Deception on Poverty
A critical examination of the claim by the World Bank about the “decline in poverty” that is supposed to have occurred between 1990 and the onset of the recent pandemic.
Nationwide Condemnation of Targeting of Prof. Apoorvanand by Delhi Police
As concerned citizens who love and value our democracy, and our country, we must speak out before it is too late and all voices of freedom are silenced forever.
सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाला दिलेल्या विस्तारीत उत्तरात प्रशांत भूषण म्हणतात ट्वीट्स मुळे न्यायालयाची अवमानना होत नाही
व्ही. वेंकटेसन सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाने वकील प्रशांत भूषण यांनी जुन महिन्यात जे दोन ट्विट केले होते त्यावर स्वत: तक्रार दाखल करुन (सुऒ मोटो) घेतली आणि भूषण यांना नोटीस पाठवली. प्रशांत भूषण यांनी त्य़ाला विस्ताराने उत्तर दिले. यावर ५ ऑगस्ट ला न्यायमूर्ती अरुण मिश्रा, न्यायमूर्ती बी आर गवई आणि न्यायमूर्ती कृष्ण मुरारी यांच्या पीठापुढे सुनावणी होईल. प्रशांत भूषण…
The Desecration in Agra Could Not Have Pleased Lord Ram in Ayodhya
Seventy years into our republican existence, this act rather rubbishes the political-Hindutva assertion that a cohesive culture inspires India’s national identity.
The Filthy Hypocrisy of America’s “Clean” China-Free Internet
The Trump administration wants to keep other countries from weaponizing technology the way the U.S. and its allies already have.
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Could the Duterte Regime be COVID-19’s Next Victim?
Like Trump in the U.S. and Bolsonaro in Brazil, the Philippine strongman’s utter failure to contain COVID-19 may kneecap his authoritarian ambitions.
No End to Humiliation of Dalits
Seventy years after becoming a republic and abolishing discrimination based on caste, gender, race and so on, there is very little change on the ground.
A Jubilee Moment in Pandemic America?
These are times of staggering danger, but also enormous possibility. In a world distinctly stacked against us, we must believe that we can succeed.
Colombia’s Disappeared
Hundreds of thousands of people in Latin America have been disappeared, mostly by state security forces (lavishly funded by the US); Colombia accounts for a substantial number of these …
A Critique of the Indian Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The most destructive effects of Covid-19 in India have not been the result of the disease, but the nature of the government response. As lockdown was gradually lifted, ten major features of the state response led to resurgence of disease and continued economic distress.