Recalling Vajpayee’s Tarnished Record on Protecting India’s Minorities
The former prime minister, whose birth anniversary is celebrated on December 25, failed Muslims and Christians when they needed him the most.
Death of Democratic Institutions: Inevitable Logic of Neoliberal Political Economy
In neoliberalism, politics is no longer based on the democratic principle: “Nor let us be resentful when others differ from us”; only greed and self interest are the guides to social action. Are we now hearing the sounds of the “death struggle” of the idea of a liberal constitutional democracy?
Gandhi said RSS was ‘Communal with a Totalitarian Outlook’ – That’s Still True
The Hindutva organisation’s ideology can be summarised in six words: We shall show Muslims their place.
Black Women, Mothers, Workers: The Frontlines of the MTST
In the Brazilian Homeless Workers’ Movement (MTST), it is women who organize the day-to-day of the occupations, head up the assemblies in the territories, and participate in the negotiations for land. A discussion with two women leaders of the MTST.
The Tragedy of Corbynism: A Postmortem
The real tragedy of Corbynism was that all attempts at grassroots mobilisation, political education, community programmes, and anti-militarism were ultimately subordinated, it not completely sacrificed, to the priority of winning the election.
The U.S. of A(rms): The Art of the Weapons Deal in the Age of Trump
For the US political leadership, when it comes to selling American weaponry and thereby benefiting American military corporations, more or less anything except (so far) nuclear weapons seems to go. It doesn’t matter how they might be used or against whom.
Illicit Financial Flows: Africa Is the World’s Main Creditor
In its latest report on Illicit Financial Flows in Africa, UNCTAD discloses that $88.6 billion from the continent go up in smoke every year. Not only must we ask questions about the size of these amounts, we must also wonder how this is at all possible.
Capitalism | COVID19 | Online Blog | USA | World Economy
Trickle-Down Economics vs. Build-Up Economics
At this juncture, between a global pandemic and the promise of a post-pandemic world, and between the administrations of Trump and Biden, we would be well-served by changing the economic paradigm from trickle down to build up.
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Bilateral Swaps in China’s Global Presence
A less highlighted instrument that has contributed to China’s growing global influence in developing countries worldwide is bilateral currency swaps between China’s central bank and the central banks of these countries.
Farewell Shamsur Rahman Faruqi: The Sun That Set in the Earth
Faruqi (1935-2020) was simultaneously a high-quality writer, competent critic, respected poet, high-ranking short-story writer, authentic researcher, and expert of prosody and grammar.