What Job Losses in the Formal Sector Tell Us About the Lockdown’s Impact on Economy
The plight of salaried employees has worsened since the lockdown, with a net loss of 18.9 million since the coronavirus pandemic arrived on Indian shores.
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India Is in Denial about the COVID-19 Crisis
The country is headed for disaster as the pandemic devastates health services and livelihoods.
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Planning the Future
Covid-19 has shown once again that the market can’t rise to the challenges we face – we need to replace the market with a system of democratic planning.
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China Passes US as World’s Top Researcher, Showing its R&D Might
China has outstripped the U.S. in putting out research papers in the natural sciences, further illustrating its emerging dominance in scientific investigation.
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COVID-19, Marxism, and the Metabolic Rift
Marx’s groundbreaking work on the relationship between human society and nature can help us understand the destructive dynamics underlying the Covid pandemic.
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Tagore’s ‘Deenodaan’, Independence and the Gods’ Last Laugh
Did we show “faith” on August 5 by excluding 14% of our country? Did we show “faith” for the remaining 86% in whose name a temple was being built, an 86% struggling to cope with the effects of the pandemic and lockdown?
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With 50,000 COVID-19 Deaths and Highest New Daily Cases in World, India’s Outlook is Grim
The spread of the coronavirus epidemic in India looks almost unstoppable.
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“We Didn’t Bleed Him Enough”: When Normal is the Problem
The search is on for: how quickly can we overcome the problem and “return to normal.” But the problem is the normal – neoliberalism and capitalism.
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Covid-19: Why Is India Doing Worse than Other South Asian Countries?
What explains the fact that India’s performance with regard to dealing with the disease has been so much worse than other South Asian countries, most of which share similar characteristics?
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Cuba’s Medical Brigades in Africa Embody a Long Tradition of Solidarity
From medical to military, agricultural, educational, cultural support and more, the Cuban footprint in Africa dates back to the national struggles against colonialism.
