We must build feminist spaces rooted not just in ideological loyalty, but also in accountability and care. Survivors must be heard without fear of being gaslit. This requires confronting power even within our own movements, our caste and class biases, and rejecting both right-wing co-option and left-liberal cowardice. By Anuradha Banerji Groundxero | May 30, 2025 […]
NEFIS demanded the immediate arrest of those responsible and called for strong measures to prevent such incidents in the future so that migrant communities are able to live and work in Delhi without fear or intimidation. Groundxero | May 29, 2025 North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) has strongly condemned the brutal attack on a shop […]
By Peter Kimani, Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC) One of Africa’s most celebrated authors Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has passed away. The Kenyan writer and academic was 87 years old. Having published his first novel – Weep Not Child – in 1964, Ngũgĩ pursued a rich and acclaimed career […]
The deaths of manual scavengers demand Justice, not Silence. The culprits of their death — whether individuals or institutions — must be held to account. This is not a matter of charity. It is a matter of constitutional duty, legal obligation, and human dignity. Groundxero | May 29, 2025 While, the ruling class […]
The Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG), a group of former civil servants, on 28 May (Wednesday), released a statement in support of the Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who was arrested over his two social media posts related to Operation Sindoor. The perils and consequences of suppressing free speech by unjust application of criminal law can be […]
A bankrupt liberal class, by signing on for the Zionist witch hunt against supposed antisemites and refusing to condemn Israel for its genocide, provided the bullets to its executioners. CHRIS HEDGES May 27, 2025 The media, universities, the Democratic Party and liberals, by embracing the fiction of “rampant antisemitism,” laid the groundwork for […]
The way out of neoliberal globalization is by developing a new globalization that is democratic and free from the destructive tendencies of capitalist accumulation. By C.J. Polychroniou 24 May, 2025 Common Dreams The left is in shambles everywhere while hard-right and far-right parties are riding high in polls across the world. I contend that […]
Not only does such symbolism trivialize the horrors of what unfolded in Bhagalpur but glorifies the action as an acceptable ‘solution’. by Ankita Mahalanobish Via Alt News On May 23, two days after security forces killed several Maoists in Chhattisgarh, the X handle of BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) posted an animated image of Union home minister Amit Shah with […]
Whether this moment of political flux leads to real transformation or yet another cycle of disillusionment will depend on how boldly — and how sustainably— the interim government and new actors like the NCP act. And they must not draw out the process of transition for too long. By Intifar Chowdhury, Flinders University Last […]
পাকিস্তান-বিরোধী হবার অপরাধে যে কবিকে তাঁর জীবনের দীর্ঘ সময় নির্বাসনে কাটাতে হয়েছিল, মুক্তি যুদ্ধের সময় যিনি ছিলেন স্বাধীন বাংলাদেশের পক্ষে, তাঁকেই আবার কাঠগড়ায় তোলা হয় ভারত-বিরোধী বলে! তাঁর কবিতা ‘হাম দেখেঙ্গে’ গাওয়ার অভিযোগে রাষ্ট্রদ্রোহের মামলা দায়ের করেছে মহারাষ্ট্র পুলিশ। রিপোর্ট: ঊর্মিমালা মহারাষ্ট্রের নাগপুরে গত ১৩ মে ভিরা সাথিদারের স্মরণসভায় ফয়েজ আহমেদ ফয়েজ-এর বিখ্যাত কবিতা […]
“So, let this hollow state — built on lies — hear us clearly: Baloch women are not part of this struggle by coincidence. We are here with purpose, with full awareness. We are not just victims. We are the resistance.” — Gulzadi Baloch wrote in a letter from inside her cell in Huda Jail. by […]
নবম শ্রেণি থেকে দ্বাদশ শ্রেণি পর্যন্ত শিক্ষার্থীরা মিড ডে মিল পাওয়ার হকদার নয়। একই স্কুলের মধ্যে দুপুরের খাওয়ার ক্ষেত্রে এই ভেদ শুধু বৈষম্যমূলক ও অস্বস্তিকর নয়, শিক্ষার মান উন্নয়নের ক্ষেত্রেও প্রতিবন্ধক। লিখলেন সুমন কল্যাণ মৌলিক। জানুয়ারি মাসের প্রথম সপ্তাহ, স্কুলে নতুন শিক্ষাবর্ষের শুরুর সময়। নতুন বই, খাতা, ইউনিফ; চারিদিকে একটা উৎসবের পরিবেশ। টিফিনের ঘন্টা […]
The genocide in Gaza is not an anomaly. It illustrates something fundamental about human nature and is a terrifying harbinger of where the world is headed. CHRIS HEDGES May 18, 2025 CAIRO, Egypt — It is 200 miles from where I am in Cairo to the Rafah border crossing into Gaza. Parked […]
Language is only one front in a much larger battle. The NEP is not just an educational reform; it is a recalibration of caste and class hierarchies, a well-crafted mechanism to consolidate privilege while systematically locking the marginalized out of meaningful access to knowledge. By Samyuktha Kannan In the grand theatre of India’s – […]
Who would benefit from an all-out war in the Middle East? The same corporations benefiting from the conflict to date: a long list topped by Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, and RTX (formerly Raytheon and United Technologies). By Alix Underwood May 11, 2025 Common Dreams Six months ago, a United Nations Special Committee found that […]
A robust feminist politics that resolutely says no to this war remains the need of the hour. At the same time, such a rejection of war-mongering, that predicates itself both on Islamophobia and a deeply problematic patriarchal politics, must stand on a larger rejection of the sindoor symbolism and politics in everyday life. Yet, embracing […]
The election results position Germany among a significant number of countries in Europe and across the globe where right-wing nationalist and conservative parties are securing electoral victories. The significant rise of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) can no longer be characterised as mere warning or protest votes; rather, they reflect a distinct change in public opinion […]
Netanyahu has been fairly transparent about the fact that Israel’s ultimate goal in Gaza is neither freeing the hostages nor defeating Hamas, but seizing Palestinian territory and removing its Palestinian inhabitants. By Caitlin Johnstone Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that freeing the Israeli hostages in Gaza was not his top priority, suggesting instead that defeating Hamas […]
The corporate coup d’état and collapse of American democracy began long before Trump. He is simply snuffing out what remains. CHRIS HEDGES May 3 The Christian fascists and oligarchs gleefully handing Donald Trump his sharpie and executive orders are not making war on the deep state, the radical left or to protect us […]
By leading hunger strikes, protests, and grassroots campaigns, women are redefining resistance in Balochistan. They are not victims waiting to be saved; they are architects of a revolution built on truth, dignity, and determination. By DUR BIBI Groundxero | May 03, 2025 In March 2025, after the deadly Jafar Express incident claimed by the Baloch Liberation […]
“This isn’t a glitch in the system—it’s the system working exactly as designed, funneling wealth ever upwards while millions of working people struggle to afford rent, food, and healthcare.” By Jake Johnson May 01, 2025 As people worldwide filled the streets Thursday to celebrate International Workers’ Day and mobilize against attacks on the working […]
On this May Day, let us remember: the right to unionise is not a privilege. It is a constitutional guarantee under Article 19(1)(c). The future of labour depends not on benevolent legislation, but on the resurgence of an independent, vibrant, and principled trade union movement—one that cannot be silenced, co-opted, or ignored. May 01, 2025 D. […]