How Tipu Sultan and Haidar Ali Inspired America’s Founding Fathers in Their Quest for Freedom
While fighting for independence, the fledgling United States looked far away to the Kingdom of Mysore for inspiration.
The Centre’s Bizarre Stand on GST Compensation; Kerala’s Stand on this; and Two Articles on its Impact on Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh
The Centre denying states their promised dues, not only violates an Act of Parliament but also defies economic logic. Kerala is taking the lead in mobilising states to oppose the Centre’s proposal, which is going to severely impact the finances of states.
If Humanity Is to have Any Future At All
Foster talks about the US escalating its tension with China conflict, about whether there are any differences between Trump and Biden, and about the worsening environmental crisis.
Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims Await Justice: 70 Years of Discrimination Based on Religion
Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims observe August 10th across the country as a day to highlight and protest the denial of the fundamental constitutional rights to them for the last seventy years!
The Burning Question Is Not If Duterte Will Go, But How
Popular support had propped up the Duterte regime and encouraged his arrogance in power. His utter incompetence in handling Covid-19 has eroded his popularity; the question now is not if he will go but how he will leave.
Brazil: Life Lessons and Resistance of the MST
Recently the Brazilian regime invaded and destroyed a part of the camp that the Landless Movement of Brazil had been maintaining for 20 years in Mina Gerais. An interview with one of the members of the camp.
The USA and Nicaragua Now: An Interview with S. Brian Willson
Brian, a Vietnam war veteran, discusses not only Nicaragua but the broader issues of US foreign policy and racially violent police brutality in the United States.
Kandhamal 2020: We Live with the National Shame of Impunity in Perpetuity – Two Articles
Hate is very much alive in India. This is what we need to remember, on August 25, the day of remembrance of the anti-Christian pogrom in Kandhamal.
Why Cuban Doctors Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize – Two Articles
Thousands of Cuban medics have gone to several countries at great risk to their lives to save the lives of Covid patients there. What better way to recognise the heroism of Cuban doctors than awarding them the Nobel Prize?
Claim Your Anti-Caste Intersectional Feminism: A Dalit Woman’s Reflections on Feminism
The author discusses her commitment towards gender justice and equality as an anti-caste activist and researcher operating in upper caste, white and colonial spaces.