Maharashtra’s Fishing Community Fights to Protect its ‘Golden Belt’ Coast
Fearing a fate worse than Maharashtra’s southern sea-coast, Dahanu fishing communities demand suspension of Vadhavan port project.
The NRC in Assam Doesn’t Just Violate Human Rights of Millions, it Also Breaks International Law
India has defaulted on its international obligations by interning people in detention centres and depriving them of their right to nationality as well as the right not to be arbitrarily deprived of their nationality.
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Twitter’s Ban on Trump Will Only Deepen the U.S. Tribal Divide
Anyone who believes locking President Donald Trump out of his social media accounts will serve as the first step on the path to healing the political divide in the United States is likely to be in for a bitter disappointment.
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Impeachment Will Not Defeat Trumpism; Strategic Action Needed – Two Articles
The crises the US people face are severe and the right wing violent backlash is real. To stop the right wing, ghe US left must constitute itself as an independent pole, and not fall in behind attempts to rehabilitate business as usual.
As the Revolving Door Spins, Lobbyists Hired for Top Jobs in Congress Yet Again
The newly elected Congress is hiring a wave of corporate lobbyists to fill key staff roles.
Vaccines Alone Aren’t Enough to Eradicate a Virus – Lessons from History
Smallpox eradication teaches that high-tech vaccinations only work when they are effectively combined with low-tech public health strategies.
Iran’s 1979 Revolution: A Brief History
Iran’s Revolution is generally understood to have begun on January 7, 1978, and continued until the Shah fled the country on January 16, 1979. The revolution was brewing for decades though …
War Is Not Innate to Humanity
The historical anthropologist says that there is a growing argument for a human history that predates war altogether and further points out that war is not innate to human nature, but instead, is a social and cultural development that begins at certain points around the globe.
‘We Did It!’: Eruption of Joy as Argentine Senate Passes Bill to Legalise Abortion
This is a victory for the women’s movement in Argentina, which has been fighting for its rights for decades.
Recalling Vajpayee’s Tarnished Record on Protecting India’s Minorities
The former prime minister, whose birth anniversary is celebrated on December 25, failed Muslims and Christians when they needed him the most.