Sri Lanka’s Crisis – Two Articles
In Sri Lanka’s Crisis, a New President and Old Problems; and: Interview with Sri Lankan Student Leader.
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Biden in the Middle East
In his meetings with the Israeli and Saudi Arabian governments, Biden ignored the Israeli assassination of journalist Shereen Abu Aqla and of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi Arabia, committed the US to continued support of the apartheid Israeli regime, and threatened to invade Iraq.
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Revealed: Oil Sector’s ‘Staggering’ $3bn-a-Day Profits for Last 50 Years
The oil and gas industry has delivered $2.8bn (£2.3bn) a day in pure profit for the last 50 years, a new analysis has revealed. This has provided it enough power to “buy every politician, every system” and delay action on the climate crisis.
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The Inequality Pandemic
Excerpts from a briefing paper published in May 2022 by Oxfam International: More billionaires, more extreme poverty. Global inequality has skyrocketed since Covid began.
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‘Despite the Darkness, There Remain Pegs of Hope’: An Open Letter to Zakia Jafri
‘For a common Indian like me, you are the embodiment of courage and strength. You give me hope because your pursuance of justice, despite the odds, has been exemplary.’; Also – ‘The Hard Hearted State’ by Sankara Narayanan.
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Stop Persecution of Medha Patkar and Trustees of Narmada Nav Nirman Abhiyan
It is indeed atrocious that a public-spirited Trust like NNNA (regd. in Mumbai) which has been working for over two decades in the interest of the displacement-affected adivasi and rural communities in the Narmada valley is having to face such bizarre allegations from vested interests.
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Mr. Modi, How are You Going to Handle Wheat?
With wheat stocks at a 14-year low and procurement at a 20-year low, how is the ration system going to deliver this staple to crores of people?
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Kali Faces the Wrath of a Hindi Colonialism Out to Destroy the Traditions of Her Followers
Hindus outside the Hindi belt have always treated their gods and goddesses as part of the family. They tease them and also pray to them. Their gods and goddesses eat, drink and make merry, just like them. The RSS resents this human-divine proximity.
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This Part of India Is on the Verge of Becoming a Complete Surveillance State
The CCTV network, paired with facial recognition technology, an ever-expanding database of biometric information and a willing police force, has the potential to monitor its citizens to a worrying degree.
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New Ferment in Anti-RSS Discourse in South India
New anti-caste writers and film-makers are setting a radical agenda in mass culture in Karnataka and beyond. Will their challenge to Hindutva hegemony travel north?
