Escalating Heat, Boiling Questions
There is an increasingly urgent need for questioning existing climate change adaptation measures.
Religious-National Identity, Civilisational Revival: Hindutva and Zionism are Ideological Cousins
The earliest Hindu nationalists V.D. Savarkar and M.S. Golwalkar modelled their Hindu state on Zionism.
Unlike China, India Cannot Be an Economic Superpower
Beginning in the mid-1980s, the prevailing belief among Indian and international observers was that the authoritarian Chinese regime would mismanage its economy, while democratic India would emerge as the bigger and more developed of the two. Instead, India is now paying the price for underinvesting in its human capital.
What Is to Be Done About Unemployment?
An increase in government expenditure financed by larger wealth and inheritance taxation provides the easiest and most direct route to the generation of larger employment in the economy.
West Africa Charts a New Course – 2 Articles
‘As French Embassy Closes in Niger, West Africa Charts a New Course’: Over the past few years, numerous West African states have taken steps toward greater economic and security sovereignty, often in opposition to Western (specifically French) designs on the region. Also: ‘Barrick Gold Bristles at Mali’s New Mining Code’.
Capitalism | Online Blog | USA
Death of Petrodollar Is a Biden Legacy
The Saudi royals never forget or forgive. They also have infinite patience and their own concept of time and space. And last Sunday, June 9, they struck. In great royal style, last Sunday, Riyadh simply let the 50-year-old petrodollar agreement between the US and Saudi Arabia to expire.
Need to Rebuild the Left to Stop the Surge of Europe’s Far Right – 2 Articles
‘Rebuilding the Left Is Crucial to Stemming the Surge of Europe’s Far Right’: Europe has been lurching further to the right to the point that the far right has now become mainstream and normalized. Also: ‘European Parliament: Only the Left Can Stop the Far-Right’.
Capitalism | Imperialism | Online Blog | USA
Hindipendence: Is the Philippines Really Free from the U.S. War Machine?
As we reflect on the upcoming Philippine Independence Day celebration on June 12, it is difficult to discern true Philippine sovereignty when the reality is that the Philippines is a semi-colony, with the country still ruled by and dependent on the power and capital of the United States.
Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Seek Justice
On June 8th, 2024, in Hiroshima, Japan, ‘The International People’s Tribunal On The 1945 Atomic Bombings’ met with the goal of holding the United States accountable for the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Systemic Poverty Is a Huge Hindrance to China’s Economy
Despite China’s rapid economic development, systemic poverty, driven by low wages, high living costs, and inadequate social safety nets, continues to hinder the nation’s economic progress and quality of life for its citizens.