The return of Left internationalism inspired by the vision of socialism needs a dramatic turnaround on the global ideological and political landscape. Alexandra Boutri, C.J. Polychroniou June 03, 2025 Has neoliberal globalization run its course? Should the Left be on the side of tariffs or protectionism? Can Left internationalism be revived? Political scientist, […]
In a significant development, over 1000 academics from Israeli universities have issued an open letter protesting the “war crimes and even crimes against humanity” committed by the Israeli military in Gaza. Groundxero | June 03, 2025 On last Wednesday, 1,200 academics and administrators from Israeli universities issued an open letter protesting the “war crimes and even crimes […]
The Arab monarchs’ hobnobbing with the backers of genocide in Gaza represents not only a cruel blow to the Palestinian people but also a profound insult to the ordinary citizens of the Arab. By Sushovan Dhar Groundxero | June 03, 2025 As Israel’s war on Palestine continues to inflict suffering on Gaza, Arab monarchies busied themselves […]
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. […]
The 100 days of Donald Trump’s second presidency could arguably be summed up in one word: tariffs. Professor Steve Schifferes of City St George’s, University of London, sets out the expectations of this policy versus the reality. Steve Schifferes, City St George’s, University of London When US president Donald Trump took office in January he inherited […]
Carney’s election offers new momentum for Canada-EU collaboration. His “blue liberalism” brings Canada ideologically closer to Europe’s current leadership — from Emmanuel Macron’s centrist France to the Christian Democratic Union-led coalition in Germany — providing fertile ground for pragmatic co-operation. Katerina Sviderska, University of Cambridge and Leandre Benoit, University of Oxford Just months […]
Peace can never emerge from the barrel of a gun. Embrace the Kashmiri people and talk to them. There is no other way. Groundxero | April 29, 2025 By Himanshu Kumar Do you know Parveena Ahangar? “Ahangar” means someone who forges iron — a blacksmith. Parveena Ahangar is like iron herself — a Kashmiri mother […]
One needs to understand the difference between violence and deaths that are normalized and violence and deaths that generate nationwide outrage, whose deaths are grieved for and whose deaths are made ungrievable, which attack is seen as “terror” and which attack is legitimized and normalized through law and society. Groundxero | April 27, 2025 By Sohini […]
রাজ্য শিক্ষা দপ্তরের সামনে গত ২০ এপ্রিল থেকে অবস্থানে বসেছিলেন রাজ্য সরকারের ‘প্রাতিষ্ঠানিক দুর্নীতি’র অভিযোগে সুপ্রিম কোর্টের নির্দেশে বাতিল হওয়া ২০১৬ সালের স্কুল সার্ভিস কমিশনের শিক্ষক ও শিক্ষাকর্মীদের যোগ্য প্রার্থীরা। শিক্ষকদের পক্ষে একটি রায় কিছুটা সাময়িক স্বস্তি তৈরি হয় যে তারা ৩১ ডিসেম্বর পর্যন্ত স্কুলে পড়াতে পারবেন ও বেতন পাবেন। কিন্তু এর থেকে বাদ পড়ে […]
নেটফ্লিক্সের “অ্যাডোলেসেন্স” যুক্তরাজ্যের সর্বকালের অন্যতম জনপ্রিয় সিরিজে পরিণত হয়েছে। এই লোমহর্ষক সিরিজটি স্কুল গেট থেকে শুরু করে লন্ডনে যুক্তরাজ্যের প্রধানমন্ত্রীর কার্যালয় পর্যন্ত জাতীয় আলোচনার জন্ম দিয়েছে। “অ্যডোলেসেন্স” সিরিজ দেখে নিজের প্রতিক্রিয়া লিখলেন দেবারতি গুপ্ত। অ্যাডোলেসেন্স সিরিজটি নিয়ে যুক্তরাজ্যের দুই বিরোধী দলের নেতাদের মধ্যে তর্ক শুরু হয়েছে। কনজার্ভেটিভ-এর বরিস জনসন জানিয়েছেন এটি ইউ কে’র […]
গর্ভবতী মহিলা, সদ্যজাত শিশুদের স্বাস্থ্য পরিষেবা দেওয়ার জন্য কাজ করে চলেছেন এ রাজ্যের প্রায় ৭০ হাজার মহিলা আশা কর্মী। বিভিন্ন সময়ে তাঁদের উপর গ্রামীণ স্বাস্থ্য পরিষেবা কতটা নির্ভরশীল তা সরকারের তরফে স্বিকার করা হলেও এই কর্মীদের পেশাগত ক্ষেত্রে দীর্ঘদিন ধরে যে বঞ্চনা ও সমস্যার মুখোমুখি হয়ে কাজ করতে হচ্ছে সে বিষয়ে সরকার ও প্রশাসন সম্পূর্ণ […]
The Israeli government, backed by the Trump administration, is laying the groundwork for the full expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza, a move that has the potential to ignite a regional conflagration. CHRIS HEDGES APR 12 Israel is poised to carry out the largest campaign of ethnic cleansing since the end of World War II. Since […]
Where is humanity? Does anyone still see us? Has the world really become this cold and dispassionate, or has it always been that way? By Jennifer Loewenstein Apr 11, 2025 Below are excerpts from letters sent to me by my friend, Hudia, of Rafah. I have saved everything she has sent me since […]
No clear direction has been given by the High Court about when MGNREGA work will be resumed in West Bengal. This is despite the fact that the scheme has remained arbitrarily suspended by the Union Government since 9 March 2022, thereby inflicting immense distress on millions of rural workers in the state. Groundxero | April 11, […]
What “liberation day” has shown us is that the Chinese-American relationship has entered a stage of protracted competition, a phase that Beijing has been preparing for over the past decade. Faced with a choice between humiliation on the international stage or economic disaster at home, it would appear neither side is willing to back down. […]
এমনিতেই ইংরেজি মাধ্যম সর্বভারতীয় বোর্ডগুলোর চাপে বাংলা মাধ্যমে শিক্ষার্থী কমছে, তার সঙ্গে এই ঘটনা আরো বেশি করে শিক্ষার বেসরকারিকরণের পথ উন্মুক্ত করবে। সুমন কল্যাণ মৌলিক সর্বোচ্চ আদালতের এক রায়ে বিপর্যস্ত পশ্চিমবঙ্গের শিক্ষা ব্যবস্থা। যাদের উপর দেশগঠনের ভার, তারা আজ রাস্তায়, পুলিশের নির্মম লাঠির শিকার। এই বিপর্যয় শুধু একটা বিশাল সংখ্যক শিক্ষকদের চাকরি হারানোর […]
Humanitarian aid is fast becoming concerned with its own image, trapped as it is by donor funding of the same countries complicit in genocide. by Ramona Wadi As Israel omits Palestinians from Gaza in its depraved genocide, let the international community omit all its hypocritical rhetoric of “concern”, “deeply disturbed”, “deplores” and “catastrophic”. The […]
Our rulers may succeed in eliminating the Palestinians as a people, but one thing they will never be able to do is put those blinders back on our eyes. What has been seen cannot be unseen. By Caitlin Johnstone One thing October 7 did accomplish was getting Israel and its allies to show the […]
The role of women in Baloch politics is not new; however, the way Baloch women are now standing at the frontlines of politics is not only remarkable and inspiring for the Baloch people but also for Pakistan and the entire region. By DUR BIBI Groundxero | April 6, 2025 The Balochistan region is split […]