The End of Dollar Hegemony
This interview focuses on the impact of US sanctions and Russian countersanctions on the position of the dollar and US economic power.
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Capitalism | Economy | Fascism | Online Blog
A New Generation of Palestinian Organizers has Arisen from the Ashes of the Oslo Accords
From Sheikh Jarrah to Gaza to inside Israeli prisons, Palestinians are increasingly embracing collective resistance.
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Xiomara Castro’s Government Declares Honduras Free of Open-Pit Mining
The initiative, which placed the protection of the environment above the interests of the transnational companies, was celebrated by environmentalists and social organizations across the country.
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Stop the War – on Livable Ecology
The author is not referring to the war in Ukraine, but to the capitalist war on livable ecology. There’s no war and peace, no social justice, no democracy, no demilitarization, on a dead planet, whether it is frozen in nuclear winter or melted by climate change.
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The Political Economy of CPSE Disinvestment: Has National Wealth Been Put on a Distress Sale?
The sweeping disinvestment policy announced by the NDA government in December 2021 has put most of the national wealth on a distress sale. The few oligarchs who fund the political parties are waiting with their war chests of funds ready to buy the Central Public Sector Enterprises for a song.
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China | Economy | Online Blog
A ‘Red’ New Deal for China?
A look at what lies behind China’s recent economic policy pronouncements – and to what extent they can be considered to be progressive.
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World and India Billionaire and Millionaire Wealth Tax: Revenue Estimates; ‘With Exploding Inequality, India Can’t Continue With Business As Usual’
A progressive wealth tax on the world’s richest people would raise $3.62 trillion a year – more than enough to pay for lifting 3.3 billion people out of poverty, vaccinate everyone in the world, and provide universal social protection and healthcare. Also – discussion on extent of India’s inequality and solutions for a more equal society.
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Modi Govt Sitting on Lakhs of Vacancies; Over 33% Teaching Faculty Posts Lying Vacant in Central Universities
There are at least 8.7 lakh vacancies in various ministries and another 3.6 lakh in different services under the Central government, as per official data. Also – As per govt data, of the 18,905 sanctioned faculty posts in Central universities, 6,333 were vacant as of October 1, 2021.
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Capitalism | COVID19 | Economy | Online Blog
Who Sleeps Under the Bridge?
The way in which the law often comes to oppress those at the bottom and yet fortify those at the top has been illustrated in the clearest of ways by the debacle concerning Boris Johnson in the UK.
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The End of Growth? The Capitalist Economy & Ecological Crisis
Socialists should be clear that the cause of the climate crisis is the capitalist system and its incessant drive to accumulate profits, and that the only way to solve the crisis is to struggle for a socialist world where human need, including a sustainable relation to nature, comes before private greed.
