Disability, Dissent and the Unjust Prison Regime

THERE was an ominous similarity between the incarceration of Antonio Gramsci and Prof. GN Saibaba. Both were inconvenient disabled intellectuals for the regimes of their times.

Democratising the Fortress: The Kerala Model of Cultural Resistance

IN the traditional geography of power under bourgeois democracies, the distance between the ruler and the ruled is often measured by high walls, security cordons, and a deliberate, imposing silence. Across the capitalist world, and specifically within the administrative framework of the Indian sub-continent, Legislative Assemblies typically function as fortresses—exclusive zones where law-making remains insulated from the daily lived experiences and cultural vibrations of the citizenry.

‘Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing’: High Political Drama, Ploy to Enforce Binary

Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) become active only when elections are close.

The raids conducted by the central agencies provoked excitement among the people. This happens repeatedly. Neither chargesheets are filed, nor punishments are declared. Once the elections are over, everything fades away.

CITU Refutes False Allegation of Supplying Bangladeshi Labourers

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has refuted the false allegations of supplying labourers from Bangladesh to Koira Mining Circle in Sundergarh and Keonjhar District of Orissa for mining activities by Comrade Jahangir Ali, State Vice President of CITU Orissa State Committee.

An Injustice Strengthened by Political Silence

THE Supreme Court’s refusal to grant bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, while accepting the bail pleas of five other accused in the same case, is not merely a judicial order affecting two individuals. It marks a deeply troubling moment for constitutional democracy in India.

It’s ‘Crude’ All the Way, Stupid

IN the wee hours of January 2, the skies of Caracas lit up with fire trails from airborne armaments and aircraft. They were followed by a stream of helicopters used in commando operations, most notably the Delta Force. The world woke up on 3^rd morning to the stunning statement by no less than President Donald Trump himself that the US armed forces had taken President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela into custody and he will be taken to an unknown destination under the control of the US administration.

Cancer Treatment: Advances, Inequities, and the Right to Health

RESEARCHERS from Zhejiang University and the First Hospital of China Medical University developed a potential new method for cancer immunotherapy. In these allergy-triggering mast cells, which are a type of immune response cell, researchers have engineered them to serve as targeted delivery vehicles for attacking tumors. IgE antibodies normally recognize allergy antigens.

The Gangster Phase of Imperialism

WHEN the Soviet Union collapsed, liberal bourgeois writers had proclaimed the arrival of an era marked by the universal triumph of democracy and stability; they had considered the socialist challenge unnecessary and counterproductive, and believed that capitalism which had already given political independence to its colonies, and introduced universal adult franchise and welfare state measures at its core, would, in the absence of this challenge, secure for mankind peace, economic security and individual freedom.

Carrying the Song Forward: The 37th Safdar Hashmi Memorial

FOR a large community of artists, activists, students, workers and citizens in Delhi, January 1 has come to mean something very specific over the last thirty-six years. It is the day when people gather to remember Safdar Hashmi and to renew a collective commitment to the ideals he stood for. The Safdar Hashmi Memorial, organised every year since 1990 by the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT), has become a significant event in the cultural and political calendar of the city.

The Current Situation in Venezuela: A Government in Charge, a People Resilient

On the early morning of January 3, the US government launched a massive attack on Caracas, Venezuela, and three of the country’s states. Roughly 150 aircraft swarmed the skies, bombing with exceptional ferocity. Amongst these aircraft were EA-18 Growlers equipped with the most advanced electronic warfare systems, such as the Next Generation Jammers, as well as AH-64 Apache and CH-47 Chinook helicopters.

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