Capitalism | Education | India | Online Blog
We Don’t Need This Education
A flawed education system that treats students as numbers, not minds, is taking a toll on adolescent mental health. Do we have a solution?
The Reality of India’s GDP, Incomes, Consumption, Private Investment – 2 Articles
‘Ignore the Spin, Incomes, Consumption and Private Investment Have Stagnated’: The FM’s budget speech reiterated Modi govt’s achievements over the past decade; facts have never come in the way of Modi’s penchant for weaving self-congratulatory narratives. Also: ‘The K is Indian GDP’s Reality: Why Deny?’
Jawaharlal Nehru: A Guiding Force in Our Past, Present, and Future – Part III
The third and final part of Aditya Mukherjee’s presidential address at the 82nd session of Indian History Congress (IHC), conducted from December 28-30, 2023, at Kakatiya University, in Warangal, Telangana.
Davos and the Melting World Economy
As billionnaires meet in luxury, Oxfam publishes a staggering condemnation of capital’s failure to meet humanity’s needs.
As PM, India’s Modi Secretly Tried to Massively Cut State Funds
Modi tried to force the Finance Commission to cut back on the amount of tax revenue meant for India’s states.
Economy | India | Online Blog | Unemployment
Employment Record of Modi Govt vs Claims; 25,000 Applicants for 15 Govt Posts in Karnataka – 2 Articles
GOI efforts to spin a jobs growth narrative has meant the following: it is not willing to recognise a glaring problem, and hence no concrete efforts are needed to change economic policy to make the growth pattern more labour-intensive.
Economy | India | Online Blog
Why the Railways’ Figures Spell Doom for Economy Passengers
With the railways reducing General and Sleeper coaches in favour of AC ones, passengers will have to continue travelling in jam-packed compartments, or shell out higher fares if they wish to travel by train. Also: ‘Smile, You’re With the PM and Your Train Isn’t on Time’.
Upsurge of Neo-Fascism and ‘Dollarisation’
Argentina’s new president Javier Milei proposes to use U.S. dollars as the currency of his country, while abolishing its central bank altogether. This means not just maintaining a fixed exchange rate between the dollar and the domestic currency, but an abolition of the domestic currency altogether.
Lessons from Barcelona’s 8-Year Experiment in Radical Governance
Activists who took over Barcelona’s City Hall have made lasting progressive gains, while also confronting the limits of being in power.
Economy | India | Online Blog
The Discourse Around Karnataka Development Model Can’t Overlook its Inherent Contradictions
Since the Congress party’s victory in Karnataka, there has been lot of discussion around Karnataka model of development and Karnataka model of resistance to fascism. However, such uncritical endorsement of any such model overshadows its inherent limitations and possible deceptions.