This is a sermon I gave Sunday April 28 at a service held at the encampment for Gaza at Princeton University. The service was organized by students from Princeton Theological Seminary. By CHRIS HEDGES 28 April, 2024 In the conflicts I covered as a reporter in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and the […]
Even though the national capital would come to a standstill if the work of sewer workers and informal waste pickers is not done regularly, there is no provision to properly integrate them into the government setup. New Delhi, 27th April 2024: Sanitation workers in Delhi have been facing unemployment because of the inability of the […]
The open letter was started by a group of Indian academics, many of them active in prestigious universities around the world, including Suvrat Raju, a scientist in the field of quantum mechanics and black holes, and in just a few days it was signed up by leading academics and intellectuals, including Gayatri Chakravorti Spivak, reaching […]
“এখনও পর্যন্ত জলবায়ু সংকট মোকাবিলায় ভারত সরকারের যাবতীয় পদক্ষেপ অন্যায্য, চূড়ান্তভাবে অগণতান্ত্রিক এবং বাস্তবত অকার্যকারী। দাবিসনদ জোর দিয়ে জানাচ্ছে, যে সমস্ত অঞ্চলে মানুষের জীবন-জীবিকা প্রকৃতির সঙ্গে অঙ্গাঙ্গীভাবে জড়িয়ে অথবা, জলবায়ু পরিবর্তনে সরাসরি ভাবে যাঁদের জীবন ও জীবিকা ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত হচ্ছে তাঁদের কাছে জলবায়ু সংকট দিন দিন প্রাণঘাতী হয়ে উঠছে। জলবায়ুর পরিবর্তন যেমন তাঁদের ক্ষতি করছে, তেমনই […]
সন্দেশখালিতে অত্যাধুনিক যন্ত্রের সাহায্যে অস্ত্র খোঁজা হচ্ছে, হয়তো কিছুদিনের মধ্যেই সন্ত্রাসবাদীও খুঁজে বের করে ফেলবে সংবাদমাধ্যমগুলি। সুন্দরবন অঞ্চলের বাস্তুতন্ত্র রক্ষা বা সেখানকার মানুষের নিরাপত্তা ও স্বাভাবিক জীবনযাপন সুনিশ্চিত করার কোনো অভিপ্রায় বিজেপির নেই; তারা আপাতত ধর্মীয় মেরুকরণের মাধ্যমে অঞ্চলবাসীর মন বিষিয়ে চলেছে। লিখছেন উপমা নির্ঝরাণি। সন্দেশখালি— গত কয়েকমাস ধরে পশ্চিমবঙ্গের সংবাদমাধ্যম থেকে শুরু করে মফস্বলের […]
Like their association of civil rights and peace demonstrators with communism throughout the Cold War, politicians on both sides of the aisle are now broadly hurling claims of antisemitism against anyone protesting Israel’s war in Gaza, many of whom are Jewish. By Lauren Lassabe Shepherd, University of New Orleans Interrogations of university leaders spearheaded […]
Participants in the 20th Free Land Camp demanded that leftist Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva deliver on his promises to Indigenous people. BRETT WILKINS Apr 26, 2024 Thousands of people rallied this week in Brasília for the 20th annual Free Land Camp—the largest gathering of Indigenous people in Brazil—where participants demanded […]
University students across the country, facing mass arrests, suspensions, evictions and expulsions are our last, best hope to halt the genocide in Gaza. By CHRIS HEDGES 25 April, 2024 PRINCETON, N.J — Achinthya Sivalingam, a graduate student in Public Affairs at Princeton University did not know when she woke up this morning that […]
USA launch crackdown on anti-war protest camps set up by pro-Palestinian campaigners at US universities, leading to the arrests of dozens of students who want the genocide in Gaza to end. By Harsh Thakor April 25, 2024 Police and security forces in the USA continue to mercilessly pound on students engaging in protest […]
Independent candidates can spoil the chances of India Alliance candidates in many seats in the 2nd phase phase by making a dent in the social base of the RJD. The most talked about seat in this context is the Purnea Parliamentary seat from where three-time MP Pappu Yadav is contesting as an Independent. By Anish […]
By Swati Thapa| April 22, 2024 Mongabay Series: Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship Following widespread protests, Uttarakhand’s Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has issued orders to district magistrates to deny permission to sell agricultural lands to those outside the state. With just 14% of its land designated for agriculture and more than 65% of […]
The top five biggest military spenders last year—the U.S., China, Russia, India, and Saudi Arabia—accounted for 61% of global military outlays. JAKE JOHNSON Apr 22, 2024 New research published Monday shows that global military spending increased in 2023 for the ninth consecutive year, surging to $2.4 trillion as Russia’s assault on Ukraine and Israel’s war […]
COORDINATION OF DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS (CDRO) Press Release 19th April, 2024 On the 16th of April, at least 29 Maoists were killed by the security forces at the Kanker-Narayanpur border of Chhattisgarh. Though the government agencies have reported the killing of these Maoists as an encounter, the killings of 29 persons on one […]
