Overcoming Inequalities: A Conversation with Otro Beta
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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.

How Important Is MSP-Based Procurement
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How Important Is MSP-Based Procurement

The problem with the MSP is not that it is of marginal benefit to farmers. The problem lies in the inadequate spread of the procurement apparatus to cover more crops and a larger geographical region, the timing of the procurement operations and in some cases the unremunerative prices offered.

Scientists Have Political Role Outside Their Labs to Safeguard Humanity
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Scientists Have Political Role Outside Their Labs to Safeguard Humanity

Celebration of scientific discoveries confined only inside the laboratory would be insufficient to achieve social goals, for which the scientific community has to step out beyond the laboratory with social sensitivity and political responsibility.

COVID Vaccines: Where Does India Truly Stand on the TRIPS Waiver?
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COVID Vaccines: Where Does India Truly Stand on the TRIPS Waiver?

While India has played a crucial role in bringing the TRIPS waiver proposal to the WTO in October 2020, concerns have been expressed on India’s commitment to the waiver proposal. That is because of Indian government’s stated policy announcements on these matters at home.

America’s Child Soldiers: JROTC and the Militarizing of America
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America’s Child Soldiers: JROTC and the Militarizing of America

The United States has the biggest, most efficiently organized, most effective system for recruiting child soldiers in the world. With uncharacteristic modesty, however, the Pentagon doesn’t call it that. Its term is “youth development program.”

Interview with Angela Rangad – an Activist Whose 10-Day Dharna Forced Govt to Yield
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Interview with Angela Rangad – an Activist Whose 10-Day Dharna Forced Govt to Yield

Angela Rangad’s extraordinary solo protest ended with the Meghalaya government calling her for consultations on better implementation of the Chief Minister’s Relief Against Wage Loss scheme.