New India as Employer-Dreamland
The Central government says the multiplicity of labour laws is done away with by integrating them into ‘labour codes’. A look at the results.
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The Bermuda Triangle May Have Shifted Over India
Promises made by the BJP, public money, historical facts and several others have all evaporated into thin air. And even though millions of voters are scurrying around looking for them, all they have found so far is a big jumla.
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Should Sacredness Not be Equal?
In the Sammed Shikharji matter, the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change stated that the site is of significance not only for Jains but for the nation as a whole. If so, are the sacred landscapes of Adivasis and other communities also not of national significance?
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Socialists and ‘Sanghis’: A Decades-Long Love-Hate Relationship
In the context of Satya Pal Malik’s decision to reveal the “truth” about the Pulwama attack, the author discusses Malik’s decision to part ways with Modi – and says this is part of an old socialist ethos of immense ideological fluidity.
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We STILL Don’t Get it: It Is an Empire, Folks!
The U.S. Left (however defined) still does not get that the United States is not just another country; it is an Empire.
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Here Comes Everyone: Climate, Class and the Movement We Need
Tens of thousands of people are expected to be in central London for four days starting Friday to protest the government’s lack of action on the climate crisis. Extinction Rebellion (XR) has called it The Big One, and the idea is to surround parliament to demand ‘systemic change’.
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Cuba and the Children of Chernobyl
The Cuban initiative to provide healthcare to the children affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster took place during one of the most difficult times for Cuba. It represents an unparalleled globalization of solidarity.
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The Horror That Is Female Genital Mutilation
Genital mutilation also known as ‘khatna’ continues to be practiced in 30 countries, including India.
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How B.R. Ambedkar has Become a Global Icon in the Fight Against Injustice
The mobilisations by Dalit Ambedkarite diaspora in the West have received support from other socially marginalised communities and minority groups. Also: Guardian Editorial, “Unthinkable? An Ambedkar Memorial”.
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‘Encounter Pradesh’ Model of Instant Justice Indicates Terror May Become State Policy
The Adityanath government has ushered in an era of unapologetic state vigilantism in Uttar Pradesh.
