To challenge the atrocity of enforced famine, we must also dismantle the economic and political order that finds in crisis not failure, but opportunity. By Peter Bloom Jul 31, 2025 In Gaza, starvation has become strategy. According to the United Nations and humanitarian groups on the ground, two key famine conditions now exist in Gaza and are […]
Pushed back, Beaten and Humiliated: Stories of Migrant Workers By Subha Protim Roy Chowdhury According to the latest 2011 census, one in every three people in India is a migrant. Most of these people have moved within the state, while the rest have moved to other states. Based on the place of last […]
A group of former civil servants has called the special intensive revision (SIR) of the voter rolls in Bihar and extending the exercise to the rest of the country as “one of the biggest threats Indian democracy has faced.” Groundxero | July 30, 2025 93 retired civil servants under the banner of the ‘Constitutional Conduct […]
A new trade agreement reached between the United States and E.U have shown yet again that the Europeans lack a backbone to stand up to Trump’s bullying and intimidation tactics. In a way, the deal also reinforces the long-held view that Europe is essentially a vassal of the United States. By C.J. Polychroniou | […]
Two leading human rights organisations based in Israel, B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights, say Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The reports accuse Israel of intentionally destroying Palestinian society in Gaza, and “deliberate and systematic destruction” of the health care system. Groundxero | July 28, 2025 Israeli human rights groups B’Tselem and Physicians for […]
The unprecedented series of attacks on Bengali speaking migrant workers in different states across the country are making headlines for the last one month. Particularly Bengali speaking Muslim migrant workers from West Bengal are being targeted as Bangladeshi infiltrators, detained, abused, and forced to leave from states like Odisha, Assam, Haryana and Delhi, where they […]
Israeli society cheers on the Gaza slaughterhouse and sees in genocide not a crime, but a utopian fantasy. Chris Hedges Jul 26, 2025 Israelis do not see the images of skeletal corpses of Palestinian children who they have starved to death as a curse. They do not see the slain families they gun down at food hubs — designed […]
India, once the beacon of non-alignment and a moral compass for the Global South, has embarked on a perilous journey, abandoning its global justice paradigm for narrow interests that threaten to leave it stranded in a geopolitical desert, devoid of respect and true allies. by Ranjan Solomon The world watches in horror as Gaza […]
While the ICJ’s Advisory is non-binding, it carries legal and political weight and future climate cases would be unable to ignore it. The Advisory can become a powerful tool for holding rich polluting countries to account for their obligations, especially in protecting the world’s most marginalised people and future generations of humanity. Groundxero | July 23, 2025 […]
ব্যাকবেঞ্চারদের প্রতি এই নতুন দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি ভারতে একটি ইতিবাচক পরিবর্তন আনতে পারে। তবে এর জন্য প্রয়োজন সরকারের সদিচ্ছা, শিক্ষাবিদদের নতুন চিন্তা এবং সমাজের সামগ্রিক সচেতনতা। দেবাশিস মিথিয়া ২০২৪ সালে মুক্তি পাওয়া মালয়ালম ছবি ‘স্থানার্থী শ্রীকুট্টান’ শিক্ষাজগতে এক নতুন আলোচনার জন্ম দিয়েছে। এই ছবিতে একজন “ব্যাকবেঞ্চার” শ্রীকুট্টানকে দেখা যায়, যে স্কুলের নির্বাচনে একজন ‘ফ্রন্টবেঞ্চার’কে চ্যালেঞ্জ […]
Allegations of the bodies of hundreds of women who were raped and murdered over years being buried in the popular pilgrimage town of Dharmasthala in Karnataka have shocked and horrified people. A former sanitation worker’s (on the payroll of the Dharmasthala temple administration from 1995 to 2014) complaint and testimony in court has blown the […]
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha – a joint platform of farmer unions – apprehending that the Modi Govt. is surrendering farmers’ interest to the US Imperialism on FTAs, by opening Indian agriculture and dairy sector to US corporations, will observe 13th August 2025 as “Corporations Quit India” Day. Tractor/ Motor Vehicle Parade will be organized, and […]
Can capitalism survive the climate crisis it helped create? Or must we finally admit that it’s the system itself that’s killing us? By George Cassidy Payne Jul 17, 2025 Common Dreams The world is burning, both literally and figuratively. Temperatures are shattering records. Wildfires sweep across continents. Glaciers melt while droughts deepen. Inequality […]
