On 51st Anniversary of Bank Nationalisation on 19 July 2020: Demands of All India Bank Employees Association
AIBEA gives the call to bank employees to observe the Bank Nationalisation Day while calling for stopping privatisation of banks.
The Supreme Court Must Note That Reservation Is a Fundamental Right
The idea of equality is that like should be treated alike and different treatment may be accorded to those who are sharply dissimilar. Thus, right to equality permits reservation, and is a part of the basic structure of the constitution.
Arrest of Gangrape Victim: Feminist Groups, 7000 Individuals Write to Patna CJ for Justice; Rape Survivor Recounts Her Ordeal After Release
63 civil society organisations and 7020 individuals petition the Patna High Court CJ on the need to provide justice to the Araria gangrape survivor and the two activists accompanying her.
Delhi Riots: Minority Commission Report; Prominent Citizens Accuse Police of Botching up Probe
The report describes the circumstances leading to violence, how Muslims were selectively targeted, and how investigations smack of a cover-up; Prominent citizens write to President, seek inquiry.
ICMR Must Decide if It Is India’s Council for Medical Research or Its Master’s Voice
Today, no one expects ICMR to contradict the Centre’s COVID-19 response strategy on any count, irrespective of the enormity of a transgression.
“Coronavirus and Black Lives Matters is a Double Revolution that Can Help Release Africa from the Empire”
Prof. Tandon talks about the balance sheet of the West’s Development Cooperation aid programs in Africa, the 60th anniversary of African independence, and the risks related to the coronavirus pandemic but also the opportunities it may offer to strengthen African sovereignty.
Black Lives Matter: Struggles Continue in the US
On July 20, thousands of workers plan to walk off their jobs to participate in the Strike for Black Lives; Trump unleashes armed officers from DHS on cities that have seen large-scale protests, but protestors refused to be cowed down.
A Critique of the Indian Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The most destructive effects of Covid-19 in India have not been the result of the disease, but the nature of the government response. As lockdown was gradually lifted, ten major features of the state response led to resurgence of disease and continued economic distress.
Coronavirus Pandemic May Get Worse and Worse and Worse, Warns WHO
At a recent press briefing, WHO chief Tedros said: “Let me be blunt. Too many countries are headed in the wrong direction, the virus remains public enemy number one.”
CoronaShock and Socialism
CoronaShock is a term that refers to how a virus struck the world with such gripping force; it refers to how the social order in the bourgeois state crumbled, while the social order in the socialist parts of the world appeared more resilient.