A Half-Hearted Climate Change Verdict
In M.K. Ranjitsinh and Ors. vs Union of India and Ors., the top court has not looked into several problematic aspects of India’s proposed energy transition.
Subsidised Food Canteens Create Democratic Spaces In Deeply Divided Societies: Reetika Khera
Shreehari speaks with Khera, an economist, on various social security schemes including maternity entitlements, healthcare, food-related welfare like community kitchens, which are important in the context of the decline in real wages. Also: ‘Right to Food Campaign Demands Universal Maternity Entitlements’.
On Board a Ghulam Express of the Indian Railways
Away from the cool coaches of the Vande Bharat trains with their electric blue seats, wide clear glass panels and LCD screens are the trains that continue to transport millions of GDP-producing workers across India, packed like sardines and without access to basic facilities.
Corporate Business and the Financing of Political Parties: An Umbilical Chord
Corporate business financing of politics in India goes back decades. The court ruling on the electoral bonds scheme is not going to end this business-politics nexus. We can only hope that the nexus can be nudged in the direction of greater transparency so that voters can make more informed choices.
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Countdown Begins for Russia’s Ukraine Offensive
The US and its G7 partners are in panic mode. They lack conviction about Ukraine’s capability to disrupt the momentum of a major Russian offensive that is widely expected in summer. There is even a sense of dark foreboding that the Ukrainian military may simply pack up in the coming months.
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70 Years of US Covert War Against Eritrea
The US wanted Ethiopia as its policeman on the beat in the strategically critical Horn of Africa and so it wanted to give Eritrea to Ethiopia.
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Countering the Impact of the U.S. Blockade: A Conversation with Llanisca Lugo
Cuba has endured a criminal U.S. blockade for over six decades, while Venezuela is nearing a decade of life under sanctions. In this interview, Llanisca Lugo explores the consequences of the imperialist blockade as well as the strategies available to counteract it.
Labor in Guatemala Sees a Glimmer of Hope
There is a sense of hope among Guatemala’s small labor movement of better days ahead following the election of President Bernardo Arévalo in 2023. While workers continue to face a dire situation, there is hope as the Arévalo administration is taking steps to improve working conditions in the country.
General Strike Brings Argentina to a Halt Over Milei Austerity Program
Argentina’s primary trade union federation on Thursday held another nationwide general strike, the second called since President Javier Milei, a far-right economist, took office in December and began pursuing sweeping austerity and deregulation.
A Middle East Peace That Could Happen (But Won’t)
Chomsky wrote this piece 14 years ago, in April 2010. Its subject was the devastation Israel was causing in Gaza, and on that country’s “criminal siege” of Gaza. Not much different from the situation today.