25 Years of PESA: Violations and Attempts at Dilution
The Act, which aimed to decentralise power and empower indegneous communities, has completed 25 years in existence, but faces glaring incompetence, gross violations and structural loopholes.
Emergency: Then and Now – Two Articles
The last seven years show that democracy, rules and regulations can be the perfect cover to suspend democratic values and civil rights. Plus review of a new book on the Emergency by Christophe Jaffrelot and Pratinav Anil.
When a President Lies
Speaking at a press conference following his meeting with Russian president Putin, US President Biden stated that the US has never interfered in elections in other countries, unlike Russia. Sadly, Biden was lying.
200th Anniversary of the Decisive Battle of Carabobo; Plus: Manifesto Issued by Peoples’ Organisations
June 24, 2021 will be the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo in which Simón Bolívar’s patriotic forces won a resounding victory that effectively ended 300 years of colonial dominance by Spain; also: Manifesto issued by the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World held in Venezuela to mark the occasion.
A Simmering Revolution, Stories Untold, a Military Crackdown: Myanmar
Young journalists are staking their lives to report from the underground, hounded doctors are setting up secret clinics, urban guerillas have emerged in cities, and youngsters are moving into border areas to join armed guerilla armies. Yet, why are India and the world so silent on the coup in Myanmar?
Understanding the Economic Roots of Political Turbulence in Pakistan
Intra-elite struggles in the corridors of powers go on, as IMF debt piles up, the economy tanks, and people struggle against privatization.
Brazil’s ‘Covaxingate’ Investigation Closes in on Bolsonaro and Bharat Biotech
As the vaccine scandal reached the doorstep of Jair Bolsonaro, a Brazil senate panel is considering unlocking the fiscal records of Madison Biotech, owned by Bharat Biotech.
External Debt of Developing Countries – Part II:
During the period 2008 to 2018, external debt of the developing countries doubled. In this part, the authors analyse the different factors that have a direct influence on these countries’ capacity to carry on making debt repayments.
Neoliberalism’s Bailout Problem
Mainstream economics ignores the massive government interventions that ‘free market’ capitalism requires.
The Double Deformation
Economic exploitation is only one aspect of capitalism. The crisis of humanity and the crisis of the earth system are inseparable.