The Broken Food System
Whether in the US, Europe or India, agrarian distress has been worsening. The proposed marketing reforms in India will only worsen the crisis.
As the First Year of Modi 2.0 Ends, It’s Clear that Democracy has Been Quarantined
If there is one thing we’ve learned about Modi, it is that he never learns from his mistakes. The current crisis is the product of his cult of personality and the only response he is capable of is to double down on his worst impulses.
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Forget “Looting”; Capitalism Is the Real Robbery
As protesters are being accused of “looting” and “rioting” in Minneapolis or anywhere else, we need to reflect on the systematic robbery of Black America.
Nothing Abnormal About the Outrage in America: Two Articles
The script of George Floyd’s death is written deep in the ugly drama of U.S. history.
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COVID-19 and Catastrophe Capitalism
As the world enters the third decade of the twenty-first century, we are seeing the emergence of catastrophe capitalism as the structural crisis of the system takes on planetary dimensions.
India Unlock 1.0: Three Articles
The Modi government is moving to unlock the economy, even though the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise rapidly and has crossed more than 1.5 lakh. Is the new mantra of the government ‘Live and let die’?
Tribute to Dr Vijayam, Renowned Humanist
The death of Dr Vijayam, who passed away on 22 May 2020, is a tremendous loss for the humanist movement in India.
Shelve the Central Vista Project
The government is using the lockdown as an opportunity to clear many controversial projects, one such being the Central Vista Project. Despite its wastefulness, Modi is bent on promoting it as it fulfills a key RSS agenda.
Covid-19 and Conspiracy Theories: Two Articles
Trump administration’s zeal in shifting attention from its own bungling of the Covid-19 crisis to putting the blame on China is weakening the global fight against the pandemic.
Trump Launches Vaccine War So that Big Pharma Can Earn Big Profits: Two Articles
Trump is seeking to seize control of the development of the COVID-19 vaccine as a new instrument of global power, and so that Big Pharma can earn huge profits.