SKM, a collective platform of farmers’ unions across India, has appealed to the farmers across the country to extend support and solidarity to the farmers of Palestine, and urged the Indian government to do everything to stop the massacre of Palestinian children and women in Gaza. Groundxero | April 22, 2024 The Samyukta Kisan […]
The elections, especially in Bastar and Kanker constituencies in Chhattisgarh, will be watched intently. The restive region has always grabbed attention for the untold violence and displacement of local Adivasi residents as the State has fought armed insurgency for over three decades. Malini Subramaniam Bastar, Chhattisgarh|April 18, 2024 The 18th Lok Sabha election in […]
Both the electoral alliances in the state have done their caste calculations to suit their political as well as electoral interest. The Tejaswi Yadav led INDIA alliance is trying hard to dent the social base of the NDA. By Anish Ankur April 18, 2024 Election campaign for the parliamentary election is gaining momentum in […]
কাল আরও একটি ভোট। পরের বছর আরও একটা রামনবমীর জন্য অপেক্ষা। আরও ভয়ংকর কিছু প্রত্যক্ষ করার দুশ্চিন্তা নিয়ে ঘুমোতে যাওয়া। লিখলেন অনিমেষ দত্ত। ঘড়িতে তখন দুপুর সাড়ে বারোটা। মাথার উপর প্রকট সূর্যের তেজ। কোর্ট মোড় থেকে দু’পা হেঁটে এগোলেই শিলিগুড়ির অন্যতম গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভেনাস মোড়। এই মোড়ের একটি কাগুজে নাম আছে, সফদর হাসমি চক। সেই […]
বাংলার বুকের উপর দাঁড়িয়ে তাই রামদাঙ্গাকে একরকম সমর্থন জানিয়ে, “শোভাযাত্রায় পাথর ছোড়ার অনুমোদন তৃণমূল সরকার দিয়ে রেখেছে”, মুসলিমদের নিশানা করে, এমন চূড়ান্ত মিথ্যা, সাম্প্রদায়িক প্ররোচনামূলক বাক্য উচ্চারণ করতে পারেন নরেন্দ্র মোদী। দলমত নির্বিশেষে এই বিষবাক্যের যুতসই জবাব কবে দেব আমরা? আর কত নীলকণ্ঠ হব? লিখলেন দেবাশিস আইচ। সন্দেশখালি গণবিক্ষোভে সাম্প্রদায়িক রং লেপে ভোটপ্রচার শুরু […]
The Lavender AI system is a new weapon developed by Israel, but the kind of kill lists that it generates has a long pedigree in U.S. wars, occupations, and CIA regime change operations. By MEDEA BENJAMIN, NICOLAS J.S. DAVIES Apr 16, 2024 The Israeli online magazine +972 has published a detailed report on Israel’s use of an artificial […]
ব্যারাকপুর শিল্পাঞ্চলে মেরুকরণের রাজনীতির যে নমুনা দেখা যাচ্ছে তা ভয়ঙ্কর ভবিষ্যতের দিকে ইঙ্গিত করছে। লিখলেন সীতাংশুশেখর। এই বার লোকসভা নির্বাচনের ঠিক আগেই রাম নবমী। ভোটের ঢাকে আর রাম নবমীর পূজোর ঢাকে কাঠি পড়ার সঙ্গেই মাঠে নেমে পড়েছেন এর থেকে ফায়দা তুলবেন যারা, তারা। নির্বাচনী নির্ঘন্ট বাজার সঙ্গে সঙ্গেই রক্তপাত, মারদাঙ্গা, হিংসা মাত্রাহীনভাবে বেড়ে যায় এখানে। “এমনিতো […]
Without reversing the pro-corporate agricultural policy, ensuring remunerative price to farmers and minimum wage to farm workers, and announcing loan waiver to free farmers from indebtedness, the Modi Guarantee will only facilitate Vikas for corporates and cause widespread suicides of farmers and farm workers. Groundxero | April 15, 2024 Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on […]
“It’s not just Adani’s brand that the Science Museum is greenwashing, they’re also allowing the oil and gas giants BP and Equinor to sponsor their exhibits, disregarding the fact that these companies continue to expand fossil fuel production against the warnings of climate scientists,” noted Aaron Thierry, one of the scientists who occupied the gallery. […]
Ahead of elections in India, a series of films that promote the ruling party’s right-wing ideology are seeking to influence voters. An art historian explains how the trend started. By Preminda Jacob, University of Maryland, Baltimore County As the largest electorate in history goes to the polls in India from April 19 to […]
A survey report on the conditions of tea garden workers of North Bengal released a week before the Lok Sabha elections provides a reflection not just on the deplorable conditions of tea garden workers but also a sad commentary on the failure of the two major contenders in this election, one of whom controls the […]
On April 19, Modi will begin his quest to win a third consecutive term in charge of the world’s most populous country. For as long as he has been in power, legal anthropologist Sandhya Fuchs, who grew up in rural India, has been researching human rights and hate crime law in India. She has got […]
If both Trump and Modi ascend to power, India-US ties are likely to be stronger than ever. By Chee Meng Tan, University of Nottingham Two elections this year may shift the triangular balance of power between China, India and the US. Indian prime minister Narenda Modi is expected to be returned to power […]
If the IOC has excluded Russia from the games for actions contrary to the Olympic ethos of peace, then consistency demands scrutiny of all participants. By SOPHIA BROOKS Apr 09, 2024 An ancient adage states, “To kill is to invite punishment, except when done en masse.” Despite the passage of over half a […]
