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The Opposition “Emocracy” Exposed: Kerala’s Landmark Left VictoryThe Opposition “Emocracy” Exposed: Kerala’s Landmark Left VictoryThe landslide victory of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the Indian state of Kerala in April 2021 is a historic achievement.
Dossier No. 45: Indian women on an arduous road to equalityDossier No. 45: Indian women on an arduous road to equalityThe current situation might present an opportunity to strengthen mass movements and to steer the focus towards the rights and livelihoods of women and workers. The ongoing Indian farmers’ movement, which started before the pandemic and continues to stay strong, offers the opportunity to steer the national discourse towards such an agenda.
Cages of Whiteness in the Shadow of Haiti: Guy Endore’s ‘Babouk’ and the Critique of Race-Class AlienationCages of Whiteness in the Shadow of Haiti: Guy Endore’s ‘Babouk’ and the Critique of Race-Class AlienationRe-reading Guy Endore’s “forgotten masterpiece” it is striking how this novel from 1934, long-noted for its shocking and sophisticated account of slavery and resistance in the lead-up to the Haitian Revolution, is also a penetrating account of the ethical and political deformity and alienation perpetuated by the ideology of “whiteness.”
A World without hunger: The Fortieth Newsletter (2021)A World without hunger: The Fortieth Newsletter (2021)There is nothing more obscene than the existence of hunger, the terrible indignity of working hard but being without the means for sustenance.
A hard loss and a triumph: Berlin Bulletin No. 196, September 30, 2021A hard loss and a triumph: Berlin Bulletin No. 196, September 30, 2021The most important election result is hardly discussed in the media—and when it is, then with satisfaction or joy. It is, in fact, a truly sad result. The Left (DIE LINKE) missed the red line level of 5%—but was miraculously saved by a special rule; if three or more delegates of a party win out in their own districts—with those first crosses—then their parties and their proportionate lists are saved, just as if they had reached 5%.
