Farmers Denied Rs 1,900 Crore Due to Sales Below MSP in Last Two Months
This analysis reinforces the fact that the announcement of MSP for most crops remains mostly on paper as farmers are rarely able to sell it for these prices.
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State Governments in Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan Pass Amended Farm Bills
The Congress governments in these states introduce amended farms Bills in their State Assemblies to counter the Central Acts and safeguard the interests of farmers.
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Why Our Country’s Nutritional Security and Farmers’ Welfare are Inseparable Issues
India’s record is lowest among South Asian countries in fighting hunger and stands to worsen following the new farm laws.
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Making Sense of the Present Moment of ‘Onlinisation’ of Teaching
In these Covid times, when online teaching has become rampant, we are being told that this development opens up new possibilities and realms for education. A critical examination of it, against our basic conception of education.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
