India
In India, fears accompany right-wing Modi’s landslide victory
May 21, 2014This is the first time since India won independence in 1947 that a rightist party has won a clear majority in parliament.
Read moreEquality victory, as India recognizes transgender rights
April 16, 2014Landmark Supreme Court ruling allows people to identify themselves outside the traditional gender binary
Read moreSouth India voters reject BJP
May 21, 2013Indian voters rejected the reactionary Hindu-nationalist party, known as the BJP, in a recent state election. The huge loss spells trouble for the ultra-right party in the 2014 national elections.
Read moreCommunists re-elected for 5th term in Tripura, India
March 1, 2013The Communist Party of India-Marxist and Communist Party of India bagged a total of 50 seats out of 60 in the state parliament.
Read more“Behind the Beautiful Forevers” is a powerful indictment of capitalism
February 4, 2013It isn't the first book of this kind but, in revealing the tragedy of capitalist globalization in incredibly intimate and moving detail much like a good novel does, it ranks as one of the best.
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