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Nov 23, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Himanshu Kumar |Rejaz M Sydeek |Mohd Khan |Tings Chak
The BJP government in Chhattisgarh has imposed a ban on the indigenous organization “Moolvasi Bachao Manch” this month. The government has stated in its official order that this organization opposes police camps and government schemes. Therefore, a one-year ban has been imposed on it. It is concerning that the government has now declared opposing the government as a crime.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Mohd Khan |Tings Chak |Vidya Bhushan Rawat |Jeremy Brecher
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group, finds himself at the center of a massive legal storm following his indictment by a US court in New York. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused Adani and his nephew, Sagar Adani, of orchestrating a $265 million bribery scheme to secure a lucrative solar project contract worth $2 billion.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Tings Chak |Onurcan Ülker |Vikas Meshram |Bhabani Nayak
In the new era Despite the punishments We are grown We are alert We are more alive To rescue each other In the new era Despite the dangers Of brute force Of the frightening night We are in the struggle To survive So that our hope Is more than revenge Is always a path That is left as an inheritance —Lyrics from “Um Novo Tempo” (“A New Era”) by Ivan Lins On April 14, 2023, Brazilian president Lula da Silva arrived at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People to meet with President Xi Jinping on his...
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
popularresistance.org | Tings Chak
This Art Bulletin reflects on Chinese writer Ding Ling’s revolutionary contributions. Blending literature and politics, and celebrating her impact on China’s socialist and feminist movements. On 1 October, the People’s Republic of China celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary. Our institute’s director, Vijay Prashad, and I co-wrote an article looking back at these revolutionary decades.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
mronline.org | Tings Chak
In the new era Despite the punishments We are grown We are alert We are more alive To rescue each other In the new era Despite the dangers Of brute force Of the frightening night We are in the struggle To survive So that our hope Is more than revenge Is always a path That is left as an inheritance —Lyrics from “Um Novo Tempo” (“A New Era”) by Ivan Lins On April 14, 2023, Brazilian president Lula da Silva arrived at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People to meet with President Xi Jinping on his...
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
peoplesdispatch.org | Tings Chak
The Long March (1934-1935) led by the Chinese communists is probably one of the greatest revolutionary feats of the 20th century. 90 years ago this month, the Red Army and its peasant supporters began their year-long journey, traversing 9,000 kilometers, 18 mountains, and 24 rivers.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
brasildefato.com.br | Tings Chak
If twentieth century China was a century of revolutions, then legendary Chinese writer Ding Ling was forged out of those revolutions. On 12 October 1904, Ding Ling (née Jiang Bingzhi) was born into a gentry family in Linli, in the Hunan province during the late Qing Dynasty. Her relatively prosperous background meant that she was able to attend school, and it was there that she began her politicization.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Vijay Prashad |Tings Chak |Bhabani Nayak |Qiao Collective
by Tings Chak & Vijay Prashad On October 1, 1949, the leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Mao Zedong (1893–1976) announced the creation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Three hundred thousand people gathered in Tiananmen Square to welcome the new government and to greet the new leadership. After Mao made his initial announcement, he unfurled the new flag of the PRC, and then the military chief Zhu De reviewed the forces of the People’s Liberation Army.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
mronline.org | Tings Chak |Vijay Prashad
On October 1, 1949, the leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Mao Zedong (1893–1976) announced the creation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Three hundred thousand people gathered in Tiananmen Square to welcome the new government and to greet the new leadership. After Mao made his initial announcement, he unfurled the new flag of the PRC, and then the military chief Zhu De reviewed the forces of the People’s Liberation Army. Similar celebrations were held in other parts of China.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
peoplesdispatch.org | Tings Chak
On 12 September 1904, Ding Ling (née Jiang Bingzhi) was born into a gentry family in Linli, in the Hunan province during the late Qing Dynasty. Her relatively prosperous background meant that she was able to attend school, and it was there that she began her politicization. At the Hunan Second Normal School for Girls, she came into contact with the anti-imperialism and national awakening of the May Fourth Movement.
