Achin Vanaik (2024-01-21). The Tragedy Of India's Authoritarian Descent: The Case of Prabir Purukayastha. socialistproject.ca Despite all the talk about India being the world's largest democracy the existing reality is very different indeed. For persistent dissidents and opponents of the current Hindu nationalist regime headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the general political environment is effectively an undeclared emergency. In many respects it is worse than the declared Emergency of 1975-77 with its suspension of fundamental civic and political rights. That lasted a little less than two years. The current process of systematic degradation of the basic institutions of Indian democracy under the Modi government has been going o…

Andy Tamas (2024-01-21). Cracks in the Culture of Silence. indybay.org One of the more tragic elements of the culture of silence is that the dominated often internalize the oppressor — they become their own dominators, and behave toward themselves and each other much as the oppressor behaves toward them. This internalization is often created and maintained by the education system that is controlled by the elite.

Barry Sheppard, Malik Miah (2024-01-19). United States: Youth rebel against support for Israel's genocidal war. greenleft.org.au In the United States, despite the mainstream media's backing of Israel's genocidal war in Gaza, more young people in the US are critical of the war and taking leading roles in the movement against it, write Barry Sheppard and Malik Miah.

Jake Johnson (2024-01-19). House GOP Committee Advances Bill Targeting Social Security and Medicare. truthout.org The chair of the Senate Finance Committee said legislation advanced Thursday by the GOP-controlled House Budget Committee is a "backroom scheme" to cut Social Security and Medicare outside of the regular political process, a warning that came as Republicans signaled their intention to attach the bill to a must-pass government funding measure. "Republicans in Congress know their plans to gut… |

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-01-19). Cuban researchers test black soldier fly's benefits. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban researchers are testing for the first time in Cuba the benefits of the black soldier fly, a biological controller of the common fly and an ally to reduce agricultural waste.

The Independent (2024-01-19). Two-state solution fundamental way out of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, says expert. independent.co.ug Beijing, China | XINHUA | The current Palestinian-Israeli conflict may continue throughout this year, but the overall situation remains controllable, said a Chinese expert. Li Shaoxian, director of the China-Arab Research Institute at Ningxia University, made the remarks at a seminar on major global events held recently in Beijing. Since its outbreak on Oct. 7, 2023, …