What is it about British justice that has a certain rankness to it, notably when it comes to dealing with political charges? The record is not good, and the ongoing sadistic carnival that is the prosecution (and persecution) of Julian…
by Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung The White House released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025 on March 11th, and the news was depressingly familiar: $895 billion for the Pentagon and work on nuclear weapons at the Department of Energy.…
Britain was the biggest imperial power for well over a century. During its heyday it used to control about a quarter of the global landmass. So vast was this empire that there was always sunlight on one part or the…
Bioenergy companies are clear-cutting American forests to heat and electrify Europe. This broken system harms public health, the environment, and the climate. Renewable energy comes from matter that nature produces and replenishes constantly. The power generated through this source does…
Like any other popular movement, the radical message of feminist liberation is always at risk of being diluted by dominant ideologies. In the current conjuncture of neo-fascist resurgence, such dilution is taking place through the selective absorption of women’s rights…
On Monday, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution calling for a two-week ceasefire in Gaza, after the United States abstained from a vote on the resolution. Biden administration officials made it clear that they allowed the resolution to…
‘We [western countries] didn’t defeat Nazism, we just put into Zionism and sent it to Palestine and made it some else’s problem’ EDITOR’S NOTE: One of the many video clips posted against the present Israeli war on Gaza is a…
To Shri A L Meena Union Secretary for Coal Shri A K Jha Union Secretary for Tribal; Affairs Dear S/Shri Meena and Jha, The Ministry of Coal has allotted the Dhirauli coal block located in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh…
These are difficult times for democracy and this book on democracy in Hindi has thus been published at just the right time. Although it is mainly centered on India, it also ventures from time to time to comment on the…
After the Election Commission of India announced the date for 2024 Elections, the ruling party is on a systematic campaign to instill fear amongst citizens owing allegiance to opposition political parties. The arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi…
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