More than eight months into an effective oil blockade on the island, the Cuban medical system is still a beating heart. Undergoing hardship after hardship and slander from the American government, the belief that everyone deserves healthcare lives on in Cuba, its medical institutions and its people.
Screams of terror and agony were heard in India’s national capital on Monday as New Delhi police and the Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) descended upon protestors, predominantly students, marching towards parliament to express their discontent with the nation’s education system. Over 50,000 people protested which led to the resignation of the Education Minister on Saturday. Hundreds of videos on social media show police physically attacking protestors including children as young as 9, groping women and girls, and manhandling and arresting protestors. Much of the state violence against protestors and even onlookers is being carried out using lathis — long,…
Elisha Byalungwe’s earliest memories of school were marked by frustration. He describes his home country of post-1994 eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as war-torn, with children walking to school to the sound of gunshots and parents emphasizing education as the “only hope” for raising the “change-makers of tomorrow” who would better the country. Teachers were determined, students were keen to become political leaders, and Byalungwe loved school. But he struggled to see what was written on the teacher’s blackboard. When he was almost nine years old, one of his teachers noticed his struggles and phoned his parents; a visit to…
