Covid-19 on a Debt Assault
Across the world, from Pope Francis to the G-20, calls are being made for cancellation of the external debts of the developing countries. Eric Toussaint’s views on these calls.
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How have Asian Governments Responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Class and social privilege, race/ethnicity, gender, occupation and age determine who are most vulnerable to the virus and disease in countries across Asia.
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Tackling the Pandemic: The different stories of New Zealand, Sweden and a Japanese Island
Three articles: On why New Zealand has succeeded in controlling the pandemic, while Sweden has failed; and about a Japanese island that opened up too early, resulting in a second wave.
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The Folly and Vanity of the Project to Redesign Delhi
Ramachandra Guha Six years ago, the then editor of the Hindustan Times invited me to write a fortnightly column. I agreed, on condition that there would be no censorship. While occasionally some changes to my text were made without my consent, there was no attempt to get me to rewrite my column or change its…
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Modi Government Sees Migrant Workers as Mere Labour Resource, Not Human Beings: Some Articles
Even though the government has now allowed migrant workers to return home, it is clear that the government sees them as labour resources, not human beings and citizens with desires. A set of articles and interview with Jean Dreze, the famed economist.
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Is Private Health ‘Industry’ a Big Hurdle to Contain COVID-19?
Given the urgency of the need to effectively combat COVID-19, the government quickly needs to bring the private healthcare sector under government control. This is also needed so that we can continue to combat other diseases like TB, which too kill tens of thousands of people every year
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Finance Ministry Slams IRS Officers’ Proposal on Levying a COVID-19 Wealth Tax
The policy paper had also suggested raising income tax rates for those who earn over Rs 1 crore a year to raise resources needed to battle the economic damage done by a national lockdown.
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Coronavirus: India to Cap Stimulus Package at $60 Billion to Protect Credit Rating
Government is keen to restrict spending on corona relief to placate international capital.
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Implement MGNREGA to Deal with Unemployment Crisis, Eminent Citizens Urge Rural Development Ministry
Eminent citizens write to the Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj demanding widespread upscaling of MGNREGA to deal with the economic crisis resulting from the countrywide lockdown.
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COVID-19 Proves Workers, Not Bosses, are Essential
In the conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the truth of Marx’s claim, that it’s the labour of workers, and not the supposed intelligence and entrepreneurial spirit of bosses, that keeps society running, has been brought into sharp relief.
