Our Race Against the Clock to Affirm Water as a Human Right
On the ten year anniversary of the United Nations historic vote to recognize water as a basic human right, Barlow reflects on where we go from here.
The Pandemic, Technology, and Remote Work: The Corporate Push for Greater Control Over Workers’ Lives
The pandemic has led to corporations embracing at-home work and are pursing the use of new technologies designed to increase managerial control over the remote work process.
Government Rushing Through Environmentally Destructive Chardham Project – Two Articles
Disregarding Ravi Chopra’s recommendations on the Chardham Project will destroy the already fragile and threatened ecology of the Himalayan region.
National Call of Action to Observe Kandhamal Memorial Day
Appeal to support and contribute to the struggle of the survivors for justice, peace and harmony and observe Kandhamal Day on August 25.
Ex SC-HC Judges, Lawyers, Eminent Citizens and Senior Politicians Extend Support to Prashant Bhushan
Thousands of people, including 12 former judges and several senior lawyers, have signed a statement extending solidarity and support to senior advocate Prashant Bhushan
How the Indian State Persecutes Dissent – Three Articles
The Delhi police is manufacturing evidence to frame critics of the BJP government as responsible for the February riots in Delhi and has charge-sheeted and arrested thousands.
How Cuba Survived
For decades, commentators predicted that Cuba’s socialist model couldn’t survive without the USSR or Fidel Castro. They were wrong – and even in the face of continued sanctions, its unique system endures.
COVID-19, Marxism, and the Metabolic Rift
Marx’s groundbreaking work on the relationship between human society and nature can help us understand the destructive dynamics underlying the Covid pandemic.
Tagore’s ‘Deenodaan’, Independence and the Gods’ Last Laugh
Did we show “faith” on August 5 by excluding 14% of our country? Did we show “faith” for the remaining 86% in whose name a temple was being built, an 86% struggling to cope with the effects of the pandemic and lockdown?
Covid-19: Why Is India Doing Worse than Other South Asian Countries?
What explains the fact that India’s performance with regard to dealing with the disease has been so much worse than other South Asian countries, most of which share similar characteristics?