No Longer Just a Protest, It’s a Revolution in Progress – Two Articles
If you are depressed, dismayed and have lost all hope then join the farmers’ protests. Also: Interviews with farmers protesting against new farm laws across India.
India’s Vaccine Approvals – Many Unanswered Questions
There are many unknowns, and hence many questions, regarding the emergency-use approvals given by DGCI for two vaccine candidates in the country: Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and Serum Institute’s Covishield.
The Fascist Farce on Washington
Amid all the breathless talk of imagined coup by a small fascist group in Washington D.C. to support Donald Trump, we must not forget that both Biden and Harris are loyal servants of the rich, and their key mission is to strengthen the bloodiest empire the world has ever suffered.
More Important than Gold, Water Should Not be Traded on Wall Street
That we are approaching a global water crisis is alarming, yet more alarming is the fact that our Mother Water is going to be controlled by a privileged group of people who will determine its value to the world.
You Don’t Want to Imagine an Ocean Without Coral Reefs – But You Might Have to
A UNEP report gives the chilling suggestion that corals will be wiped out by the 2040s.
Assange Wins. The Cost: The Crushing of Press Freedom.
The unexpected decision by Judge Vanessa Baraitser to deny a US demand to extradite Julian Assange is a welcome legal victory, but one swamped by larger lessons that should disturb us deeply. Also: Mexico Offers Asylum to Assange.
The Unraveling of a Script in Two Parts
The script of collaboration is in two parts. The first part was when V.D. Savarkar collaborated with the British as promised by him in his mercy petitions from jail; the second part is more recent – BJP’s collaboration with big business.
As ‘Trolley Times’ Captures Imaginations, Punjab Remembers Historic Newspapers of Protest
From 1907 struggle against British land revenue rates, to the ongoing agitation against the new farm laws, at least five newspapers were launched to provide platforms for those fighting for their rights.
Why are Farmers Against Ambani and Adani – Two Articles
Some facts about how Ambani and Adani are already penetrating into Indian agriculture.
Farm Laws: How Bihar’s Peasantry was Pushed to the Brink after APMCs were Scrapped
The nationwide protests against the three contentious Farm Laws enacted by the Centre has brought Bihar into focus. It is a state where new regulations for agricultural produce and its storage, sale and pricing have been in place since 2006. The Bihar government repealed the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act fourteen years ago in…