A Gentle Reminder
As we eagerly look forward to the penultimate battles of this world cup, let us also dedicate a tribute to the modern-day wage-slaves who toiled to their death.
Violence Against Women and Girls Is Not Cultural but Criminal
Violence against women and girls remains the most pervasive human rights violation around the world. Explicit and implicit cultural legitimation for violence against women has to end if we are to deliver on the promise of a socially just and ecologically sustainable world order for everyone.
The Road to De-Dollarisation Will Run Through Saudi Arabia
Western media has been near silent on the region’s humiliating loss of economic prestige and dominance during Xi’s trip to Riyadh. China can now simultaneously navigate complex relations with Iran, the GCC, Russia, and Arab League states.
Iran: To Veil or Not to Veil
During a two-week visit to Iran in November, I witnessed women of all ages walking freely on the streets without the hijab. But, what we’re not told, is that they have been doing so for years.
Online Censorship: Government’s Favourite Pastime Activity
While it is necessary to regulate the content posted on social media platforms, it cannot be done to stifle dissent and criticism of the government.
Corporate Weapons Heaven Is a Hell on Earth
U.S.-supplied weaponry has fuelled conflicts, enabled human-rights violations, and helped destabilize not just individual countries but entire regions.
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“We Didn’t Import Our Revolution”
The first English translation of this interview. Thomas Sankara (1949-1987), who is sometimes referred to as the “African Che Guevara,” was the socialist leader of the Burkinabé Revolution from 1983 until his assassination in 1987.
Fishworkers Struggle Against Vizhinjam Adani Port in Kerala
The historical agitation by the coastal people of Trivandrum has crossed 120 days. The people are demanding that construction of the harbour be stopped and the destruction it has already caused to the coast be enquired into by an expert committee acceptable to fish workers also.
A Clash of Worldviews
If the so-called ‘educated’, urban, modern world is to have any hope of making peace with the earth, it has to listen to the cosmologies and ways of life of indigenous cultures. It has to at least respect, if not re-learn, how to view itself as a part of nature.
Circuits of War
On 7 October the US made a declaration of war when it announced stringent controls on the export of key technologies to China, most importantly semiconductors.