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Workers’ uprising topples Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister
A cosmetic change of leadership will do nothing to address the deep-rooted crisis on the South Asian island, writes Sean Ledwith
The Myanmar coup at two months: getting bloodier by the day
Confronting ever more deadly military repression, and with little support from outside, the people of Myanmar are somehow finding ways to fight back, writes Susan Ram
Myanmar: No country for aging generals?
The eruption of mass protests against the February 1
st
military coup represents an upping of the stakes for Myanmar’s junta, writes Susan Ram
Myanmar coup: the generals are back – but then they never went away
Susan Ram explores the factors behind the February 1st military coup in Myanmar
Permanent war: Britain’s global military reach exposed
With a permanent military presence at 145 base sites in 42 countries or territories around the world, Britain is far from a ‘nation in retreat’, writes Terina Hine
Democracy and class struggle: the mass demonstrations rocking Thailand
Demonstrations in Thailand calling for the Prime Minister’s resignation and democratic reforms are unrelenting and it’s terrifying those in power, writes Mick Wattam
Keenie Meenie: The British Mercenaries Who Got Away with War Crimes - book review
Keenie Meenie
exposes, with thorough research, the activities of a booming, highly lucrative outsourced industry, and its intimate ties with the British State, finds Susan Ram
Coronavirus and anti-racism: no scapegoating, no excuses
This UN Anti-Racism Day, we must make sure that Coronavirus doesn't make any space for racism, writes Lucy Nichols
India's annexation of Kashmir sets a path for war
The Indian government revoking Article 370 is an outright transgression of the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination, writes Sweta Choudhury
Stand with Kashmir against military occupation and colonialism
At a London vigil for Kashmir after India's suspension of Article 370, Nirmala Rajasingam of the South Asia Solidarity Group gave this speech
Sri Lanka: manipulating a terrorist outrage
From draconian emergency powers to a ban on Muslim women’s face coverings, a delinquent government seeks to mask its own catastrophic failures, writes Susan Ram
Eurozone blues
The economic crisis intensifies across Europe, with the US and south east Asia close behind, argues Chris Bambery
Marx, colonialism and the Global South - Counterfire Media Podcast
Chris Nineham talks to American author and Marxist historian on Marx, colonialism and the Global South, and how Marx's ideas were ahead of their time in the fifth episode of Counterfire Media's Podcast
Imran Khan: Pakistan's new anti-war Prime Minister?
Imran Khan's electoral victory offers Pakistan the potential for a break from neoliberalism and the War on Terror argues Sohaib Khan
Dissenting Japan: A History of Japanese Radicalism and Counterculture from 1945 to Fukushima
William Andrews'
Dissenting Japan
provides a history of radical politics in a post-war Japan shaped by the needs of US imperialism, finds Sean Ledwith
When the US was charged with war crimes
Tariq Ali introduces a film by Staffan Lamm on the international war crimes tribunal charging the US with aggression and war crimes in Vietnam in 1967