GDP Estimates: Smoke And Mirrors With Economic Statistics
Growth, expressed in percentages is misleading, particularly in a period when underlying statistics are in the grip of volatility, as seen in the pandemic years.
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NCRB: Daily Wagers and Females Biggest Groups Among Suicide Victims in 2021; Dalit Atrocities on Rise – 3 Articles
According to the 2021 NCRB report, the daily wage earner remained the largest group (profession-wise) among the total number of suicide victims in 2021. Also: NCRB report reveals grim situation of female suicides; atrocities on Dalits and Adivasis also on the rise.
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How France Underdevelops Africa
Most sub-Saharan African French colonies got formal independence in the 1960s. But their economies have progressed little, leaving most people in poverty, because of post-colonial monetary arrangements imposed on these countries by France, which have allowed for their continual exploitation by France.
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Where Is France Insoumise Going?
A look at the direction of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the new French left after their electoral breakthrough earlier in the year.
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Capitalism Created the Climate Catastrophe; Socialism Can Avert Disaster
Capitalism cannot solve the climate crisis since capitalism is the principal cause of the crisis. One hundred of the world’s largest corporations are responsible for 71% of global industrial greenhouse gases; but these corporations are not prepared to accelerate the energy transition.
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Sri Lanka: The Struggle Continues
Progressive forces in Sri Lanka know that it is the lack of real political organization that held them back. They have been consistently speaking out and continue to reorganize the struggle in an attempt to build new leadership.
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The Sword of Bolivar Is Wielded Again by the People of Latin America
On August 7, 2022, Gustavo Petro and his running mate, Francia Márquez, were inaugurated as the President and Vice-President of the Republic of Colombia. This was one of the most historic events in Latin America for at least a century.
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Even After a Century, Water Is Still the Marker of India’s Caste Society
For Dalits, water is not a natural beauty, the nectar of life or a life-nurturing agent, but a ‘caste burden’.
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Patel Was Not the Sole Architect of the Integration of Princely States; Nehru Too Deserves Credit
Patel’s role in the integration of princely states has been exaggerated by the Modi regime precisely because of it is seeking to malign and erase Nehru’s contribution in the freedom movement and in the making of modern India.
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An Adani Jolt? Himachal Farmers ‘Forced to Sell’ Apples at Prices Lower Than 2020
On August 16 protests of apple growers resumed in Himachal Pradesh after a 10-day ultimatum to the government by the apple growers to resolve their problems did not bring a satisfactory response.
