Over 60 Lakh Central and State Govt Posts Lying Vacant
Filling up these posts itself would contribute to reducing the raging joblessness that has haunted India in the past several years, but the government does not seem to care.
Food Riots in South Africa Show the Need for a Basic Income Grant
With the expanded unemployment rate at 43.2%, its highest level ever, it would be foolish to label everyone who participated in the “Free Zuma” protests and took food from major supermarkets as “irrational and criminal”.
Killing Him Softly With His Song: A Requiem for Father Stan Swamy
The entire episode leaves behind a feeling that Stan Swamy was virtually thrust a sentence of death without charges being framed against him and without a trial.
Colombia: Between Biden’s Anxiety and Uribe’s Disruption
The United States Department of State is observing with great concern that movements in Latin America have begun to take place that go beyond its control and that could affect its system of regional domination.
The Contours of Capitalism in China
China is the world’s second-largest economy and the world’s main industrial producer and exporter. How can we characterize the economic and social transformations that have marked China’s development over the past four decades?
The G7’s Tax Reform Could Entrench Global Inequality
The tax proposal decided at the G7 Finance Ministers’ meeting last weekend has been hailed as ‘historic’ and ‘transformative’. But in its present form, it is, unfortunately, neither.
Who’s Afraid of Sandinista Nicaragua?
Despite continuing to be the object of strong US interference and coup attempts, Nicaragua is resisting with all the contradictions the situation implies, continuing to scare the oligarchy out of its wits: a discussion with journalist Fabrizio Casari.
The Global COVID-19 Inequality Virus
The coronavirus pandemic has exasperated the existing inequality between the global rich and the global poor. It has done so geographically and in terms of class.
The Elites Are Fighting a Vicious Class War All the Time
Noam Chomsky talks about why working-class politics can secure universal health care, climate justice, and an end to nuclear weapons — if we’re willing to fight for them.
Pandemic has Led to Rising Poverty and Unemployment Globally – Two Articles
The COVID-19 crisis has hit workers across the world, particularly women, who are over-represented in low-paid precarious sectors; Pandemic created ‘unparalleled’ global employment crisis, informal workers worst hit: ILO.