The Right-Wing Story About Human Nature Is False
Are we naturally violent, power-hungry, and greedy? Rutger Bregman’s book “Humankind” devastates the myth of human selfishness.
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Further Concerns of Peasant Movement Amidst Victory Celebrations
The first stage of this struggle has, no doubt, been won. But a prolonged struggle is required for getting proper prices for the crops and for securing the right to food for the working masses through PDS. This struggle now demands a higher and long-lasting unity.
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Kisan Movement’s Direct Action Defeated Not Just Modi Govt, but Imperialist Forces too
The climbdown by the Modi government in the face of the incredible resoluteness shown by the agitating peasants is a setback for neoliberalism, since corporate ascendancy over the agricultural sector is a crucial part of the neo-liberal agenda the farm laws were seeking to promote.
Who’s Afraid of the Indian Constitution?
Why do ideas of equality, reason and freedom scare some people? The answer lies in the simple fact that these ideas rock the boat for the castes and classes who rule.
Rich Countries Blamed as New Covid Variant Sparks Global Alarm
Allowing new variants to emerge and spread, 13 months into the vaccine era, is a policy choice by the rich world.
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Cuba’s Homegrown Covid-19 Vaccines Poised to Protect Millions in Poor Nations
As rich countries hoard doses and Big Pharma refuses to share the knowledge required to ramp up manufacturing, Cuba’s public biotech sector could play a key role in defeating vaccine apartheid.
Demonetisation, GST and Lockdown: How the Modi Government has Wrecked India’s Small Businesses
Each time, the citizens were expected to endure ‘momentary hardships’, purportedly to achieve what was said to be a ‘noble goal’.
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Salesmen on Brink of Extinction as Mukesh Ambani Unleashes JioMart on Kirana Stores
The mom-and-pop stores, known as ‘kiranas’, can order goods on JioMart Partner with deliveries promised within 24 hours. That means salesmen representing consumer giants face an existential threat to their business.
India’s Family Laws are Discriminatory. That’s Why Judges Shouldn’t Be ‘Neutral’ on Gender.
The Indian Constitution guarantees equality under Article 14. But when we examine the domestic sphere under the matrimonial laws, since men and women within the marriage are not equal, the same yardstick of equality cannot be applied. Equality can only be between equals.
A Chicken can’t Lay a Duck Egg
… and that’s why the market can’t solve the climate crisis