‘Driving Force: Labour Struggles and Violation of Rights in Maruti Suzuki’ A Report from PUDR
What makes the Maruti story extraordinary is certainly not the company and its cars but the extraordinary struggle of its workers that has continued inspite of ruthless repression by the management and the…
A Turkish Spring? Over 1,000 Injured as Anti-Government Protests Spread Outside of Istanbul
Turkey is seeing its biggest wave of protests against the ruling government in many years. Tens of thousands of people rallied across the country Sunday for a third consecutive day of mass demonstrations….
War and Peace in Turkey: From the attack on Syria’s border to the PKK’s retreat
In the same week in which Turkey watched on with hope at the initial phase of the withdrawal of PKK soldiers across the Iraqi border, two bombs explosion went off in the village…
Is Moroccan Exceptionalism Falling Apart?
The so-called Arab Spring, which is an “Arab Revolution” when its spirit of change is considered historically, has unveiled many masks of extremisms, be they religious or secular. The Arab Revolution has shown,…
Why Austerity Kills: From Greece to U.S., Crippling Economic Policies Causing Global Health Crisis
In their new book, “The Body Economic: Why Austerity Kills,” economist David Stuckler and physician Sanjay Basu examine the health impacts of austerity across the globe. The authors estimate there have been more…
Manifiesto por el cambio
La alternativa implica decidir entre la lógica del capitalismo financiero y la lógica de la política democrática. En este momento, las dos lógicas son inconciliables. Los demócratas portugueses convergen en la idea de…
“A vida está acima da dívida”
1º de junho: POVOS UNIDOS CONTRA A TROIKA | Boaventura de Sousa Santos apoia a manifestação. As manifestações convocadas para o próximo dia 1º de junho em muitas cidades europeias são o contributo…
La Tierra es Madre, titular de derechos
Vivimos en gravísimo riesgo de destruir la especie humana y todo el proyecto planetario. Fundamos el antropoceno, una nueva era geológica con altísimo poder destructivo, un desajuste perverso del equilibrio del sistema-Tierra. ¿Cómo…
Trueque comunitario, signo de unidad
Como una alternativa al sistema mercantilista, el trueque comunitario constituye una práctica en el departamento del Cauca, Colombia. Se trata de un signo de unidad y de fortalecimiento comunitario. Es asimismo una opción…
Italia: Constitución, izquierda y emergencia democrática
Un Dossier con cuatro artículos que abordan la situación de las fuerzas de la izquierda italiana ante la extraña deriva del proceso político tras las elecciones de febrero, la reelección del presidente Napolitano…
