It’s Time to Reclaim the Political Significance of International Women’s Day
March 8 should be a day to honour women who fought for their rights and dreamt of a world where there would be justice and peace.
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Muslim Women and Shaheen Bagh – Role Models in Long and Untiring Protest
Thanks to the Shaheen Bagh women, my daughters, and a million others, have real life role models.
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Adityanath Wanted ‘80-20’ Vote in His Favour, What He Got Was 45-55, Against Him
Unfortunately for Adityanath and Narendra Modi, the ‘80-20’ statement not only exposes the central role communal hatred plays for the BJP in elections but the actual election result has thrown up contrarian arithmetic.
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With an Opposition Inactive for 5 Years, It Was the Farmers’ Protests That Swung West UP
Uttar Pradesh didn’t even have an opposition until now. Today, at least, there is a strong opposition, albeit one that the people have created on their own.
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Comments on War in Ukraine
To understand the origins of the New Cold War and the onset of the current Russian entry into the Ukrainian civil war, it is necessary to go back to decisions associated with the creation of the New World Order made in Washington when the previous Cold War ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
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Zelensky Rubbishes Biden’s War on Russia
News has appeared that Ukrainian President Zelensky has conceded that he is willing to concede to the Russian demand that his country will not seek to become a member of NATO. If it is so easy to work out a compromise over Russia’s legitimate security demands, why was Biden so very stubborn in his refusal to even discuss it, given the urgency of the matter?
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The Fukushima Taboo
“Coming out” on thyroid cancer — or indeed about any negative health impacts resulting from the Fukushima nuclear disaster — remains largely taboo in Japan. Studies that conclude the medical impacts are significant or even substantial, are met with hostility, stoniness or just plain silence.
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Finland’s Education System Shows How Many Government Programs Can Work Better
Finland’s education system borrows the best from both capitalism and socialism. The government pays from the tax system, and the people, whether rich or poor, get the same education.
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On the Recent Events in the Ukraine
While Putin’s actions are a reaction to the events of the past three decades, they do not justify the invasion of Ukraine. Neither is the resurrection of the institutions of global militarism (such as NATO) justified, that have contributed so much to the creation of the problem. The popular movement for peace needs to be rekindled.
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Budget 2022–23: What Is in it for the People, Part IV – Budgetary Allocations for Health & Nutrition, and Pensions
India is actually known as the disease capital of the world. It probably accounted for a quarter of the total corona pandemic deaths. The reason for India’s health crisis—which became so evident to everyone during the second covid wave—is the dismal state of our public health system.
