Bihar Police Shower Bullets and Lathis on Adivasis in Kaimur!
The Adivasis were staging a peaceful sit-in protest demanding rights over forest land and resources.
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Modi Government Seeks to Corner Public Funds, While Denying Funds to States and Non-Profit Organisations – Two Articles
The Modi Government is cornering public funds via PM CARES while robbing states of GST share; at the same time, it is proposing to amend the FCRA to make it more difficult for activist organisations like Amnesty International to access foreign funding.
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‘Good Governance’ in UP: Four Articles
UP police to probe each Hindu-Muslim marriage for ‘love-jehad’; UP primarily using NSA against those accused of cow slaughter; UP setting up a new special force that can search and arrest without a warrant; when the release of an innocent detainee after months in jail is cause for elation, then democracy is staring at its nadir.
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Balancing Solidarity & Individualism in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond: A View from Vietnam
How can we inspire in people both the spirit of individualism (a strong sense of self), balanced with a spirit of solidarity/collectivism. Probably Vietnam provides an answer.
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Fascism | Online Blog | USA
Taking the Next Knee
Trump administration wants the baseball and basketball players to shut up and dribble. However, the question, in this moment from hell, is: Will the players and fans agree?
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Arctic and Antarctica Changing Rapidly, Billions to be Affected; Richest 1% Responsible for Climate Crisis
A new Arctic climate system is emerging; glaciers in the Antarctic are sustaining rapid damage with major consequences for rising sea levels; climate crisis could displace 1.2 billion people by 2050; a study shows the rich are responsible for the worsening climate crisis.
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A Tale of Two Capitalisms – Two Articles
Capitalism’s extraordinary successes in recent decades have also come with tremendous economic and social costs, such as worsening inequality. A study shows that the richest 1% of Americans have taken $50 trillion from bottom 90% in recent decades.
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The Coronavirus Lockdown Has Been a War on India’s Informal Labour
The government’s priority remains to weaken the already feeble labour rights regime further in the name of attracting capital investment to revive the economy.
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Janta Parliament: Executive Summary of Suggestions Made During Concluding Session
With the Modi government unwilling to convene the Parliament while taking several far-reaching and controversial decisions, concerned citizens got together to convene a Janta Parliament. A summary of the suggestions made in its concluding session.
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The Three Agriculture Related Bills: Handing Over Control of Agriculture to Foreign Corporations
Foreign agribusiness corporations want to seize control of India’s agriculture as India has some of the best agricultural lands in the world. Taking advantage of the pandemic, the Modi government is pandering to their wishes.
