Earnings of Big Companies, Super Rich Booming – 2 Articles
“Big Companies Earned Over USD 1 Trillion of Profit in 2022, Says Joint Oxfam and Action Aid Study”. And: “World’s Richest Added $852 Billion to Their Fortunes in First Half of 2023”.
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The Wound of the War on Terror, Up Close and Personal
America’s War on Terror has killed and injured millions. This figure includes dead and wounded Americans too. Most Americans, however, have little awareness of the impact of these wars on the American people.
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Online Blog | Science | USA
Dark History: How the U.S. Experimented on its Own People
For years, government-related institutes have experimented on their own citizens, mainly minorities, to serve their own interests. Infamous and not entirely disclosed, here are some of the most unethical operations done by the US on its own people and soil.
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How to Kill a Poet?
‘It is difficult to imprison a poet, can life sprout in any planet, once time is confined to a prison’
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The UCC Bogey Is Raked Up for Muslim Bashing and to Serve Electoral Needs – Two Articles
Cultural diversity, as the 21st law commission said, cannot be compromised to the extent that an urge for uniformity becomes the reason for a threat to the territorial integrity of the democratic nation. Also: Flavia Agnes, an eminent lawyer, questions the timing and intention of raking up the UCC.
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Plan to Demolish Top Gandhian Institute: Protest Intensifies; Also: NAPM Press Release
Article and Press Release condemning the brazen and disgraceful attempts by the BJP Government to arbitrarily occupy and destroy two of the most reputed Gandhian institutions of the country, Gandhi Vidya Sansthan and Sarva Seva Sangh, situated in Varanasi.
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Modi’s US Visit: Beyond Optics, the Substance Is Not Much to Crow About
The US effort is to wean away India from its present conciliatory approach towards China as soon as possible, and gradually secure a foothold for US forces on the sub-continent as contemplated in the Joint Statement. Also: “Modi’s US Visit Has Increased India’s Vulnerabilities”.
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If Chip-Making Is India’s Goal, Micron Deal Won’t Deliver it
India will pick up 70% of the tab, the US semiconductor giant will own the plant to assemble and test chips made elsewhere. That’s not called ‘investing in technology’.
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Livestock Bill Creation and Withdrawal Shows Govt’s Disregard for Farmers’ Livelihoods and Animal Welfare – Two Articles
During both the creation and withdrawal of the Bill, the government did not consider the livelihoods and lives of the millions of caste-oppressed landless, marginal, and small farmers who depend on livestock for their survival. Also: The Livestock Export Bill has been Withdrawn for Now But Disregard for Live Animal Trade Remains”.
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A Taxing Tale: Assessing the Impact of Six Years of GST
The ease of doing business has not come about and investment rates have not increased. An alternatively simpler GST exists but the government is not willing to admit its failure. Further, while the benefits have not accrued to the country, fiscal federalism has been dented.
