Haiti and African Liberation in the Americas
The Haitian Revolution was not only a victory for the millions of enslaved Africans in the Americas, it was a victory for all working class people.
On Climate and Covid-19 Emergencies, G7 Judged a ‘Colossal Failure’ for All the World to See
“Never in the history of the G7 has there been a bigger gap between their actions and the needs of the world. In the face of these challenges the G7 have chosen to cook the books on vaccines and continue to cook the planet.”
How Social Class Influences Political Life in the United States?
Race and gender alone are insufficient to explain the results of the recent Presidential elections. Another variable of power is needed that very rarely appears in the treatment of U.S. political life: social class.
Coup in Burma: The People’s Struggle Continues, Intensifies – Two Articles
Despite a vicious crackdown that has left scores dead, the Burmese people continue their struggle against the coup. Interview with three female garment workers who helped organize another general strike this week. Also: the Burmese people need to be supported by people across the world.
21st Century Socialism Requires a New Culture on the Left
We need a pluralist and tolerant culture that puts first what unites us and leaves as secondary what divides us; that promotes a unity based on solidarity, humanism, respect for differences, defense of nature, and rejection of profit and the market.
Realizing the Dream of Communal Cities: A Conversation with Jennifer Lemus and José Luis Sifontes
Two committed communards walk us through the political and theoretical genesis of a new communal city being built by El Maizal commune in Venezuela, together with 6 other communes, in a process that “puts the people and not capital in the center of territorial organization.”
Maharashtra’s Fishing Community Fights to Protect its ‘Golden Belt’ Coast
Fearing a fate worse than Maharashtra’s southern sea-coast, Dahanu fishing communities demand suspension of Vadhavan port project.
UP’s ‘Love Jihad’ Ordinance – A Sarkari Honour Crime
The law represents an attempt by the BJP to push a toe out of the constitutional ambit, to begin to build the legal infrastructure of the Hindu Rashtra.
The NRC in Assam Doesn’t Just Violate Human Rights of Millions, it Also Breaks International Law
India has defaulted on its international obligations by interning people in detention centres and depriving them of their right to nationality as well as the right not to be arbitrarily deprived of their nationality.
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‘We’re Witnessing a Fundamental Political Realignment’: Mike Davis on the Crisis in the United States
In the wake of the deadly riot in Washington, DC, and with the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden just days away, Ben Hillier spoke to Mike Davis about the crises and transformations of US politics.