Amazon, ‘Economic Terrorism’ and the Destruction of Livelihoods
Global corporations are colonising India’s retail space through e-commerce and destroying small-scale physical retail and millions of livelihoods.
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The Blood Never Dries
It is not just that the territories of the British empire were seized and ruled with great violence; it is important to understand that the rulers of the empire will one day be perceived to rank with the dictators of the 20th century as the authors of crimes against humanity on an infamous scale.
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End Is Near: Save India from Climate Catastrophe
Will a rising sea submerge India’s coastal cities and villages in the future? Will climate change affect our monsoon, and the floods and droughts linked to it?
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As Our Bodies and Planetary Systems Become ‘Inflamed’, How do We Heal?
In their new book, authors Rupa Marya and Raj Patel explore how capitalism and colonialism have caused sickness and how Indigenous knowledge can offer healing.
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Capitalism on a Ventilator: The Impact of COVID-19 in China & the U.S.
Book Review: ‘Capitalism on a Ventilator’ compares the impact of COVID-19 in China and the U.S., in the words of “social justice activists discussing a global choice: cooperation vs. competition.
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Revealed: the True Extent of America’s Food Monopolies, and Who Pays the Price
An investigation into the shocking scale of big food corporations’ market dominance and political power, and its consequences for the people.
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While Western Powers Undermine Haitian Sovereignty, Venezuela Continues to Show Solidarity
Articles on the ongoing tragedy in Haiti do not highlight the nefarious role that groups affiliated with the United Nations and the US have played in Haiti in the past, and the positive role that other countries in the Global South, particularly Venezuela, have had on Haiti’s development.
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Modi’s Monetisation Plan – a Scheme for Mortgaging Public Wealth to Big Business
Camouflaged in jargon that speaks of ‘monetisation of de-risked assets’, the BJP-led NDA government has announced a plan to sell off India’s public sector assets to big private investors in return for payments of around Rs 6 lakh crore over a four year period ending financial year 2025.
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Capitalism Is Making You Lonely
Long before the coronavirus pandemic, we were amid a growing crisis of loneliness. The problem isn’t social media, popular culture, or city living — it’s capitalism.
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Leaked Report of the IPCC Reveals that the Growth Model of Capitalism Is Unsustainable
The second draft of the IPCC Group III report, focused on mitigation strategies, states that we must move away from the current capitalist model to avoid surpassing planetary boundaries and climate and ecological catastrophe.
