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27 November 2019, by Carlos Torres and Oakland Socialist
The Neoliberal Miracle Under Fire
Unexpected turmoil erupted in Chile on October 18th, when high school students mobilized against a subway fare increase. On October 25th, another two million Chileans joined them in opposition to (...) -
25 November 2019, by Greg Shupak
Attacking Palestine’s Future
Traveling across Palestine, as I did to give lectures earlier this year, means following a perpetually fresh trail of repression. Omnipresent are the prison guard towers, the barbed wire, the (...) -
22 November 2019, by Mohamed Naeem
In Egypt, Nothing Has Changed — But Perhaps Everything Has
Can we venture to declare that Egypt has arrived at a new and dangerous turning point? Yes and no. For although nothing significant has materialized recently, the specter of a major shift looms. (...) -
16 November 2019, by Sumanta Banerjee
Voices of Non-Violence in a Wilderness of Violence
Attempts are being made by well-meaning civil society activists to examine and explore potentialities of the tactics of non-violent protests against the current BJP (Bhartiya Janata Party) regime (...) -
3 November 2019, by Pritam Singh
India’s Moral Cancer- Delhi’s November 1984 Sikh Genocide
It is 35 years back that the massacre of Sikhs took place mostly in Delhi but also in many North Indian towns in the first week of November to ‘teach them a lesson’ i.e. to beat them to submission (...) -
31 October 2019, by Vinod Mubayi and Raza Mir
Kashmir: Three Months Later
For the vast majority of the people of Kashmir, the agony continues with no end in sight. Dribs and drabs of the reduction of oppressive measures, like restoration of landline telephones that few (...) -
28 October 2019, by Fouad Oveisy
Revolution and Counterrevolution in Rojava
As I write, the revolution in Rojava is under existential threat. This threat was aggravated by a controversial roller coaster of recent events. After a late Sunday night phone conversation (...) -
28 October 2019, by Satya Sagar
A Brief History of Politeness
From political speech to social media tirades, for half a decade or more now, the use of rude language, gestures and threats has become ubiquitous around the globe. The complete absence of (...) -
26 October 2019, by Iraqi Women Journalists Forum (IWJF)
Iraqi Women Journalists Forum Takes Part in Demonstrations: Demands Protection of Journalists and Demonstrators
IWJF took part in protests in Baghdad and the provinces on Friday 25th October to demand constitutional rights, change the government, and hold early elections. The demonstrations in Baghdad (...) -
24 October 2019, by George Monbiot
Our Brezhnev Moment
Neoliberalism has stalled, so the fanatics in government are using Brexit to revive it. At first sight it’s incomprehensible. Why risk everything for a no-deal Brexit? Breaking up their own (...)