এ ভারতে বিগত ১০ বছরে শুধু সংসদ প্রধান রাজনীতি-অর্থনীতি, কর্পোরেট প্রধান সমাজ-সংস্কৃতি মানেই দুর্নীতি। এবং পুরো ব্যবস্থাটাই, একে অন্যের সঙ্গে জাপটে-জুপটে, লেপ্টে-লুপ্টে, নোংরা কাদা মাখামাখি এমনই “শুয়োরের খোঁয়ার” হয়ে আছে যে, সে বিষয়ে “চোরের মায়ের বড় গলা” শুনতে যাওয়া, অংশগ্রহণ করা, উপস্থিত থাকা, হাত তুলে হলেও “বাংলার দুর্নীতিতে ঘোর বিচলিত” হওয়া আসলে এই দুর্নীতির রাজনীতিকে […]
“The Israeli government’s use of starvation as a weapon of war has proven deadly for children in Gaza.” By Jake Johnson Apr 09, 2024 The Israeli government is starving children to death in the Gaza Strip with its deliberate and systematic obstruction of food aid, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Tuesday, citing firsthand accounts from doctors […]
The suggestions and demands given in this ‘Workers’ Rights Manifesto’ have emerged from the discussions held over the past few months with many organisations and worker groups in their work areas. Groundxero | April 8, 2024 The preamble of our constitution mentions the values of justice, liberty, equality, fraternity, dignity, secularism and socialism. These […]
The SKM has appealed to the farmers to campaign among the people for Supreme Court monitored SIT to probe Electoral Bond Scam, and demand prosecution of PM Modi, key cabinet members and BJP leadership. Groundxero | April 8, 2024 The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) in a press release said that the revelations after the […]
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for an “immediate humanitarian cease-fire, the unconditional release of all hostages, the protection of civilians, and the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid.” By Brett Wilkins Apr 07, 2024 Peace and human rights advocates on Sunday renewed calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and an increase in lifesaving humanitarian […]
Today, Angelou – who was born on April 4 1928 – is best known for I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), a vivid account of her childhood in Arkansas. Angelou’s anti-colonial journalism, by contrast, reveals a new and more radical side to her career during the 1960s. It demonstrates her desire to link […]
The next phase of the ongoing struggle in Ladakh, spearheaded by the People’s Movement for the 6th Schedule’ has begun with women who sat on hunger strike, this past week. The ‘Pashmina March’ has been announced from the 7th of April. On that day thousands will march towards the Changthang area along the China border. […]
Even before his death, Mukhtar’s family has been alleging that he was being fed with “slow poison”. The deceased had also petitioned in a trial court in Barabanki through his counsel, alleging the same. Groundxero | April 5, 2024 By Anwar ST Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh): Former MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who represented eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Mau […]
CASR strongly condemns the arrest of adivasi leader Sarju Tekam under UAPA and Arms Act, demands immediate withdrawal of the false cases against him and his unconditionally release. Groundxero | April 3, 2024 Chhattisgarh police on Tuesday arrested tribal leader, Sarju Tekam, for being a ‘Naxalite sympathizer’ and booked him under Unlawful Activities Prevention […]
Marlon Brando explored zones unpenetrated in acting and was a crusader for people’s causes. By Harsh Thakor April 3, 2024 Marlon Brando on 3rd April completes his birth centenary. He died in 2004, on 1st July, aged 80 years. Arguably in Hollywood, Brando penetrated sensitivity and versatility at an unparalleled scale and discovered […]
Over 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza. Amr Abdallah was one of them. By CHRIS HEDGES April 3, 2024 On the morning Amr Abdallah was killed, he woke before dawn to say his Ramadan prayers with his father, mother, two younger brothers and aunt, in an open field in southern Gaza. “It […]
“It is utterly unconscionable that at a time where masses of the world’s population are living in dire poverty, a few individuals are allowed to amass staggering wealth,” said an activist responding to the list. Groundxero | April 2, 2024 There are more billionaires than ever before. The world has 2,781 people with fortunes exceeding […]
“You opened the door to the rise of democracy, equality, and freedom,” Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu said following his re-election. “You ignited hope at the ballot box.” By Brett Wilkins Apr 01, 2024 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party suffered its worst-ever defeat Sunday when the country’s main opposition party […]