Iran: To Veil or Not to Veil
During a two-week visit to Iran in November, I witnessed women of all ages walking freely on the streets without the hijab. But, what we’re not told, is that they have been doing so for years.
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Race Is a Biological Fiction, and Potent Social Reality
Science showed decades ago that race was a fiction. Has that changed anything?
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Despite Crucial Welfare Work, India’s ‘Scheme Workers’ Denied Dignified Employment Conditions
While there has been no shortage of awards, gratitude and plaudits to these workers, they have been denied dignified working conditions since the inception of their employment.
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Online Censorship: Government’s Favourite Pastime Activity
While it is necessary to regulate the content posted on social media platforms, it cannot be done to stifle dissent and criticism of the government.
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From the Will of the People to the Whim of the Machines
Over the last few years, there is ample material in public domain questioning the sanctity of India’s electoral process mainly due to the severe flaws in EVM voting and VVPAT counting. The EC has ignored most.
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Media and Free Voice: Review of Ravish Kumar’s Book
Ravish Kumar in his book ‘The Free Voice: On Democracy Culture and Nation’ critically evaluates the role being played by the media in contemporary times. Journalism in contemporary times has turned out to be uncritical of the government, rather it has become its mouthpiece.
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When a Woman in India Chooses Not to Take Her Husband’s Surname
From facing social pressures to financial setbacks, women recount the tribulations that followed because they kept their maiden names.
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Paying for an Overheating Earth
While the northern powers are largely responsible for the climate crisis, the countries of the Global South suffer the most, yet can’t afford to pay for its consequences. Meanwhile, the major fossil-fuel companies continue to rake in staggering profits – they are the real terrorists of Planet Earth.
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Peru’s Oligarchy Overthrows President Castillo – 2 Articles
The coup against Pedro Castillo is a major setback for the current wave of progressive governments and movements in Latin America. The coup and the arrest of Castillo are stark reminders that the ruling elites of Latin America will not concede any power without a bitter fight to the end.
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Capitalism | Online Blog | USA
How Capitalism, Not a Few Bad Actors, Destroyed the Internet
Twenty-five years of neoliberal political economy are to blame for today’s regime of surveillance advertising, and only public pressure and policy can undo it.
