Tag: America

Here, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University’s Stewart Maganga explains why reggae megastar Bob Marley remains relevant, 38 years after his death in 1981.

Mattel announces the launch of new a Barbie doll replicating legendary civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Will turning women leaders into ‘dolls’ serve the purpose?

Here is an excerpt from Frederick Douglass’ famous speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

IRAN / The White House has announced that it will be sending American troops and Air force bombers to Iran as threat of military escalation looms over both the nations.

The polar Vortex has led to extreme climatic conditions in America but can we rescue planet earth from the grips of global warming if developed economies like America and China don’t drastically reduce their carbon footprints and adopt an ecologically sustainable model of development?

Amit Shah’s political rally in Malda days after the mega opposition gathering in Kolkata asserts the birth of a culture of politics premised on allegation and counter-allegation rather than grassroots effort.

COMMENTARY Donald Trump had said that climate change is a hoax and that the climate would soon change for the better. His withdrawal from the Paris agreement and sustained anti-ecology moves state his uncomfortable relationship to sustainable growth.

WORLD POLITICS / Thousands of persons gathered on the streets in Edinburgh and London to protest again Donald Trump’s visit to the UK. The ‘Baby Trump’ balloon was a significant reminder of public resentment against Trump’s policies and reflected the disagreement that people have with him. Kabir|