Warming in the Himalayas Is Pushing the Indian Subcontinent Towards Water Insecurity
As climate change will impact water availability in the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra, megacities like Delhi and Lahore will face the brunt, finds a study.
Remembering Occupy Wall Street 10 Years Later: The Movement Moment that Revived the U.S. Left
Ten years ago this fall a protest movement took root in Lower Manhattan that transformed how we think about inequality and reinvigorated the Left.
Iran’s SCO Membership Is a Big Deal
Two big regional developments took place last week — the announcement of the AUKUS, security alliance of three “maritime democracies” on September 15; and Iran’s accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as full member on September 17.
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The Never Ending Cycle of Nuclear Insanity
Until the U.S. steps forward and leads the effort, nuclear warfare will always be with us. And annihilation of the human species will always hover over us as a real, increasingly probable result.
Remembering Paulo Freire as a Freedom Fighter
September 19th was Paulo Freire’s birthday. He was a revolutionary whose passion for justice and resistance was matched by his hatred of neoliberal capitalism and loathing for authoritarians of all political stripes. Put simply, he was not merely a public intellectual but also a freedom fighter.
Around 50 Million Years Ago, Africa was an Island. So How Did Primates Get There?
Humans evolved in Africa. But primates themselves appear to have evolved elsewhere – likely in Asia – before colonising Africa. At the time, around 50 million years ago, Africa was an island isolated from the rest of the world by the ocean – so how did primates get there?
Towards Common Prosperity
A meeting of a committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China recently held a discussion on “common prosperity”, namely how to produce growth with equity. The focus of the discussion was on the need to generate welfare for all citizens.
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Robbing the Soil – Part 1: Commons and Classes Before Capitalism
The rise of industrial capitalism was accompanied by a complex transformation of rural society wherein most people were separated from the land, and land was concentrated in the hands of a tiny minority. It happened in different ways and at different times in different parts of the world, and is still going on today.
Sant, Bhakti, Sufi – Vani aur Vichar
Excerpts from a transcript of a talk given by Prof. Purushottam Agarwal on 28 Feb 2009 at “Koi Sunta Hai – A Festival of Kabir in Bengaluru”, organized by the Kabir Project: “Over the last 30 years, my engagement with Kabir, in a very deep sense, has turned into a very personal experience.”
Assata Shakur: The Making of a Revolutionary Woman
In commemorating Black August, we commemorate the struggle of those who have fought before us and faced violent repercussions from the state. When I think of political prisoners, and when I think of those who have committed themselves to Black Liberation, I always think of Assata Shakur.