72 Mass Shootings in 46 Days in the United States: What are the Causes?
Violence on this scale has to be treated as a social and not an individual phenomenon. The society has itself become toxic and hazardous.
Shaheen Bagh: A Vision of the Republic
The ‘Shaheen Bagh’ activism of women draws upon Ambedkar’s legacy to make connections between the attack on the citizenship of Muslims and the slide back in constitutional values.
How Will RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Pay Tribute to the ‘Islamophille Secularist’ Subhas Chandra Bose?
It will be interesting to see how Bhagwat as chief of the Sangh accommodates or skirts the supposed Islamophile nature of Netaji, and pays real tribute to him by asking his Swayamsevaks to implement Netaji’s concept of India as a sovereign, secular and democratic republic.
It’s All About the Bomb
To protect ourselves from the dangers of the nuclear enterprise, we need to stop the nuclear weapons and nuclear power reactor programs—a tall order, for sure. But if we seek success in our efforts, we are well advised to understand the forces we are engaging with.
Protests Continue in Peru; Also: Interview with a Leader of the Protests
Government of Dina Boluarte presents a bill to hold general elections in October 2023, a central demand of protesters. Also: Interview with Lourdes Huanca Atencio, President of the Federation of Peasant, Artisan, Indigenous, Native and Salaried Women of Peru.
‘Demolish Differences’: The Full Text of Amitabh Bachchan’s Speech at the Kolkata Film Festival
Bachchan said: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, let us discover more of that which is impossible and then do it. Let us bring down the barriers that have blinded our view of the horizons.’ Also: Comment by Apoorvanand: “For Speaking an Unpleasant Truth, Will Amitabh Bachchan Now be Called an Enemy of the People?”
When the People Have Nothing More to Eat, They Will Eat the Rich
The insurrection in Brasília emerged from the same dynamic that produced the coup in Peru: wherein ‘centrist’ political forces are funded and brought to power in the Global South to ensure that their own citizens remain at the rear of the queue, while the wealthy tax-free bondholders of the Global North remain at the front.
Debate Over Old Pension Scheme Divides State Governments and Centre
A number of State governments are announcing or implementing decisions to reverse their shift to the new pension scheme designed largely by the Centre. The Centre has launched a propaganda war to discredit this decision against the new scheme.
Resist the Intimidation and Repression on People of Mali Parbat Opposing Hindalco Mining
The civil rights group has issued a solidarity statement with the struggle of the people of Mali Parbat opposing Hindalco mining. It says in the statement that the hill, “rich with bauxite, sacred to local tribes in Koraput district of Odisha, is facing threat of destruction” from the mining giant.
Washington’s “Democracy Promotion” Fails Spectacularly in Venezuela
The Los Angeles Times reports that U.S. government to attempts to restore democracy suffered a “spectacular failure” in Venezuela. What it considers a “democratic” setback consisted of failing to impose unknown US security asset Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s president!