A Dalit Woman’s Battle for the Job that was Her Right
The Pothumallee case led to reservations in Tamil Nadu’s anganwadis. Ten years later, caste hurdles to recruitment have given way to other challenges.
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‘Imagine Not Getting Paid for 5 Years’: Awaiting Dues from Centre, Madrasa Teachers in Dire Straits
Nearly 50,000 teachers joined madrasas under the modernisation scheme. For almost five years, they have not received the Union government’s share of the salary.
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Chomsky and Pollin: Protests Outside of COP26 Offered More Hope Than the Summit
The conference ended with a disheartening “compromise” deal on the climate. In this interview, leading intellectuals Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin offer their assessments of what transpired at COP26 and share their views about ways to go forward with the fight against the climate crisis.
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Why We Should Reject Mark Zuckerberg’s Dehumanizing Vision of a “Metaverse”
The deeper implications of this apparent “technology coup” are troubling for dealing with the looming climate crisis and urgent need to restore the environment.
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Pakistan in a Perfect Debt Spiral with the Worst Impacts of the Pandemic
Pakistan is one of the 52 countries facing severe debt crisis. The most critical problem faced by the country’s economy is repayment and servicing of external debt. Persistent borrowing creates a spiral with more borrowing generating an impending economic crisis.
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Capitalism | Online Blog | USA
Titans
In mid October 2021, the asset management behemoth BlackRock announced it had $10 trillion in assets under management. The rise of BlackRock, Vanguard, and their competitors has ushered in a new regime—a combination of concentration and control that is without historical precedent.
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Capitalism | Online Blog | USA
The Real Cost of a Hamburger
Every hamburger price tag should include a calculation of animal suffering, human health costs, and economic and ecological subsidies. None of these bona fide costs is included in the price one pays for a hamburger (or other meats eaten by consumers for that matter).
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A Farewell to COPitalism
The future was supposed to be copitalism: national governments working with the UN Conference of the Parties (COP) to limit emissions and prevent climate breakdown – while leaving capitalism intact; COP26 has made it evident that copitalism is a utopia.
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Electoral Bonds are a Threat to Indian Democracy
The electoral bonds system allows corporates to anonymously donate theoretically infinite amounts of money to political parties, triggering concerns that the ruling party will return the favour through corporate-friendly public policy.
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Modi Govt Keeps Financial Deal with Bharat Biotech Secret; Covaxin Among World’s Costliest Vaccines
The supply of Covaxin—one of the world’s cheapest vaccines by investment but among the costliest in the market—is marred by shortages. The financial details of the deal are secret, production capacity is unclear and royalties to the government are likely underpaid.
