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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
Until recently, there had been relatively little discussion about what the rapid growth of digital labor platforms meant for the nature of work and the employment relationship. A recent report provides answers to many questions – and raises several more …
As Amazon organises its annual event ‘Smbhav’, retailers associations allege that the e-commerce companies are organising events to hide their ‘malpractices’.
A discussion with Joao Pedro Stedile, one of the leaders of the Landless Movement of Brazil, on the current situation in his country, which is submerged in a very grave health crisis as well as another crisis resulting from the disaster produced by the appalling government of Jair Bolsonaro.
This statement, signed by dozens of organisations from around the world, calls for support of the resistance by the Haitian people to the US-backed dictatorship of Jovenel Moise, and provides concrete ways for progressive-minded people to take action in solidarity with Haiti.
How can we explain that a significant part of popular votes did not go to the leftist candidate Andres Arauz to prevent the neoliberal banker Guillermo Lasso from getting elected? What are the lessons to be drawn?
The U.S. is in competition with–in fact is in conflict with–China in Africa. The approach of both is starkly different. One is marked by violence and racism and the other by a solidarity with roots in the Third World movement.
America’s domestic violence (shootings, massacres, world’s highest prison population, etc.) cannot be distinguished from the wars and blockades waged by the USA and its arms sales and 800 military bases around the world, that are involved in almost continual bombings and drone killings.
By now, the entire world knows about the decision by Japan to dump tritium-laced radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. In response, Chinese Foreign Minster Lijian Zhao replied “the ocean is not Japan’s trashcan” and furthermore, since Japan claims it’s safe to drink, “then drink it!”
On why sporting events get special treatment during the pandemic (hint – it’s not just for the fans).
A discussion of the evolution of the share possessed by the richest 10 percent and 1 percent between late 18th century to 2010, based on evidence gathered by Thomas Piketty.
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