Turned Out You Were Just Like Us
English translation of Pakistani poet, human-rights activist and feminist, Fahmida Riaz, oft-quoted nazm, “Tum bilkul hum jaise nikle”.
Capital, not Finance
Unproductive finance has been creeping into the Indian economy. The consequences are the aborting of the circuits of money and production and the employment of labor. The way forward is for the working class to lay claim to the mode and relations of production through socialist, secular, democratic means.
Indian Economy at 75: Trapped in a Borrowed Development Strategy
The growth at any cost strategy has been at the expense of the workers and the environment. The situation has been aggravated by the recent policy mistakes – demonetization, flawed GST and sudden lockdown. The challenge before India is not just economic but societal. Unless that challenge is met, portents are not bright for India at 75.
Can Organic Food Feed the World?
Actually Yes! There are amyriad studies from around the world showing that organic farms can produce about as much, and in some settings much more, than conventional farms.
War Is Not Part of Human Nature
The high level of killing often reported in history or later archaeology is contradicted in the earliest archaeological findings around the globe. The most ancient bones and artifacts are consistent with the title of Margaret Mead’s 1940 article: “Warfare Is Only an Invention—Not a Biological Necessity.”
Lost Illusions: Balzac’s Great Novel Interpreted for Our Time
Lost Illusions by French author Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) is a monumental novel, a turning point in modern literature. Xavier Giannoli has done a remarkable job of interpreting and adapting it into a film of the same title.