A fragmented Syria, divided along ethnic and religious lines, is seen by Israeli policymakers as a way to maintain Israeli domination in the region. By Ali Mamouri, Deakin University Conflict in Syria has escalated with Israel launching bombing raids against its northern neighbour. It follows months of fluctuating tensions in southern Syria […]
Through its involvement in Project Nimbus—a $1.2 billion contract awarded by Israel to Google and Amazon—Google has played an active and central role in supporting the genocide in Gaza. Google is providing Israel with the instruments of genocide. By Masood Haque Jul 16, 2025 Common Dreams Sergey Brin, the billionaire cofounder of Google, recently accused […]
সময়ের স্রোত অপ্রতিরোধ্য। পুরনো দিনের প্রেক্ষাগৃহের দীর্ঘশ্বাস হয়তো বাতাসে মিশে যাবে, কিন্তু বিনোদনের নতুন দিগন্ত উন্মোচিত হচ্ছে মাল্টিপ্লেক্স এবং ওটিটি প্ল্যাটফর্মের হাত ধরে। অঞ্জুশ্রী দে Groundxero | July 16, 2025 সেদিন নিউ মার্কেটের কেক পট্টির গেট দিয়ে বেরিয়ে সোজা তাকাতেই চোখে পড়ল বিবর্ণ এক সবুজ ত্রিপল। অনেকটা ক্রিকেট মাঠের জায়েন্ট স্ক্রিনের মতো করে টাঙানো। মুহূর্তেই […]
The Civil Society Forum for Human Rights (CSFHR) has made an urgent appeal to the President of India seeking justice and systemic reform following the harrowing incident of self-immolation at FM College, Balasore, Odisha. Groundxero | July 14, 2025 A second year student of Integrated BEd at Fakir Mohan College in Balasore, Odisha, Soumyashree Bisi […]
The Trump administration’s refusal to release the Epstein files and videos is done not only to protect Trump, but the ruling class. They all belong to the same club. CHRIS HEDGES Jul 12, 2025 The refusal by the Trump administration to release the files and videos amassed during investigations into the activities of […]
গত ৯ জুলাই দেশব্যাপী ১০টি কেন্দ্রীয় ট্রেড ইউনিয়ন-এর ডাকা সাধারণ ধর্মঘটের প্রভাব পড়েছিল পশ্চিমবঙ্গেও। বিভিন্ন ক্ষেত্রের শ্রমজীবী মানুষেরা শামিল হয়েছিলেন ধর্মঘটে। ছিল বিপরীত চিত্রও। গ্রাউন্ডজিরো-র পক্ষ থেকে সুদর্শনা চক্রবর্তী কথা বলেছেন বিভিন্ন ক্ষেত্রের শ্রমজীবী মানুষদের সঙ্গে। কোলিয়ারি ঠিকা শ্রমিক ইসিএল (আসানসোল-দূর্গাপুর) ঠিকা শ্রমিক অধিকার ইউনিয়ন দেশের ১০টি কেন্দ্রীয় ট্রেড ইউনিয়ন-এর ডাকা ৯ জুলাই-এর […]
The sanctioning by the Trump administration of Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur, is an ominous harbinger of the end of the rule of international law. CHRIS HEDGES July 10, 2025 When the history of the genocide in Gaza is written, one of the most courageous and outspoken champions for justice and […]
As economists we stand, today, with Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur under attack by the US and Israeli governments because her recent report throws indescribably important light on the political economy of Israel’s occupation and genocide. Groundxero | July 8, 2025 A group of world-renowned economists, including former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, French economist Thomas Piketty, […]
The struggle of Adivasi and Dalit communities of Tijimali to resist Vedanta’s proposed bauxite mining project in the region is at a critical juncture. The villagers are braving the monsoon rains and guarding Tijmali day and night to protect their hills, forests and streams. Groundxero | July 8, 2025 Since mid-2023, Adivasis and Dalits from […]
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar by the Election Commission of India (ECI) will lead to a substantial section of the state’s population, particularly the Muslims and the marginalized poor, lose their right to vote and labelled as ‘doubtful’ citizens. By Anish Ankur Assembly Elections in Bihar are expected to […]
সাউথ ক্যালকাটা ল’ কলেজ তৃণমূলের শাসক দলের দুর্বৃত্তায়নকে সম্পূর্ণ উন্মুক্ত করে দিয়েছে। শুধুই নারী সুরক্ষার প্রশ্ন নয়। প্রশ্নটা সামাজিক ও রাজনৈতিক প্রতিরোধের ও কীভাবে কারা সেই প্রতিরোধ তৈরি করে নির্বাচনী রাজনীতিতে প্রভাব বিস্তার করতে পারছেন তারও। বিচ্ছিন্ন ঘটনা হিসাবে এর কোনোটিকেই না দেখাটাই বাঞ্ছনীয়। সুদর্শনা চক্রবর্তী পশ্চিমবঙ্গে রাজ্য মহিলা কমিশন নামক প্রতিষ্ঠানটি খাতায়-কলমে […]
The latest United Nations report names hundreds of corporations, banks, technology firms, universities, pension funds and charities that profit from the Israeli occupation and genocide. CHRIS HEDGES Jul 2, 2025 War is a business. So is genocide. The latest report submitted by Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, lists 48 corporations and […]