Who was Mary Wollstonecraft?
On the life and times of this radical figure.
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Hearing the Language of Trees
The intelligence of plants has long been a theme of literature, philosophy, and Indigenous narrative. In “White Pine,” excerpted here, Robin Wall Kimmerer describes Indigenous reverence for trees, which are “respected as unique, sovereign beings equal to or exceeding the power of humans.”
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Five Years Later, it’s Even More Clear that Demonetisation was a Disaster for India
The BJP claims that demonetisation showed the resolve of the government to fight black money and corruption, and the travails faced by the people due to it were a small sacrifice for the gains of demonetisation. An examination of these claims made by the BJP, and the real impact of demonetisation on the economy.
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Project ‘Erase Nehru’ Critical to BJP’s Hindu Rashtra Plans
The first prime minister’s legacy isn’t easy to wipe out, but the BJP-RSS will keep trying to erase it unless there is pushback.
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Disinformation: A New Type of State-Sponsored Violence
While attempts by the ruling party to control the media and the messaging are not new in India, what we see now is the use of new technology to ‘curate’ and exercise ‘centralised control’ to spread disinformation in order to harass and intimidate critics.
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Gifts are Parables!
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Pope Francis in the Vatican on 30 October the four gifts which Pope Francis gave PM Modi are extremely significant: they are parables!
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Why Environmentalists Want India to Stop Backing Hydropower Projects
Hydropower dams are drivers of climate change as they emit methane, 28-34 times more potent than carbon dioxide, say studies.
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Revival or Continuing Depression in the Rural Areas? – Pt. 3
With the massive depression of demand that has taken place due to the lockdowns and the Government’s refusal to spend, many rural households that were earlier struggling to keep from falling would have been pushed over the edge.
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World Gathering of Peoples for Our Mother Earth and Against the Climate Crisis – Conclusions Document
Measures and actions proposed by the Global Encounter of Peoples for our Mother Earth and against the Climate Crisis to curb the climate disruption and restoring the balance with our Mother Earth.
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The Cost of Military vs Climate Spending
Over the next ten years, the US is projected to spend on the military more than 14 times what Biden plans to spend to address climate change.
