celebrated for its inclusiveness and secular moorings, has come under siege from the Rightwing ecosystem.
How British Colonialism Killed More than 100 Million Indians in 40 Years
A scholarly study found that British colonialism caused approximately 165 million deaths in India from 1880 to 1920, while stealing trillions of dollars of wealth. The global capitalist system was founded on European imperial genocides, which inspired Adolf Hitler and led to fascism.
How WikiLeaks Revolutionised the World of Journalism
Stefania Maurizi is an investigative journalist who has worked on all WikiLeaks releases of secret documents. She talks about her latest book, “Secret Power: WikiLeaks and Its Enemies,” and how WikiLeaks revolutionised the world of journalism.