Tag: thinking about fascism

How The International Community Sold Out Gaza & Killed Itself In The Process

Chris Hedges and Norman Finkelstein The greatest injustices in the world are often masked in volumes of complex and incomprehensible legal language that are not accessible to the general public. The genocide of Palestinians in Gaza is one horrific example of how the world’s highest legal institutions appear to have gone through the motions of… Read More How The International Community Sold Out Gaza & Killed Itself In The Process

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The anti-SIR and anti-CEC agitation is now set to become a pro-democracy movement

Yogendra Yadav No one expected Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar to resign after the massive INDIA bloc rally this Sunday. Yet, despite the churlish debate over how many attended the rally, the protest has achieved more than anyone expected. At the same time, this success places greater responsibility on everyone involved in this month-long… Read More The anti-SIR and anti-CEC agitation is now set to become a pro-democracy movement

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Dr. Subir Sinha: India’s Youth Anger Is Unraveling Modi’s Authoritarian Populism

In an in-depth interview with the ECPS, Dr. Subir Sinha, Director of the SOAS South Asia Institute, examines how India’s emerging Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is challenging Narendra Modi’s authoritarian-populist hegemony. Situating youth mobilization within broader crises of unemployment, neoliberal restructuring, electoral legitimacy, and Hindu majoritarianism, Dr. Sinha argues that Modi’s strategies for containing generational… Read More Dr. Subir Sinha: India’s Youth Anger Is Unraveling Modi’s Authoritarian Populism

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PM, Shah Rush To Discredit INDIA Vote-theft Campaign

Modi posted: “MLC elections in 28 seats across four big states — Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka. Elections held using ballot papers. Guess how many seats Congress won?” A monocled emoji at the end of the post emphasised his sarcasm suggesting that this was the obvious conclusion after a close examination of the results.… Read More PM, Shah Rush To Discredit INDIA Vote-theft Campaign

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Special Intensive Revision (SIR, 2025-26) is a brazen assault on India’s universal adult franchise

NB: This is a shameless assault on the most fundamental guarantee of the Indian Constitution, and if the Supreme Court cannot see it as such, we are free to draw the most sinister conclusion. This is the centenary of the RSS; and this, is the clearest evidence of what they wish for as their utopia.… Read More Special Intensive Revision (SIR, 2025-26) is a brazen assault on India’s universal adult franchise

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With ‘Largest Coordinated Port Action Ever,’ Dockworkers in 22 Countries Strike Against Gaza Genocide

“We, the workers in the ports, know very well that without us nothing moves. Without our hands, containers remain still, ships are not loaded, the war machines are blocked.” Jake Johnson Common Dreams Dockworkers in more than 20 countries—from France to India to Greece—are withholding their labor on Friday to demand an end to Israel’s… Read More With ‘Largest Coordinated Port Action Ever,’ Dockworkers in 22 Countries Strike Against Gaza Genocide

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As students we never sought power – here’s how we reclaimed Serbia

We have taken our country back, and are proud to stand as free citizens of Serbia. If this historic turning point proves anything, it is that this country does not belong to an untouchable ruling elite. It belongs to all of us. We have proven that dignity is non-negotiable. Now, the real work begins. This… Read More As students we never sought power – here’s how we reclaimed Serbia

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Independence of Judiciary and Justice Sanjay Kaul’s Charge that Ex CJI Chandrachud was Deferential to Government

NB: (The counter revolution) tried many forms and devices, but soon learned that it could come to power only with the help of the state machine and never against it… the Kapp Putsch of 1920 and the Hitler Pustch of 1923 had proved this.. In the centre of the counter revolution stood the judiciary. Unlike… Read More Independence of Judiciary and Justice Sanjay Kaul’s Charge that Ex CJI Chandrachud was Deferential to Government

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Dhruv Rathee: How Indian Media Brainwashes You / How do our Police define ‘peace’ in ‘peace bond’?

How Indian Media BRAINWASHES You! Can a misleading headline change what millions believe? After witnessing a London protest firsthand, Dhruv Rathee compares what happened on the ground with what appeared across Indian news and social media. From allegedly manipulated images and viral misinformation to the psychology of repeated narratives, this video explores how public attention… Read More Dhruv Rathee: How Indian Media Brainwashes You / How do our Police define ‘peace’ in ‘peace bond’?

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