Petro’s Government One Year In
The election of Colombia’s first leftist president marked a fundamental shift in the country’s political landscape. Has Petro’s administration fulfilled its pledges one year into office?
A Deep Dive into Adani Group’s Acquisitions
In the weeks and months after the Hindenburg report, the Adani Group has repeatedly alluded to the robust health of its underlying assets. How it came to acquire some of them is worth a deeper look.
Black Resistance and Afro-Venezuelan Feminism
Merlyn Pirela is a Venezuelan Afrofeminist activist and organizer. In Part I of this two-part interview, Pirela explores the historical forms of oppression and domination, and the Afro-Venezuelan struggle for emancipation. Part II addresses both the advances and the pending tasks of the movement in the context of the Bolivarian Process.
The Hollowness of the Modi Government’s Tall Claims and Self-Praise on Economy
The BJP and Prime Minister Modi use official data to buttress their tall claims on growth, inflation and other issues. The ground reality is at variance from the rosy depiction by the government.
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Former Israeli General Accuses Israel of ‘War Crimes’ Reminiscent of Nazi Germany in West Bank
Former Israeli army general Amiram Levin said what is happening in the West Bank is ‘total apartheid’ and ‘dragging us all into war crimes’.
Fear, Depression Grips Indian Muslims – Two Articles
“Muslim Life in India Has Become Dangerously Uncertain”. Also: “Fear, Depression in Indian Muslims Is Palpable Even Among Those Who Are ‘Privileged’”. The bigotry, both open and with dogwhistles, is leading us towards a downward spiral that will derail the Indian nation.
Home Minister Amit Shah Says Sedition Is Dead. But Its Replacement Is More Fearsome Than the Colonial Law Ever was
Has anything changed from the British Raj to now? The answer, certainly in the proposed Clause 150 meant to replace Section 124A, or sedition, is an unambiguous NO. Our analysis shows how the problems we faced with sedition will continue if the proposed Clause 150 becomes law.
Walking Alongside an Andean Radical in Times of Revolt in Peru
The life of the renowned campesino activist Hugo Blanco helps us see through the limitations of state reform and better hear the often-silenced voices of resisting communities.
Lessons from Gramsci for Social Movements Today
From Gramsci’s political thinking and practical strategizing come a set of ideas that arguably have only grown more salient with time.
An Abominable Business
“I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves – such an ethical basis I call more proper for a herd of swine”, writes the great scientist.