Covid-19 has Disrupted India’s Routine Health Services; and Led to Shutdown of Anganwadis – Two Articles
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Covid-19 has Disrupted India’s Routine Health Services; and Led to Shutdown of Anganwadis – Two Articles

Curtailment of health services has caused a fall in immunisations, maternal health interventions and treatments of conditions such as kidney failure and cancer; while shutdown of anganwadis is adversely affecting malnourished children, pregnant women and nursing mothers.

Marginalised Sections Worst Affected by Lockdown – Two Articles
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Marginalised Sections Worst Affected by Lockdown – Two Articles

While all caste groups lost jobs in the first month of the lockdown, the job losses for the lowest-ranked castes are greater by factor of three; the loss of income and livelihoods has pushed India’s marginalised groups into further indebtedness.

Wealth of the Billionaires has been Surging During the Pandemic, It’s Time for a Wealth Tax – Two Articles
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Wealth of the Billionaires has been Surging During the Pandemic, It’s Time for a Wealth Tax – Two Articles

It is time to levy an emergency wealth tax on billionaire profiteers and direct the funds to offset the cost of the nation’s health-care costs.

The NBA Strike: The Most Important Protest in Team Sports Over the Last 50 Years – Three Articles
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The NBA Strike: The Most Important Protest in Team Sports Over the Last 50 Years – Three Articles

This week’s work stoppage in professional sports is the most significant moment of athlete activism in a half century not because it “raised awareness”, but because it exercised labor’s most elemental form of political power: the strike.