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ABVP Trounced On Many Campuses, Left Sweeps JNU

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The emphatic victory of the United Left panel in the JNUSU elections and ABVP’s loss of ground in Delhi University as well as campuses in Rajasthan, Assam and Punjab tells

Das Kapital and Contemporary Capitalism

-- Arindam Sen Part I [button link="http://cpiml.org/commentary/das-kapital-and-contemporary-capitalism/" color="lightblue" newwindow="yes"] Part - I[/button] [button link="http://cpiml.org/first-page-category/feature-first-page-category/das-kapital-and-contemporary-capitalism-2/" color="lightblue" newwindow="yes"] Part - II[/button] [button link="http://cpiml.org/commentary/das-kapital-and-contemporary-capitalism-3/" color="lightblue" newwindow="yes"] Part - III[/button] Liberation joins the international celebration of 150

Resist the Sanghi Subversion of Swami Vivekananda

On 11 September 1893 Swami Vivekananda had addressed the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago. This year marks the 125th anniversary of that historic address. The BJP has cleverly

Myanmar: Stop Genocide of Rohingya Muslims

India: Stop Deporting Rohingya Refugees, Protect Them From Communal Violence The Rohingya people of Myanmar are facing a genocide and ethnic cleansing at the hands of the Myanmar Army. The Rohingya

Gorakhpur Horror: Slaughter Of Innocents

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In the still eyes of Gorakhpur’s dead babies, we can see a question, an accusation – can Modi and Yogi face it? That question is: Why is hate-mongering a political

Epidemics And Public Health

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(Excerpts from remarks by Professor Rama Baru of the Centre for Social Medicine and Community Health, JNU in discussion with Liberation in the October 2005 issue, on the Japanese encephalitis

Supreme Court And Women’s Rights: Recent Verdicts

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Liberation takes a look at several recent verdicts – some encouraging, some discouraging, and one downright dangerous – of the Supreme Court that have a far-reaching impact on women’s rights.

The Assam Deluge

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Charlottesville : Why We Should Talk About Monuments to Slavery

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-- Parnal Chirmuley Dylann Roof is a young white supremacist who gunned down nine black worshippers after attending a Bible study class at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston,

A Convenient Conscience

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(Except from article by Kavita Krishnan in The Wire) Nitish’s conscience is certainly an organ of convenience. It did not give him even a twinge when he continued to remain an

Gorakhpur Children’s Death : Govt. Report Hides Facts

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CPI(ML) has accused that the report of the Chief Secretary on the deaths of children in Gorakhpur due to lack of oxygen which was handed to the CM on 22

GST: Another Recipe For Increased Inequality And Deeper Economic Crisis

The much-trumpeted Goods and Services Tax has come into effect since July 1. It has been on the anvil for more than a decade. In that sense it stands in

Modi’s Israel Visit: A Betrayal of Democratic Principles

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Radhika Krishnan “I have to take care of interests of India. I need more water. Clean water. Where will I get it? Ramallah? No”: This is what Indian Prime Minister Narendra

Basirhat Riots: Reject Hate, Strengthen Harmony

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An offensive social media post triggering tension and violence is an unfortunate but fairly common occurrence in today’s India. But the story unfolding in and around the sleepy small town

Dismal Report Card

Three Months of BJP Government in Uttarakhand Indresh Maikhuri The BJP came to power in Uttarakhand with a landslide victory in the March 2017 Assembly elections, securing 57 out of 70 seats

Amarnath Killings: Rebuff Communal And Divisive Propaganda

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A heinous terrorist attack on 10 July killed seven Amarnath pilgrims in the Kashmir Valley. In an encouraging affirmation of humanity against hate, this attack has met with universal condemnation

Adani SLAPP Costs EPW Editor His Job

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A legal notice served by Gautam Adani’s lawyer to India’s leading academic journal, the Economic And Political Weekly, led to the journal’s trustees pushing its editor Paranjoy Guha Thakurta to

Two Mahadalits Convicted Under Draconian Prohibition Law In Bihar

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The draconian provisions of Bihar’s prohibition law have started wreaking havoc on the poor. Just like Swacch Bharat and Note Ban, ‘Liquor Ban’ also hits the poor and oppressed the

The Period Leave Debate: Women Can Dance Fine, It’s The Yard That Is Skewed And Needs Correction

Kavita Krishnan (This is an abridged version of a piece that appeared in scroll.in on 23 July 2017) A Mumbai-based media company Culture Machine announced a new policy of offering women leave

Modi’s Israel Visit: A Betrayal of Democratic Principles

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“I have to take care of interests of India. I need more water. Clean water. Where will I get it? Ramallah? No”: This is what Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi