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Sharifeh Mohammadi: Iranian Labour, Civil Rights Activist, Sentenced To Death
Sharifeh Mohammadi, a labour and civil rights activist, was put on trial by the first branch of the Rasht Revolutionary Court and sentenced to death without going through any transparent … Keep reading »
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The Menace of Hindutva
Renowned political scientist, academic, and writer, Achin Vanaik (b.1947) is a well-known scholar and commentator on global politics and international relations. He graduated in economics and statistics from the University … Keep reading »
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Nine Months of Genocide in Gaza
This week marks nine months of Israel’s genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people in Gaza. The latest official estimates indicate that over 38,000 Palestinians have been killed so far, though … Keep reading »
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Take Cuba Off the List and End the US Blockade
Over 250 organizations sign the statement asking to remove Cuba from its US designation of “state-sponsor of terrorism.” Keep reading »
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Myanmar: The Coup, Resistance, and Global Solidarity
Three years ago, on February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military staged a coup, ending nearly a decade of civilian rule, arresting countless numbers in a brutal crackdown on popular protest. … Keep reading »
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Whose Side is the Law Always On? University of Toronto Palestine Solidarity Encampment
The University of Toronto won an injunction from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (on Tuesday July 2nd) which requires pro-Palestine demonstrators to take down the physical structures they erected … Keep reading »
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Water, Climate, Violence
“For Fanon, then, the right to indifference, or to ignorance, does not exist.” The doctor’s task “was to rise up in revolt, become indignant, show alarm… not to dissimulate the … Keep reading »
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Sde Teiman Camp: Israel’s ‘Guantanamo’
The Israeli occupation authorities acknowledged early last month [June/24] the martyrdom, in the Sde Teiman camp, of 36 detainees from the Gaza Strip. These deaths demand that we focus on … Keep reading »
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Climate Politics in the Age of Populist Denialism
You can have a scientifically rigorous diagnosis of climate change, together with a plethora of reasonable policies to tackle the problem, but if your program lacks a strong coalition and … Keep reading »
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ANC’s Crushing Electoral Defeat: A Nightmare of Coalitions, Splits and Neoliberal Crisis
South Africa is in the throes of a deepening political and social crisis. The precipitous electoral loss of the African National Congress (ANC) by a whopping 17 percentage points, from … Keep reading »
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In Praise of Laziness
Walter A. Ratcliffe, a deaf-blind socialist, collected a bundle of poems and shuffled through Ontario’s alleyways, disregarding the stares and glances of passersby. It was Brantford: 1926. The twentieth century … Keep reading »
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Break the Silence, Free Congo
As violent militias rampage across the country, activists in the DRC are urgently calling for an end to Rwanda’s
aggression and for a green transition that puts justice first, dismantling colonial exploitation once and for all. François Kamate, a young Congolese activist, shares his experience and offers pathways to solidarity. Keep reading »