World’s 500 Richest People Gained $1.2 Trillion in Wealth in 2019
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World’s 500 Richest People Gained $1.2 Trillion in Wealth in 2019

Jake Johnson   The 500 richest people in the world, all of whom are billionaires, gained a combined $1.2 trillion in wealth in 2019, further exacerbating inequities that have not been seen since the late 1920s.   That’s according to a new Bloomberg analysis published last week, which found that the planet’s 500 richest people…

New Govt in Argentina Passes Measures to Alleviate Socio-Economic Crisis
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New Govt in Argentina Passes Measures to Alleviate Socio-Economic Crisis

Tanya Wadhwa   The new Argentinian President Alberto Fernández, within 13 days of assuming office, has taken a number of measures to reverse the socio-economic crisis created by the previous right-wing government of Mauricio Macri. The new President, who hails from the Frente de Todos (Front for All), a coalition of center-left parties, took office…

Venezuela: Social Program Delivers 3 Million Homes
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Venezuela: Social Program Delivers 3 Million Homes

Courtesy: Telesur   Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro announced on January 2, 2020 that the Venezuelan Great Housing Mission achieved its 2019 goal by completing the delivery of 3 million dwellings to the Bolivarian people as planned.   “Despite the imperialist economic, trade and financial blockade, which robbed us of so many resources in 2019, the…

Six Numbers the Modi Government Did Not Want You to Know in 2019
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Six Numbers the Modi Government Did Not Want You to Know in 2019

Jahnavi Sen   The Narendra Modi government wants to know all about us—where we and our parents were born, where we live, what we do, details of our family members, our mobile numbers and so on. For a country of more than 133 crore people, that is a massive (and massively expensive) exercise. But the…

The Most Important Decade in Human History Starts Now
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The Most Important Decade in Human History Starts Now

Bharat Dogra The year that dawns on January 1 2020 is no ordinary year. Several leading scientists and scientist groups have repeatedly said that the life-nurturing conditions of our planet are badly threatened. Due to a number of factors this year is going to be a very important year if time-bound solutions of this survival…

During the Quit India Movement, RSS was in Bed with Muslim League
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During the Quit India Movement, RSS was in Bed with Muslim League

Shamsul Islam   The Quit India Movement, also known as ‘August Kranti’, was a nationwide civil disobedience movement for which a call was given on August 7, 1942 by the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee. It began on August 8, with Gandhi giving the ‘Do or Die’ call in his ‘Quit India’…

Poets: Ridiculous to Paint Faiz’s ‘Hum Dekhenge’ as Anti-Hindu
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Poets: Ridiculous to Paint Faiz’s ‘Hum Dekhenge’ as Anti-Hindu

Courtesy: The Wire and PTI   Top poets and writers including Javed Akhtar, Rahat Indori and Vishal Bhardwaj have described attempts to paint Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s revolutionary “Hum Dekhenge” as anti-Hindu and pro-Islam a “ridiculous” and “narrow-minded” attempt.   They were responding to IIT-Kanpur forming a committee to inquire into a complaint against the recitation…

End the Reign of Terror in Uttar Pradesh Immediately
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End the Reign of Terror in Uttar Pradesh Immediately

Press Release: Ham Bharat ke Log   For the last one week, Uttar Pradesh is under a reign of terror. Uttar Pradesh government is employing unlawful and lethal tactics to harass and intimidate the citizens that are protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act (“CAA”) and National Register of Citizens (“NRC”). The authorities are brazenly targeting Muslims,…

The Struggle for India’s Democracy Is Only Just Beginning
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The Struggle for India’s Democracy Is Only Just Beginning

Prem Shankar Jha   On December 22, India reached a crossroad in its tortured journey towards nationhood. For the first time in more than five years—and 17 years, if we count his time as chief minister of Gujarat—Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a step back from a policy that he had previously committed himself to….