Blows Against the Empire – 2020 In Memoriam
Not only did the imperialist system prove incapable of handling COVID-19 in a reasonable manner, it has also hastened the crumbling of the US empire. A chronology of 2020’s most salient events.
Patriarchy and the Pandemic: Disentangling the Web of Oppression
A discussion with Renata Porto Bugni to understand the impact of the pandemic on women and the LGBTQIA+ community.
Covid, Brexit and Dreadnought: UK Slides into Economic and Social Turmoil
Britain, led by a poseur whose self-esteem is akin to that of the equally repellent Trump, is in a parlous economic condition, and is suffering from social rupture of a viciousness unknown in recent history.
Modi Government Dismantles Environmental Safeguards
The Modi government has launched an aggressive campaign to push his pro-business neoliberal agenda at the expense of environmental laws.
Covid-19 Impact: Huge Decline in People Accessing Health Services
While Covid-19 affected all areas of life, it was access to healthcare where it had the maximum effect. Inpatient admissions, outpatient care and operations saw declines of up to 40%. Declines were also seen in deliveries, antenatal care and immunisation of children.
Making Sense of the Present Moment of ‘Onlinisation’ of Teaching
In these Covid times, when online teaching has become rampant, we are being told that this development opens up new possibilities and realms for education. A critical examination of it, against our basic conception of education.
Death of Democratic Institutions: Inevitable Logic of Neoliberal Political Economy
In neoliberalism, politics is no longer based on the democratic principle: “Nor let us be resentful when others differ from us”; only greed and self interest are the guides to social action. Are we now hearing the sounds of the “death struggle” of the idea of a liberal constitutional democracy?
Illicit Financial Flows: Africa Is the World’s Main Creditor
In its latest report on Illicit Financial Flows in Africa, UNCTAD discloses that $88.6 billion from the continent go up in smoke every year. Not only must we ask questions about the size of these amounts, we must also wonder how this is at all possible.
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Trickle-Down Economics vs. Build-Up Economics
At this juncture, between a global pandemic and the promise of a post-pandemic world, and between the administrations of Trump and Biden, we would be well-served by changing the economic paradigm from trickle down to build up.
UN Climate Report Calls Out Global Elite as Cause of the Crisis
The UN Emissions Gap Report released on Dec 9 points out that the 1% richest people on the planet are responsible for emissions equal to that of the poorest 50% of the world’s population.