An Intellectual Feast: Review of ‘The Sweet Salt of Tamil’ by Tho Paramasivan
The English translation of Tho Paramasivan’s ‘Ariyappadatha Tamilakam’ offers just enough salt to taste the richness of Tamil.
U.S. Empire Named Most Murderous Killing Machine in History
A new book by David Michael Smith, ‘Endless Holocausts: Mass Death in the History of the United States Empire’ (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2023), estimates that the U.S. empire is responsible, or shares responsibility, for close to 300 million deaths.
The US Will Send Depleted Uranium Munitions to Ukraine – a Health Physicist Explains Their Military, Health and Environmental Effects
After Britain, now the Biden administration has agreed to provide Ukraine with depleted uranium shells to equip M1A1 Abrams tanks that the U.S. is sending there. A health physicist explains what depleted uranium is and what’s known about potential health and environmental risks.
RBI Supports Frauds and Wilful Defaulters – 3 Articles
The RBI, in a recent circular, has allowed compromise settlement for accounts classified as fraud or wilful defaulters. This not only rewards unscrupulous borrowers but also sends a distressing message to honest borrowers who strive to meet their financial obligations.
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NATO and the Long War on the Third World
The global balance of power is shifting. The resistance to NATO’s push for a New Cold War is growing, particularly among the Third World countries that have historically borne the brunt of the West’s imperial projects.
BRICS New Development Bank De-Dollarizing, Adding Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe as Members
The BRICS bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa is expanding, and building a new economic architecture to challenge the dominance of the U.S. dollar.
Joshimath Residents Return to Their “Unsafe” Homes, Four Months After the Sinking Crisis
Due to the decreasing facilities in the relief camps, people deprived of their food and all household facilities are returning to their disaster-hit homes.
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The Roots and Consequences of African Underdevelopment
In 1979, Rodney spoke at symposium at the University of California. Rodney’s talk built on his classic study ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa’, musing on how theories of underdevelopment had developed, as it were, over the recent past. A transcript of his talk.
New Forest Laws and ‘Development’ Push: A Prelude to a ‘Land Grab’ in India’s North-East?
The root of the violence in Manipur can be traced to measures that threaten the rights of tribal communities over land and resources.
People First: Cuba’s State Plan to Confront Climate Change
In 2017, the Cuban government approved the ‘State Plan to Confront Climate Change’, known in Cuba as ‘Tarea Vida’ (Life Task). With a projection up to the year 2100, ‘Tarea Vida’ is the world’s only truly long-term state plan to address climate change.