Sedition Then and Now: Gandhi’s Great Trial 100 Years On
The law is now being deployed for the political end he was willing to die to prevent – the establishment of a Hindu Raj.
Supreme Court Must Stay Karnataka HC Hijab Verdict
This order will have a far-reaching negative impact on the safety, dignity, and right to education of Muslim girls and women.
India | Print Edition | USA | World Politics
India Should Quit Quad Now!
Indian foreign policy needs a strategic course correction. India should distance itself completely from the self-centred U.S. polices whose aim is the preservation of its global hegemony. The first step in that direction should be to quit Quad.
Unfair Share: India Is in Deep Denial About Inequality
“Either we all live in a decent world, or nobody does,” George Orwell once stated. Redistribution is an essential function of government—redistribution from the rich to the poor. Today, many governments—not just in India—resist or even prevent redistribution of resources to the poor.
Food for Votes? Is Hunger Relevant Only Till Elections?
Current foodgrain stocks are twice the statutory limit, procurement is at an all-time high, as is output – yet the Modi government is silent on extending the free ration scheme.
An MSP Scheme to Transform Indian Agriculture
A decentralised plan would aid price stabilisation, offer income support, and also cope with the indebtedness of farmers
Chile Is Making History—Again: 2 Articles
A new president brings hope and the promise of change. On March 11, thirty-six-year-old Gabriel Boric—the youngest Chilean president ever to have been elected—took office in an environment of enormous expectation and almost revolutionary optimism.
Déjà Vu All Over Again
Given our world, we should all probably be in the streets now. I mean, here we are heading into Cold War II, while facing the possibility of World War III on a planet that, thanks to the way we live and produce energy, is heading for hell.
Print Edition | Racism | USA
Redemption and Wholeness Rather Than Guilt and Shame
There has never been a full reckoning with the racism that is woven into the fabric of our nation. Hiding our history makes us weaker, not stronger. Confronting difficult feelings can bring us healing and wholeness, and bring us together.
In Remembrance of Rachel Corrie: April 10, 1979 – March 16, 2003
Born on April 10, 1979, in Olympia, Washington, Rachel Corrie, a liberal arts major, a peace activist, and a human rights volunteer/observer was brutally murdered by Israel Defense forces in Gaza on March 16, 2003.