Taking Nuclear Vulnerabilities Seriously
All nuclear weapon states have admitted to the possibility that deterrence could fail.
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Socialist or Capitalist: What is China’s Model, Exactly?
While China’s economic system differs sharply from a Western capitalist system, it is definitely not socialist in the sense of having overcome the employer/employee structure.
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Trump Losing His Tech War with China – Two Articles
From tariffs to the TikTok ban to slurs about the “kung flu”, Trump has been expressing mounting frustration over China and ramping up attacks on an inexorably rising power on the global stage.
Bernie Sanders’ Speech to the Democratic National Convention
Full transcript of the US Senator’s speech on August 17, 2020.
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United States of America: Socialism for Big Capital and Wild Capitalism for the Poor – Two Articles
Martin Luther King’s characterisation, “The problem is that we all too often have socialism for the rich and rugged free enterprise capitalism for the poor”, perfectly describes what is happening in the USA during the pandemic.
Forging Unity Within the Working Class: An Interview with Michael D. Yates
In its desperate race to survive its series of crises, capitalism keeps clinging on to its old tool of dividing the working class; Yates talks of the various issues related to building working class unity.
The Pandemic, Technology, and Remote Work: The Corporate Push for Greater Control Over Workers’ Lives
The pandemic has led to corporations embracing at-home work and are pursing the use of new technologies designed to increase managerial control over the remote work process.
Greenland Succumbs
Since the turn of the new century, every aspect of climate change has gone ballistic, up, up, and away … the latest is that the Greenland Ice Sheet is melting fast and faster.
Claim Your Anti-Caste Intersectional Feminism: A Dalit Woman’s Reflections on Feminism
The author discusses her commitment towards gender justice and equality as an anti-caste activist and researcher operating in upper caste, white and colonial spaces.
Dalit Politics Needs a New Radical Direction
Dr Ambedkar had said that Dalits have two enemies: Capitalism and Brahminism; but today’s Dalit leaders have befriended capitalism.