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.
Race Is a Biological Fiction, and Potent Social Reality
Science showed decades ago that race was a fiction. Has that changed anything?
From the Will of the People to the Whim of the Machines
Over the last few years, there is ample material in public domain questioning the sanctity of India’s electoral process mainly due to the severe flaws in EVM voting and VVPAT counting. The EC has ignored most.
When a Woman in India Chooses Not to Take Her Husband’s Surname
From facing social pressures to financial setbacks, women recount the tribulations that followed because they kept their maiden names.
Paying for an Overheating Earth
While the northern powers are largely responsible for the climate crisis, the countries of the Global South suffer the most, yet can’t afford to pay for its consequences. Meanwhile, the major fossil-fuel companies continue to rake in staggering profits – they are the real terrorists of Planet Earth.
Peru’s Oligarchy Overthrows President Castillo – 2 Articles
The coup against Pedro Castillo is a major setback for the current wave of progressive governments and movements in Latin America. The coup and the arrest of Castillo are stark reminders that the ruling elites of Latin America will not concede any power without a bitter fight to the end.
Capitalism | Online Blog | USA
How Capitalism, Not a Few Bad Actors, Destroyed the Internet
Twenty-five years of neoliberal political economy are to blame for today’s regime of surveillance advertising, and only public pressure and policy can undo it.
Online Blog | Racism | USA
“We Were Marked for Extinction, But We are Still Here”
Every child in the States is taught that in 1621, Pilgrims and the ‘Indians’ sat down and had a ‘peaceful’ meal. The bloody slaughter that the Indigenous people faced from the newcomers soon after is forgotten. US Indigenous organiser Maria Whitehorse and her group are seeking to correct this unfair history.
Britain Stole Their Land to Plant Tea. Now They Want it Back
A colonial-era land grab in Kenya saw Britain evict half a million people. Now survivors are confronting some of the UK’s most powerful institutions, from Unilever to King Charles, in a bid to reclaim their land.
The Cruel, Dishonest and Shameful Story of Britain’s Last Colony may be Coming to an End
Britain has opened negotiations with Mauritius on the question of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago with the aim “to resolve all outstanding issues.” The cruel, dishonest and shameful story of Britain’s last colony may be coming to an end.