Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON
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India’s agrarian crisis reaches ‘civilisation proportions’
In a month’s time the three-day ‘Kisan Mukti march’ to Delhi by agricultural cultivators will demand a special, 21-day joint session of parliament, dedicated entirely to discussing India’s growing agrarian meltdown and related issues. COLIN TODHUNTER explains
BACKS AGAINST THE WALL: Tribal communities demand transfer of land titles in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, October 23 2018
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
WITH over 800 million people, rural India is arguably the most interesting and complex place on the planet and yet it is also one of the most neglected in terms of both investment and media coverage.
Veteran journalist and founder of the People’s Archive of Rural India Palagummi Sainath argues that the majority of Indians do not count to the nation’s media, which renders up to 75 per cent of the population “extinct.”
According to the Centre for Media Studies in Delhi, the five-year average of agriculture reporting in an Indian national daily newspaper equals 0.61 per cent of news coverage, while village-level stories account for 0.17 per cent.
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