Analysis
The Feminization of Poverty: A Socialist Feminist Perspective By Bayan Saleh
When we speak of poverty in political or academic discourse, we often tend to treat it as a neutral phenomenon, as though it […]
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WOMEN’S INTERDEPARTMENTAL COALITION OF HAITI PRESS RELEASE
Haiti Action Committee is honored to publish this powerful statement from the Women’s Interdepartmental Coalition of Haiti. The statement, released to commemorate International Women’s […]
Activism
Congo-Kinshasa: 'La Lucha' – Goma's Own Brand of Indignados
I can't remember exactly when I first heard about them, but suddenly they were there. Not as a new organisation with a clear leadership, […]
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Prisoners of Sugar
all photos ©2013 Raùl Zecca Castel Prisoners of Sugar Raùl Zecca Castel — University of Milan – Italy — To be born in […]
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VICTORY FOR VIRUNGA? BRITISH OIL COMPANY AGREES TO END ITS OPERATIONS IN AFRICA’S OLDEST NATIONAL PARK
British oil company SOCO International plc (SOCO) has agreed to end its controversial operations in Africa’s oldest national park. Oil drilling was resolutely opposed […]
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TRANSCEND Peace University: Africa: Africa in 2064 – A 'Reciprocal Development' & 'Basic Human Needs' Approach
Africa’s current development models tend to echo the priorities of colonialism, perpetuating structural inequalities that hinder development and exacerbate existing contradictions. To remedy this, […]
Human rights
‘Now, we have a democratically elected totalitarian government’ — Arundhati Roy
In Pakistan, apprehensions are rife about Narendra Modi’s flamboyant success. But fervent Modi supporters in the Indian middle classes prefer to place him in […]