By Zanovo Media, January 6, 2022 LeftEast gratefully acknowledges Zanovo-media, where this article was originally published in Russian. Today all post-Soviet mass-media and TV channels are riveted to the protests that suddenly…
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How the Russian Left Survived in a Post-Soviet World
By: Ilya Budraitskis, Translation by: Giuliano Vivaldi, 12.26.2021 After the demise of the USSR on December 26, 1991, the Russian left had to find its place in a society transformed…
Philippines: Laban ng Masa bets outline emergency relief package for Typhoon Odette victims
By Ka Leody de Guzman, Prof. Walden Bello, Luke Espiritu, 18 December 2021 MANILA — Laban ng Masa standard bearers Ka Leody de Guzman and Walden Bello, along with senatorial…
Malaysia: ‘Don’t gamble with our girls’ – SIS slams minister for refusing to end child marriage
By Malaysiakini, Dec 17, 2021 Sisters in Islam (SIS) has slammed Putrajaya for abandoning plans to raise the minimum marriage age for Muslim girls to 18. The group ticked off…
The Colonialist Politics of Omicron and the Othering of Africa
By Thando Malambo, December 16, 2021 Despite growing calls for the decolonization of global health and the international aid industry more broadly, colonialist patterns continue to shape the language and response to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Au Brésil, face à un possible ticket présidentiel Lula-Alckmin, l’importance d’une candidature unie de la gauche
Par Esquerda Online, 14 décembre 2021 Lundi 29 novembre au matin, Geraldo Alckmin [ex-gouverneur de l’Etat de São Paulo de 2011 à 2018] a participé à une réunion avec des…
La Cour suprême aux États-Unis pourrait mettre fin à la protection fédérale de l’avortement : que faire ?
Par Dan La Botz, 14 décembre 2021 Aux États-Unis, il n’y a pas de loi fédérale sur l’avortement et c’est la Cour suprême qui, par ses décisions, garantit le droit…
Thai Youth Movements in Comparison: White Ribbons in 2020 and Din Daeng in 2021
Since February 2020, there has been a proliferation of mass youth movements in Thailand. Both university and high school students have come out onto the streets to call for change,…
Rio Linglong: Eco Uprising in Serbia
By Nenad Glišić, December 4, 2021 Note from LeftEast editors: We translate this article by Nenad Glišić, which appeared in Bilten on November 24, 2021. It is the first text in a series of…
How Successive Bengal Governments Killed Kolkata’s Trams
By Himadri Ghosh, 04/Dec/2021 The tramway, a sustainable, emission-free, cheap and effective means of mass transportation, last received an investment intended to upgrade its services 41 years ago. Now it…