That Other War: Struggle and Suffering in Sudan
With the world’s attention focused on Ukraine, almost no one has noticed a devastating civil war in Africa.
Celebrating Nicaragua’s 44th Anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution
Under stewardship of the Sandinistas, Nicaragua remains a beacon for social progress despite crushing U.S. sanctions.
Introduction to the New Edition of ‘The Hidden History of the Korean War’
First published in 1952, I. F. Stone’s ‘The Hidden History …’ was a stunning indictment of the U.S. war machine and the mass media’s unquestioning acceptance of the government’s deception. This new introduction explores the book’s continuing relevance to current events, including the rapidly escalating New Cold War.
Don’t Be Fooled… Violence Against Kuki Women in Manipur was Allowed to Happen
What’s chilling is the cynicism of the top man running the country. Why is the prime minister unmoved?
The FCI’s Bizarre Logic
The Karnataka government’s plan to launch its “Anna Bhagya” scheme on July 1 under which it was planning to provide 10 kg of free rice per month to each family below the poverty-line has run into problems because of the Food Corporation of India’s unwillingness to sell rice to that state.
Death of a River: Fish Gone, Farmers Gone, and it Is the Turn of Residents Now
With illegal sand mining digging up the Yamuna, fishermen turn farmers only to be hit by mafia encroachment of the riverbanks. People fear they will be forced to relocate if mining continues undeterred.
Amidst a Govt-Enforced Data Vacuum, Stagnating Wages & Rising Costs Increase Economic Distress in Rural India
For nearly a decade, the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has withheld or criticised available data on poverty. From the interiors of India’s richest state, Maharashtra, a report on how daily wages are stagnant, as inflation and rising costs push more Indians into poverty.
Muslim Women’s Quest for Gender-Just Laws
Muslim women are in favour of gender-just laws, but Muslim women’s groups recognise that the women have to contest both the Muslim Personal Law and the politics around the demonisation of everything that is Muslim.
Developmentalism Versus Ecosocialism
Transcript of a conversation with two ancestors: Livio Rangel, a lifelong organizer and educator from Venezuela, and Joel Kovel from the USA, co-author of the Ecosocialist Manifesto. The conversation seeks to build a partnership in the belly of the beast with the revolutionary ecosocialist movements of the global South.
Smart Metering Backdoor Entry of the ‘Electricity (Amendment) Bill’
Previous BJP government in Himachal Pradesh entered a tripartite agreement with the GoI to obtain RDSS to improve the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of HPSEBL. Is this agreement truly about efficient management, or is it a backdoor entry of the private players?