The Commune is the Supreme Expression of Participatory Democracy

The Commune is the Supreme Expression of Participatory Democracy [The Alexis Vive Patriotic Force, which has deep roots in 23 de Enero barrio (an area in a town that is inhabited by poor people) in Caracas (capital of Venezuela), began planning a commune years before Chavez even proposed the communal path toward socialism. Yet, when…

Response to “Why Janata Party Parted with Jan Sangh over RSS”

Response to “Why Janata Party Parted with Jan Sangh over RSS” by Madhu Limaye Letter to Editor (In my musings below, I have referred to Madhu Limaye as Bhai, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Doctorkaka and George Fernandes as Georgekaka, which is what I called them.)   In my opinion sharing this article now is quite…

The Commune is the Supreme Expression of Participatory Democracy

The Commune is the Supreme Expression of Participatory Democracy

[The Alexis Vive Patriotic Force, which has deep roots in 23 de Enero barrio (an area in a town that is inhabited by poor people) in Caracas (capital of Venezuela), began planning a commune years before Chavez even proposed the communal path toward socialism. Yet, when Chavez announced the plan to join communal councils into…

One Million Species Face Extinction: UN Report

One Million Species Face Extinction: UN Report

Nearly one million species risk becoming extinct within decades while current efforts to conserve the earth’s resources will likely fail if radical action is not taken, says a major UN report on the impact of humans on nature.   Speaking in Paris at the launch of the 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services—the…

Modi Govt has Crippled the Public Sector
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Modi Govt has Crippled the Public Sector

ONGC, the once-glittering and now struggling Maharatna, best exemplifies the fact that there is something sinister in the very approach of the outgoing Modi Government towards the public sector enterprises (PSUs). In May 2019, the cash reserves of ONGC, the richest PSU, had fallen in the last two years of Modi Government to a miserable…