by Spanish Movement of Solidarity with Cuba
MESC denounced the unjustified withholding of two shipments of aid destined for Cuba, sent from Catalonia and Madrid, by decision of two international shipping companies, fearful of being sanctioned from the United States government.by Preetham George Kuryan, Dr Rashmi Rai & Dr Kuryan George
India’s expanding digital health infrastructure and insurance-based care have improved administrative reach, but they have also intensified pressures on healthcare workers. This article argues that an excessive focus on metrics, surveillance and standardized targets is eroding clinical autonomy, meaningful patient care and workforce wellbeing. Drawing on the experiences of doctors, community health officers and ASHA workers, the authors contend that sustainable healthcare requires balancing efficiency with empathy, fair labour practices and professional judgment. They call for reforms that value frontline workers, reduce administrative burdens and place human dignity at the centre of India’s public health system.by Farooq Tariq
In one of the most brutal attacks on an unarmed rally, Pakistani rangers and police killed at least 18 Kashmiris, and left dozens injured, on July 28.by Pablo Meriguet
Morales, who is in hiding in Cochabamba, claims that the arrest warrant is an act of political persecution by the right-wing government of Rodrigo Paz.by Stephen Prager
The fossil fuel industry may not have struck the match, but the climate crisis they drove has loaded our landscapes with tinder,” said an environmental activist.by Dr. M. Reza Behnam
Until the Arab world addresses its own internal rot, the blood of the innocent will remain an indelible indictment of a civilization that turned away.by Pilar Troya Fernández
President Daniel Noboa governs Ecuador with increasingly authoritarian methods. Elected in 2023 and reelected in 2025, he has concentrated power in the executive branch, clashed with the Constitutional Court, abused states of emergency, and turned the justice system into a tool against his opponents. Analysts and human rights organizations describe a drift toward a dictatorial edge: a leader who preserves the forms of democracy while eroding its substance.by Dr. Gopabandhu Dash
Fertility rates are falling across much of the world, with most countries now below or approaching replacement levels. This article examines the demographic shift through the lens of capitalism, gender relations, and changing social priorities. Drawing on research by Claudia Goldin, Julia M. Puaschunder, and others, it argues that declining fertility cannot be explained by economic costs or women’s empowerment alone. It explores how workplace demands, unequal domestic responsibilities, and market-driven lifestyles shape reproductive choices, and considers the implications for ageing societies, labour markets, and countries such as India that face demographic transition before sustained economic prosperity.by S.MOHAN
The resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is presented as the first achievement of a wider democratic movement led by the Cockroach Janata Party, with support from students, youth, civil society and citizens. The article argues that meaningful change cannot end with a minister’s departure but must continue through institutional reforms, public accountability and constitutional dialogue. It reflects on the historical role of student movements in shaping democratic change and contends that lasting success will depend on whether this moment strengthens democratic institutions, protects peaceful dissent and encourages governments to respond to public concerns with transparency and responsibility.by Robert Stevens
Europe is facing its most severe heatwave season on record, with wildfires forcing the evacuation of nearly 400,000 people across France, Spain and other countries. Entire communities have been displaced, firefighters have lost their lives, and authorities warn that more evacuations may follow as extreme temperatures and powerful winds fuel fast-moving blazes. The crisis has exposed the growing human and environmental costs of climate change, while raising questions about disaster preparedness and public investment in emergency response. This article examines the scale of the catastrophe, its underlying causes, and the wider political and economic issues it has brought intofocus.by Benjamin Mateus
Benjamin Mateus examines the rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where confirmed deaths have surpassed 1,000 in just 67 days—far faster than previous major outbreaks. The article explores the limits of surveillance, the absence of licensed vaccines and treatments for the Bundibugyo strain, and the impact of conflict and underfunded public health systems on the response. It also examines how research priorities, pharmaceutical development, and global health funding have shaped preparedness for emerging diseases, raising broader questions about the political and economic structures that influence responses to public healthemergencies.by Elías Jaua Milano
Taking advantage of the catastrophic situation, armed US troops have landed in La Guaira, warships have been stationed on our coasts, and Venezuelan airspace is daily violated by drones, planes, and helicopters of the occupying power. They have not rescued anyone, they have not assisted anyone.by Abdel Qader Sabbah
GAZA CITY—The charred shell of the Al-Masri family home in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City was still smoldering on Tuesday afternoon, hours after the Israel military bombed it, killing Firas and Salsabeel al-Masri and their four children—Faryal, Salma, Amira and Naim—as they slept.by Moneylife Digital Team
Former Union Secretary E. A. S. Sarma has appealed to the Prime Minister not to permit private mining of Monazite, the mineral from which Thorium is extracted for India's long-term nuclear energy programme. He argues that opening the sector to private firms would depart from the vision of Homi J. Bhabha, weaken strategic control over a critical national resource, and revive concerns arising from past instances of illegal mining and regulatory failures. The article outlines the history of beach sand mining policy, the significance of Thorium reserves, and the case for retaining Monazite extraction exclusively within the public sector.by Ellen Isaacs
Although some consider China to still represent aspects of socialism or communism and others support so-called democratic opposition to China in Taiwan, we argue that both China and Taiwan are capitalist states. Their opposition to each other and U.S. interests in Taiwan only exacerbate the chances of international imperialist war. Workers in China, Taiwan, the U.S., indeed all nations are in need of a new working class led communist movement.by Geoffrey Jobson
The cover of Pink Floyd’s album Dark Side of the Moon is a perfect visual metaphor for the South African transition from apartheid. The image, a single beam of white light being refracted through a prism, becoming a rainbow, perfectly captures the way the transition to democracy in 1994 became a prism refracting whiteness into a multiplicity of coexisting colours. This trick of refraction temporarily enabled white South Africa to erase its complicity in the persistence of racialised poverty and deepening inequality in favour of an imagined unity that left the fundamental structural problems of South African society unchallenged.by Kim Scipes
This is Robin Andersen's excellent analysis of what's been going on in Gaza, and how the mainstream media has covered it!by El Habib Ben Amara
Ecological restoration is often approached as a technical challenge, but lasting recovery depends on restoring the cultural relationships that once sustained landscapes. Drawing on the traditional oasis communities of the Algerian Sahara, El Habib Ben Amara examines how modernization disrupted systems of water sharing, architecture, agriculture, and collective memory that had evolved over centuries. The article argues that environmental resilience cannot be rebuilt through engineering alone. Recovering local ecological knowledge and the social practices embedded within it is essential to restoring degraded ecosystems and creating sustainable futures rooted in both culture and place.by Brett Wilkins
“I don’t feel like there is a ceasefire at all,” said a man who witnessed an Israeli missile attack on a hospital.“I don’t feel like there is a ceasefire at all,” said a man who witnessed an Israeli missile attack on a hospital.by Michael K. Smith
Michael K. Smith examines Israel’s historical military and security relationships with governments and armed forces across Latin America, arguing that these links shaped counterinsurgency campaigns, authoritarian rule, and human rights abuses during the Cold War and beyond. The article traces alleged Israeli involvement in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Colombia, and other countries, connecting these histories to contemporary security policies under leaders such as Nayib Bukele. It contends that methods first developed in Palestine were later exported to the Americas, influencing state violence, mass incarceration, and repression, while highlighting enduring debates over accountability, international solidarity, and the legacy of theseconflicts.
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