Explaining 21st-Century Capitalism in a Way Everyone Can Understand
For those of trying to understand economics and what capitalism is all about, here is an excellent introduction.
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GPI vs. GDP: Does Size Matter More Than Substance?
U.S House Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) recently introduced a bill in Congress to overhaul GDP, the nation’s most watched economic indicator. She introduced the Genuine Progress Indicator (“GPI”) Act. It would be a significant change for the trajectory of the socio-economic system.
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In the Face of Assassinations and Paramilitary Terror, the Zapatista Struggle for Sovereignty Continues
27 years after the Zapatista uprising in Mexico, Indigenous land defenders are still fighting for justice and autonomy — even if it means risking their lives.
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Latin American Socialism and the Fight Against COVID-19: Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua
Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua have distinguished themselves as having excellent, though little-studied COVID-19 responses. Not only that, they are acting as global good Samaritans, rendering international assistance to other states in need. Also: Privatised Health Services Worsen Pandemic.
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Venezuela: Building Socialism from Below – Two Articles
Revolutionary Venezuelan Women Collectives at Forefront; Workers Take Over a Kellogg Factory, Now Known as ‘Socialist Kellogg’
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The Re-Birth of the Left in the Post-Socialist Balkans
A new Balkan left is struggling against the post-socialist predicament, the disasters of capitalist restoration and the chronic crises that plague the European periphery.
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Maulana Azad: Founding Father of a Pluralist India, Remembered
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was not only a frontline nationalist leader but also one of the architects of modern India. He constantly strived as a minister and as an intellectual to synthesize the Islamic, Indian and the Western ideas into a coherent and single pattern for the newly independent nation.
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Barefoot College Lights the Path of Decentralized Solar
A people led path of improving and increasing renewable energy is really needed in these times of climate change. In this context, the pioneering and sustained work of the Barefoot College in Tilonia in expanding this work to extremely remote villages appears like a ray of hope.
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Caste | India | Online Blog
‘Sarpatta Parambarai’ Is a Visceral but Controlled Film that Packs Pa. Ranjith’s Familiar Punch
Casteism is at the core of this boxing drama, but the film is accomplished in all departments, with a few loud moments that jar.
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We Must Act NOW to Defend Democracy!
The institutional murder of 84-year-old Jesuit priest Fr Stan Swamy has shaken the very foundations of democracy in India. The urgency to defend democracy and all that is precious in the Constitution of India against repressive and anti-people laws, is perhaps felt today, as never before.
