As Uttar Pradesh Heads to Polls, How Does the Yogi Govt’s Economic Performance Hold Up?
Employment trends are dismal under the ‘double engine government’ of Modi and Adityanath. Several other claims made in ads do not appear to hold up.
Capitalism | Caste | India | Indian Economy | Indian Politics | Online Blog
India’s Hierarchical Education Sector Precludes the Creation of a ‘Meritocracy’
India’s graded educational system mirrors the country’s stubbornly rigid social hierarchies. The poorest children attend the free government-run schools and those from the highest echelons of Indian society increasingly attend elite schools, with the rest of the society caught in between.
People Centered Human Rights and the Black Radical Tradition
The realization of authentic freedom and human dignity can only come about through victory over Pan European white supremacist colonial/capitalist patriarchy. With people centred human rights, we have an ideological weapon for advancing this struggle.
Capitalism | Economy | Gender Issues | India | Print Edition
World Inequality Report: India Stands Out as a Very Unequal Country
According to the World Inequality Report 2022, the levels of wealth and income inequalities in India are among the worst that prevail in the leading countries of the world.
India’s Family Laws are Discriminatory. That’s Why Judges Shouldn’t Be ‘Neutral’ on Gender.
The Indian Constitution guarantees equality under Article 14. But when we examine the domestic sphere under the matrimonial laws, since men and women within the marriage are not equal, the same yardstick of equality cannot be applied. Equality can only be between equals.
‘Imagine Not Getting Paid for 5 Years’: Awaiting Dues from Centre, Madrasa Teachers in Dire Straits
Nearly 50,000 teachers joined madrasas under the modernisation scheme. For almost five years, they have not received the Union government’s share of the salary.
Class Warfare and Socialist Resistance: Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela as Existential Threats to the U.S.
There are two reasons why Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela pose such an existential threat to the U.S.: first, they set an example that it is possible to build a society that centers the material needs and interests of the people over those of capital; second, the class warfare politics of the U.S. state.
The Silent Epidemic: Islamophobia, Communal Trauma and Mental Health in Muslim Communities
Increasing levels of Islamophobia, often manifesting itself in violent attacks, has left Muslim communities worldwide with deep mental health trauma about their belonging. However, fear of raising these issues has made the problem worse.
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The Homogenisation of Education
If education in India is to serve its true purpose, then it must have a content oriented towards serving India’s needs. But globalised capital would like the educated middle class, from which it employs its personnel, to be as alike everywhere as possible. Modi’s NEP is seeking to serve its needs.
Overcoming Inequalities: A Conversation with Otro Beta
Otro Beta is a cultural project that seeks to bring the Venezuelan barrio youth away from the dead-ends that capitalism imposes on them. It aims to incorporate them into the new horizons of personal and collective development that the Bolivarian Revolution has opened up.