How Dancer Sheema Kermani Defied Pakistan’s Conservatives to Infuse Her Art with Activism
Through her women’s organisation Tehrik-e-Niswan, she has spent decades holding performances about social issues.
When a Long, Dark Night Lit up with Music: The Story of the Leningrad Symphony
Even as hunger and death stalked the city of Leningrad, her citizens found in themselves the strength to defy unspeakable terror one night in August 1942.
Cuba, Haiti, the Helms-Burton and the Crime of Insubordination
The Haitian Revolution was a breeding ground of revolutions. The viciousness of the colonial master could not erase its example. Inspired, Our America rose up to fight for its independence, again and again, as tireless as the courageous Haitians who defeated Napoleon’s best generals.
The Necessity of Ecosocialist Degrowth
In recent years, the concept of degrowth has seen significant discussion and debate amongst ecosocialists worldwide. The authors analyse these debates and make the case for the necessity of ecosocialist degrowth in confronting the climate and biodiversity crises.
Mészáros and Chávez: “The Point from Which to Move the World Today”
István Mészáros was a global thinker strongly committed to anti-imperialist struggles. His most singular contribution to struggles in the Global South was the role he was to play in his strong strategic support of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution.
88% of Over 9,000 Punjab Farmers Who Died by Suicide in 18 Years Were Debt-Ridden: Study
The Panjab Agriculture University study examined deaths by suicide among farmers between 2000 and 2018 in six districts of the state.
The Era of Northern Hegemony Over Mexico Is Coming to an End
As AMLO consolidates his domestic position, he is gradually becoming active in international diplomacy, and taking independent stands on issues like the U.S. blockade of Cuba and its economic war against Venezuela, and the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Comrade Thomas Piketty, Welcome to the Socialist Movement
For years, Thomas Piketty has articulated a cogent critique of 21st-century capitalism. He now appears to be moving beyond just critique to call for a 21st-century socialism.
Socialist Internationalism Versus Capitalist Nationalism
In 1916, with World War I raging, socialist leader Eugene V. Debs wrote a short piece condemning the nationalism that had thrown soldiers into trench warfare and machine-gun slaughter. We are republishing it.
Mahatma Gandhi’s Efforts to Stop the Hanging of Bhagat Singh and His Compatriots
The IT cell of a communal organization has been carrying out false propaganda about the role of Mahatma Gandhi regarding the hanging of the Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. The fact is, Gandhi made immense efforts to get their death sentence cancelled, but he was not successful.