How a Brazilian Town Took a Bet on Basic Income
The seaside town of Maricá, Brazil, was struggling, but it had oil revenue. So the local government started a basic income program based on a local alternative currency.
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Social Stress Can Speed Up Immune System Aging – New Research
As people age, their immune systems naturally begin to decline. This may be an important part of such age-related health problems as cancer and cardiovascular disease. But not all immune systems age at the same rate. A recent study found that social stress is associated with signs of accelerated immune system aging.
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The Internationalist National Movement of India
The overall approach of the national movement towards foreign policy was that the immediate pragmatic interests made sense only when placed in a larger setting – of a vision of a world order based on peace and cooperation. This approach continued after independence.
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Dowry Was Banned 60 Years Ago. But Cases Are Rising, While Grieving Families Find Justice Harder Than Ever
More than 18 women die every day in India in violence related to demands for dowry, which was outlawed in 1961. The number of complaints against dowry demands and related violence rose 25% in 2021 over the previous year. The conviction rate has plunged, as many who complain eventually compromise.
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The Gujarati Women Who Taught This Reporter Courage
Bilkis Bano is among the many brave women of Gujarat who stood up to get justice for themselves as well as others. These women bore the worst of trauma caused by efforts to deny them justice or to prevent them securing justice for the others.
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The Narmada Sardar Sarovar Project: The Truth About the Dam(Ned) Delay
Recently, PM Modi put the blame for delay in implementation of the Sardar Sarovar Project on “urban naxals and anti-development elements”. This is not merely wrong and unfair, but reflects regrettable ignorance of ground realities.
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No Country For Organic: Why Punjab Finds It Hard To Quit Chemical Farming
Punjab has amongst the highest use of fertilisers, pesticides and large machinery, including government support for chemical farming, making it difficult for to transition to organic and natural farming.
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Iran’s Govt Scrambles to Contain Unrest as it Spreads to More Towns and Cities; Also: Press Release by IMSD
The large-scale protests against the Iranian government over the custodial death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who was arrested by the country’s notorious “morality” police for allegedly violating the strict law on headscarves has reportedly spread to about 80 cities and towns.
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The Nightmare of Military Spending on an Overheating Planet
On just what it means, in climate terms, for the U.S., no matter the administration, to pour ever more taxpayer dollars into the Pentagon and the rest of the national security state. It’s long been a commonplace to claim that war is hell. Sadly enough, that way of life is now all too literally the path to hell.
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The US and Israel Are Standing in the Way of Iran Nuclear Agreement
Current talks between Washington and Tehran’s rulers to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement have been stalled, and there is little hope that progress will be made any time soon. Naturally, the U.S. places the blame on Tehran. However, U.S. propaganda grossly distorts the reality of the situation.
