By Lorenzo Alfano Antonio Gramsci was born on this day in 1891. We remember his revolutionary life and his contributions to the struggle against capitalism.…
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South Africa-Workers have been on strike for 9 weeks
Striking Clover unions are holding a mass rally in Johannesburg. The Food and Allied Workers Union and the General Industries Workers Union have been on…
Myanmar: Two journalists killed in military attacks
Journalists Sai Win Aung and Pu Tuidim were killed by Myanmar’s military in two separate attacks on December 25 and January 8 respectively. The International…
SRI LANKA: Participatory Constitution-making – The essentials
An Article by the Asian Human Rights Commission SRI LANKA: Participatory Constitution-making – The essentials By Basil Fernando Today, there is a consensus that Sri…
Afghanistan: ‘We Had to Choose Between Life and Death’
Transcript from a recording of Zenab*, a 25-year old reporter and presenter with Afghanistan International Radio and TV. After Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, she…
Dr. King Remained Hopeful. So Can We.
King’s “Testament of Hope” sounds as relevant today as the day it was published. RESEARCH & COMMENTARY JANUARY 13, 2022 by Dedrick Asante Muhammad 2022 has…
INEQUALITY BY THE NUMBERS
Originally From: https://inequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/inequality-newsletter-january-17-2022.html THIS WEEK “The past is strewn with the ruins of the empires of tyranny, and each is a monument not merely to our…
Homo sapiens bones in East Africa are at least 36,000 years older than once thought
Volcanic ash dating pushes back the age of human fossils found in Ethiopia to 233,000 years ago By Bruce Bower JANUARY 12, 2022 AT 11:00 AM…
Statement by the Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan on the situation in the country
In a statement about the large-scale mobilizations and protests in the country, the Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan calls for international solidarity to the demonstrators and demands the withdrawal…
The Land Development Ordinance Amendment Bill: Granting women the equal right to become landless
Originally published on: https://www.themorning.lk/the-land-development-ordinance-amendment-bill-granting-women-the-equal-right-to-become-landless/?fbclid=IwAR3OUN5sOMc40UBGNCSujzWNsj-Kl8VaHu6T3WbEBse-UHuhQzEjyeugsdg JANUARY 8, 2022 By Swasthika Arulingam On 8 March 2021, Women’s Day, farmers in Polonnaruwa commenced a continuous satyagraha to demand…