How the World of Work Is Changing
Globally, employment patterns are changing, including four-day weeks and remote work. Two articles.
Your Smartphone Has a Human Cost
On the tech-fueled “modern-day slavery” in the Congo.
Earthly Birthday Greetings to Stan Swamy in Heaven
Dear Stan, It is your birthday today here on earth! You would have completed eighty-six years, if you were around. Well, that was not to be; on 5 July 2021 you were murdered by a brutal and fascist regime. Here on earth dear Stan you are missed very much …
Invoking the Russell-Einstein Manifesto Against Nuclear War
The need for intellectuals to commit themselves body and soul to the common good, and the opposition to world war, and nuclear war, is only the greater at this horrible moment of taunting and daring launched by Presidents Biden and Putin today – says Pastreich.
Dismantling the Cult of Churchill
Review of book, ‘Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes’, by Tariq Ali: There is a great disconnect between Churchill’s popular image and the larger context of his life and times. Ali’s book very much illuminates the former with the latter.
An Open Letter to Rahul Gandhi: Does the Spirit of Bharat Jodo Yatra Not Apply in Chhattisgarh?
“The adivasis of Bastar are also part of Bharat. There are many serious concerns regarding their fundamental rights, which await your attention.” Also: Civil Rights Fact-Finding Team Seeking Probe in Aerial Bombing Detained in Chhattisgarh – Statement by FACAM.
Thomas Friedman and the Myth of Liberal Israel
Israel is putting together an aggressively racist rightwing government under the leadership of the unprincipled Benjamin Netanyahu. It is a logical outcome of a national point of view—represented by Israel’s Zionist state ideology—which has always been fundamentally racist.
Workers Suffer High Levels of Stress and Alienation; and Workplace Accidents – 3 Articles
Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace Report 2022 reveals high levels of alienation and stress faced by workers; 120 million occupational accidents, of which 2.1 lakh are fatal accidents, occur annually at workplaces worldwide; Also: WHO-ILO Report: Work-related Causes Kill 2 Million People Globally Each Year.
India: Serious Concerns Raised at UN Rights Review
The Indian government should promptly adopt and act on the recommendations that United Nations member states made at the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review process on November 10, 2022, six international human rights groups said today.
Unflagging, Unyielding Discrimination Makes Madhya Pradesh the State with India’s Highest Caste-Crime Rate
In the hinterlands of Madhya Pradesh, untouchability thrives, as younger generations of Dalits, OBCs, and Adivasis accept it as a way of life. While enjoying the fruits of their hard work and labour, upper castes and even OBCs avoid physical contact with Dalits.