Coronavirus Deaths Likely 60% Higher than Official Numbers Reflect
Studies show that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases might be many multiples of the official count.
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Trump’s Plan for Reopening the Economy Will Be Lethal
With internal polls showing that Trump is losing the November elections, he is desperate to put the economy back on track, irespective of its consequences for the people.
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Spending is the Easiest Way to Revive the Economy
Money needs to be given out to people; cash in hand, is at the core of restarting the economy.
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The Lockdown is a Dangerous Experiment, India’s Democracy Will Not Emerge Unscathed
Just as daily bread is necessary, said Bertolt Brecht, so is daily justice. “It is even necessary several times a day”. Unless the Supreme Court remembers this, an Orwellian world can easily become reality.
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1,100 + Feminists Across Religion, Class, Caste, Ethnicity, Ability, Sexuality and Genders Issue Solidarity Statement
Statement condemning the arrests and intimidation by the Delhi Police of citizens, especially Muslim women, who have spoken up against the unconstitutional moves of the Modi government.
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Mayday, Mayday, Mayday!
It was indeed with a deep sense of dismay and disappointment that we watched the rather prosaic address by the Chief of Defence Staff, thanking the ‘Corona Warriors’.
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Two Articles on How the Modi Govt. is Using the Pandemic to Centralise Power
BJP is trampling upon the country’s federal structure and concentrating all power in the Centre’s hands, putting at risk the project of building a democratic, secular, inclusive and egalitarian India. Two articles.
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May Day 2020 and the Creators of Wealth
In the name of labour reforms, the conditions of the working classes are being pushed to even worse than they were during the colonial era.
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Vietnam and the Indian State of Kerala Curbed Covid-19 on the Cheap
The secret of both Vietnam and Kerala in combating Covid-19 is their quick and efficient public-health systems, and early and timely planning to tackling the disease.
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The Outrageous Optimism of Jean-Paul Sartre
The French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre died 40 years ago, in the month of April. Sartre’s philosophy and political values can still inspire struggles for freedom today.
