72 Mass Shootings in 46 Days in the United States: What are the Causes?
Violence on this scale has to be treated as a social and not an individual phenomenon. The society has itself become toxic and hazardous.
Amartya Sen’s Work Shows Us the Human Cost of Capitalist Development
His work is two-sided (or contradictory). Sen punches big holes in mainstream explanations for manifestations of poverty and deprivation that are caused, often directly, by capitalist development. And at the same time, Sen sets out a vision of development that promotes the expansion of capitalist markets.
The Adani Story and Indian Neoliberalism – 2 Articles
While the Adani story is still unfolding, what it has already made clear is that neoliberalism is not about market competition and transparency, but an instrument to engineer income and wealth redistribution. In this case in favour of one individual and his group. Also: “Adani’s Fraudulent Empire Exposed”.
Davos 2023: Capitalist Rulers Incapable of Resolving Global Crises
Davos is where the lords of transnational capital and their agents gather to hammer out annually how they are to maintain and expand their rule. This year, uncertainty over their ability to manage the crisis, maintain control, restabilize global capitalism was on full display.
Socialism Is Increasingly Popular in the US, So the US House of Representatives Denounces it
The resolution passed by the US House of Representatives falsely accused socialist countries of mass and accused the revolutionary processes in Cuba and Venezuela of causing great economic harm to the people while remaining silent on the primary reason for these hardships – US sanctions.
Ecuador Strongly Rejected the Lasso Administration: Paola Pabon and Rafael Correa
The Ecuadorian right-wing parties suffered a resounding defeat both in the subnational elections and in the referendum. The Citizen Revolution candidates for the prefectures triumphed in the provinces with the largest population.
Hindenburg Report and Adani Crisis – Two Articles
“With Hindenburg, Adani Faces His Stiffest Challenge Yet”; and: “The Adani Crisis – Is Modi’s House of Cards at Risk?”. Adani personifies the oligarchic linkages and rentier profits generated by licensing system for infrastructure on which Modi’s growth model has heavily relied.
While You Count Hours, They Count Billions
The richest 1% of the world now own nearly twice as much wealth as the rest of the world put together. These so-called ‘elite’ super-rich accumulated, or to be more precise, looted, nearly two-thirds of all new wealth worth $42 trillion created since 2020.
Top 1% Grab Twice as Much New Wealth as Everyone Else Combined
Oxfam study shows extreme wealth and extreme poverty are increasing simultaneously, worldwide.
Media in the Digital Age
Digital media is increasingly taking over our lives—whether it is social media, digital classrooms or OTT platforms like Netflix. The dramatic changes in the technology of mass communications should be brought in line with the larger goals of humanity and a more humane society.