Remembering Munshi Premchand on His 140th Birth Anniversary: The Jamia Connection
Premchand wrote his last story ‘Kafan’ in the Jamia campus. It was written at the request of Professor Aqeel, editor of Jamia Millia Islamia’s in-house magazine.
The CIA’s Secret Global War Against the Left
Forty-five years ago, under a cloak of secrecy, Operation Condor was officially launched: a global campaign of violent repression against the Latin American left by the region’s quasi-fascist military dictatorships. The US government not only knew about the program—it helped to engineer it.
The Voracious Reader
For Fidel, reading was a source of knowledge and intellectual pleasure. We must foster this irreplaceable passion.
Marx Didn’t Invent Socialism, Nor Did He Discover It
An examination of the historical context in which Marx made his contributions to economics and history.
36th Anniversary of Bhopal Gas Leak Tragedy: State Continues to Fail Victims
Statement by the Bhopal Gas Peedith Mahila Udyog Sanghthan (BGPMUS) and Bhopal Gas Peedith Sangharsh Sahayog Samiti (BGPSSS) highlighting the struggle for justice which the gas victims have been relentlessly waging for the past 35 years.
How Laws in Pakistan and India Discriminate Against Women from Minority Communities
The Indian and Pakistani constitutions provide equality for all, yet the rights of citizens from different religious groups in matters such as marriage, divorce, maintenance and succession, depend on religious identity.
COVID19 | Online Blog | USA | World Economy
Why COVID-19 Granted the U.S. Most Favored Nation Status
Because the ‘Greatest Country in the World’ is so damn savagely capitalist, imperialist-militarist, unequal, plutocratic, and racist.
While Billionaire Wealth Soars, Millions Being Pushed into Poverty: Six Short Articles
During the pandemic that has taken everything from millions, top 1% households continue to gain wealth – in the USA alone, billionaires have collectively gained over $1 trillion. Also: “Landmark Study Shows $427 Billion Lost Each Year to Tax Dodging by Corporations and the Rich”.
Pentagon to Biden: Latin America a Major Battlefield in War with China
The Pentagon has already submitted briefs to the incoming Biden administration arguing that Washington must escalate its drive to assert imperialist hegemony over the lands to its south as part of its preparations for a global confrontation with China.
Coronavirus Has Been Disastrous, Says Red Cross, But Global Warming Poses Greater Threat
The Covid-19 pandemic has shown how vulnerable the world is to a truly global catastrophe. But another, bigger, catastrophe has been building for many decades, and humanity is still lagging far behind in efforts to address it.