The US Tries to Take Advantage of the Price Cubans are Paying for the Blockade and the Pandemic
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The US Tries to Take Advantage of the Price Cubans are Paying for the Blockade and the Pandemic

Cuban government officials and activists have reiterated their demand for an end to the blockade imposed by the US which over six decades has cost Cuba $147.8 billion in damages.

Who Authorized America’s Wars? And Why They Never End
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Who Authorized America’s Wars? And Why They Never End

Until we pressure lawmakers to repeal that 2001 AUMF and end the forever conflicts that have gone with it, America’s wars will ensure that our democracy and the rule of law as we know it will make any promises of peace, self-defense, and justice ring hollow.

Dalits-Adivasis in Uttar Pradesh and the Question of Land
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Dalits-Adivasis in Uttar Pradesh and the Question of Land

The Dalits and Tribals of UP are mostly landless, low income and unemployed, which is the main reason for their social, economic and political backwardness. Successive governments of UP have not taken any measures to help these lowest sections of society; the BJP is worsening their situation.

UN General Assembly Once More Denounces US Blockade of Cuba
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UN General Assembly Once More Denounces US Blockade of Cuba

The UN General Assembly on June 23 overwhelmingly approved a Cuban resolution condemning the U.S. economic, commercial, and financial blockade of Cuba, in place for 60 years; 184 nations approved; two opposed, Israel and the USA; and three abstained, Colombia, Ukraine, and Brazil.

Comparing Response to Two Important Diseases—Tuberculosis and COVID-19
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Comparing Response to Two Important Diseases—Tuberculosis and COVID-19

Since the beginning of the corona pandemic in early 2020, the number of COVID-19 deaths has been approximately 330 per day in India, while during the same period the number of tuberculosis deaths has been around 1,230 per day. Yet TB deaths never make the newspaper headlines.