At Dien Bien Phu
Dien Bien Phu was one of the decisive battles of the post-1945 era. Not since the British were turfed out of Afghanistan in the 19th century had an indigenous army inflicted so resounding a defeat on a colonial power.
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77% of Top Climate Scientists Think 2.5°C of Warming Is Coming – and They’re Horrified
Nearly 80% of top-level climate scientists expect that global temperatures will rise by at least 2.5°C by 2100, while only 6% thought the world would succeed in limiting global heating to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, a survey published Wednesday by ‘The Guardian’ revealed.
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Capitalism | Education | India | Online Blog
We Don’t Need This Education
A flawed education system that treats students as numbers, not minds, is taking a toll on adolescent mental health. Do we have a solution?
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Fascism | India | Online Blog
Watching the Steady Decline of Academic Freedom at IIM Ahmedabad
“I’ve not known the restraints now being imposed on the academic freedom to exist on the IIM campus during the last five years. But things have changed”, says the author.
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The Reality of India’s GDP, Incomes, Consumption, Private Investment – 2 Articles
‘Ignore the Spin, Incomes, Consumption and Private Investment Have Stagnated’: The FM’s budget speech reiterated Modi govt’s achievements over the past decade; facts have never come in the way of Modi’s penchant for weaving self-congratulatory narratives. Also: ‘The K is Indian GDP’s Reality: Why Deny?’
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GMOs Will Destroy Indian Agriculture and Harm the Health of 1 Billion Indians and Their Animals
Hybrid Bt cotton, the only commercialised GM crop in India, has failed conclusively. Based on this failure and the evidence on GM crops to date, the Union of India’s proposal to commercialise herbicide-tolerant (HT) mustard will destroy not just Indian mustard agriculture but citizens’ health.
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The Only Right That Palestinians Have Not Been Denied Is the Right to Dream
The bombardment of Palestinians in Gaza continues. Amongst the dead are many of Palestine’s painters, poets, writers, and sculptors. One of the striking features of Palestinian life over the past 76 years since the Nakba of 1948 has been the ongoing richness of Palestinian cultural production.
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Chaos in Ecuador
In recent years, the surging violence in Ecuador has made international headlines. Ecuador wasn’t always this cliche of a narco-state. It was once hailed as an ‘island of peace’, a security success story. What explains its spiral into chaos?
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Crossing the Storm: EZLN Marks 30 Years with a 120-Year Plan
The Zapatista liberation movement gathered in Chiapas to honor three decades of struggle and prepare for an uncertain future.
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More Than a Million and a Half People Hit the Streets Against Milei’s ‘Adjustment’
The general strike against the austerity measures and the Omnibus Law was strongly felt throughout Argentina yesterday. Although the mobilization had its epicenter in the capital, in the main cities of the interior, there were massive protests as well. A million and a half people filled the streets of the country.
