The Siege of Capitol Hill: Neo-fascism in USA

Trump may or may not be impeached but the deep-seated hatred which he has unleashed will continue to poison the American society.

Yanis Iqbal

Freedom, Justice and Privacy: What Is At Stake Behind the Jargon Of Data Protection

Our government and technocrats tell us data is the new oil. This is a lie. At the root of this narrative is the erasure of the central power of information. Who holds it. And over whom.

SREEMOYEE MUKHERJEE

The People’s Agenda Won Bihar Elections

What Bihar saw during the polls in early October was the beginning of a politics driven by the upsurge of progressivism. Public discourse was centered around the welfare and safety of jobs, education and health

N Sai Balaji

The Farmer Protests and the Importance of Mandis

By passing the three new agriculture-related laws in September, the Centre has enacted its vision of an agricultural sector tending to the economic interests of large corporates, and the erosion of the mandi system, which is India’s primary agricultural marketing infrastructure.

SHIVANI GUPTA

Caste and Gender: A Systemic Obliteration of Justice

The legal system, rather than effectively and actively working to hold those who commit caste-based crimes acocuntable for their actions, has instead become a space for further discrimination.

SANTVANA KUMAR

‘A silk weaver can only weave silk, he cannot wear it.’

The Tamil film, Kanchivaram, explores the exploitation of weavers in Tamil Nadu through the story of its protagonist Vengadam, who belongs to the traditional silk weaving community, and is set within a period that saw weavers struggling with economic inequality and rapidly rising suicide rates.

SAACHI D'SOUZA

Biden-Harris are not the Real Winners

The historic contours of the 2020 US Presidential election are not something we take lightly. Yet, it is our experience as residents of this historic American city, Philadelphia that local, grassroots efforts and sustained organising are the only path toward an equitable future in this country.

Tausif Noor and Chip Sinton