Water Expert Vishwanath S.: Bengaluru’s Flood Devastation Is the Tyranny of Small Decisions
The waterlogging has not been caused by the heavy rain but by bad planning, he says.
Assam: What the ‘Voluntary’ Demolition of a Madrasa Says About Persecution of Muslims
For Muslims to ‘prove’ their loyalty to the state, they have to find ‘outsiders’ from among themselves and hand them over to the state.
What is Socialist Feminism?
There is a fundamental interconnection between women’s struggle and class struggle. All those women’s struggles which build collective confidence among women are important to building class consciousness; and all those class struggles which seek to build the social and cultural autonomy of the working class are necessarily linked to the struggle for women’s liberation.
The Flags We Should Have Raised This Independence Day
On the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence, we, as responsible citizens, should have been flagging the issues of hunger, dwindling health parameters, poverty and lack of quality education which make many of our fellow citizens less free.
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Meet the Black Musician Unraveling Generations of Hate
By addressing prejudices head-on with an open mind, blues musician Daryl Davis has succeeded in convincing over 200 KKK members and other White supremacists to disavow their allegiances.
August Ninth Spells “Freedom”
As another ‘Ninth August’ slips into history, it is important that we bask in the significance of the day and what it holds in store for all and particularly for the journey ahead! This reflection therefore is about the past, present and future – three tenses all encapsulated into one reality!
After Weeks of Protests in Panama Against Inflation and Inequality, People Win Significant Victories
Panama has been paralyzed by huge protests for more than three weeks. The uprising is rooted in rising prices and worsening inequality. Finally, in July-end, the government signed agreements to cap fuel prices, medicine prices and increase the education budget.
Why Workers’ Wages Will Always be Too Low
Karl Marx gets you. In the mid-19th century, he argued that the whole working class is exploited by the capitalist class. The entire point of capitalist enterprise is to accumulate more wealth by systematically stealing a portion of the value workers create. This process is called exploitation.
James Lovelock: the Scientist-Inventor Who Transformed Our View of Life on Earth
He and his collaborator Lynn Margulis argued that species not only competed but also cooperated to create the most favourable conditions for life.
India’s Mass Closure of Schools Is Leaving Lakhs of Students Stranded
In many remote areas, students have few options other than single-teacher schools in their villages. These are the very schools the government has targeted for closing down.