Hindutva Leaders Revile Gandhi and His Message, But Can’t Resist Basking in His Glory
Try as it might, the Sangh parivar cannot discard the Mahatma or his legacy.
‘We’ve Become Like Beggars’: UP Accused Pay Price for CAA Protests Without Being Convicted in Court
The legality of the state’s move to recover damages from people accused of having participated in the protests is dubious.
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Twitter’s Ban on Trump Will Only Deepen the U.S. Tribal Divide
Anyone who believes locking President Donald Trump out of his social media accounts will serve as the first step on the path to healing the political divide in the United States is likely to be in for a bitter disappointment.
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Impeachment Will Not Defeat Trumpism; Strategic Action Needed – Two Articles
The crises the US people face are severe and the right wing violent backlash is real. To stop the right wing, ghe US left must constitute itself as an independent pole, and not fall in behind attempts to rehabilitate business as usual.
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On the Anniversary of His Death, Theodore W. Allen’s Analysis Still Resonates
“White supremacy” wrote Allen, is “both the keystone and the Achilles heel of U.S. bourgeois democracy.”
The Unraveling of a Script in Two Parts
The script of collaboration is in two parts. The first part was when V.D. Savarkar collaborated with the British as promised by him in his mercy petitions from jail; the second part is more recent – BJP’s collaboration with big business.
The Trials and Tribulations of Being a Muslim in Today’s India
The author writes: This article is not about any religion, organisation, political party or government as they are all ephemeral. It is about our people who are enduring. I lament that the venom of hatred has become the lifeblood coursing through the veins of our body politic.
Fr. Stan Swamy Shares a Poem from Jail
Jesuit Priest Father Stan Swamy (83) writes he’s pained to see so many young inmates in Taloja Jail, shares a Christmas message of compassion.
Why are People Going Hungry if India has Surplus Foodgrain Stocks?
A country that ranks 94 among 107 countries in the Global Hunger Index can’t be said to be self-sufficient in foodgrains. The surplus stocks are due to shortage of purchasing power in peoples’ hands.
Minority Places of Worship Were Attacked in India and Pakistan. Guess Which Country Took Action?
The comparison highlights just how far India has moved away from its ideals of secularism.