Gandhi’s Last March: A Parable for Today
It is difficult not to imagine Gandhi in the time of COVID-19. For him, there was no consideration that could permit any compromise with truth and concern for the poor.
कोरोनाव्हायरस संकटादरम्यान श्रीमंत कंपन्यांचा फायदा
– योगी आगरवाल ( ज्येष्ठ पत्रकार) हे जरी धक्कादायक असलं तरी आश्चर्यकारक अजिबात नाही की २४ मार्चला लॉकडाऊन सुरू झाल्यापासून आठ कंपन्यांच्या समूहाला शेअर बाजारात सर्वाधिक नफा झाला आहे. सर्वात मोठा फायदा झाला तो मोदी सरकारच्या सर्वात जवळच्या समूहाला, रिलायन्स समूहाला. रिलायन्सचे बाजार भांडवल ७८ टक्क्यांनी वाढून १०.०७ ट्रिलियन ( लाख कोटी रु) रुपये झाले…
मोदी सरकार धोकादायक मार्गावर आहे..
प्रभात पटनाईक, ८ मे २०२० राज्य सरकारांकडून अनेक वेळा मागणी करूनही केंद्र सरकारने त्यांचा ऑगस्ट महिन्यापासूनचा GST चा हिस्सा दिलेला नाही. दरम्यान कोरोना संकटात राज्यांवरील जबाबदाऱ्या वाढल्या आहेत आणि लॉकडाऊनमुळे त्यांचे उत्पन्न घटले आहे. GST खेरीज उत्पन्नाचे जे मुख्य स्रोत राज्यांकडे राहातात ते म्हणजे पेट्रोलियम आणि मद्य पदार्थांवरील कर आणि स्टॅम्प ड्युटी. लॉकडाऊनमुळे पेट्रोलियम पदार्थांच्या…
On Creating a Society That Respects and Cherishes Kids
Raffi is not only the most popular children’s singer in the English-speaking world, he also has a long history as a progressive activist.
Health Is a Political Choice
What the pandemic has revealed about the healthcare system, and the need for a new healthcare compact.
Resetting the Economy – for Social Need Not Profit
Prince Charles has called for a resetting of the world economy after the COVID pandemic subsides – but any such resetting cannot be achieved by ‘returning to normal’.
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U.S. Abandons Open Skies for New Age Space Weapons
By deciding to walk out of the Open Skies agreement, the US is signaling to the world that it intends to return to days of Pax Americana that existed post-World War II.
Cuba’s Resilience Through Economic Crisis Prepared It for COVID Health Crisis
The greatest lesson Cuba gives us from its handling of the Covid crisis is: We can’t give people what is left over after we have given bailouts to the corporates; we must give them what we have.
For Lessons in Protest During the Pandemic, Look to Latin America
Latin America has begun to lead the way, not only in the gravity of the Coronavirus crisis, but in the scale and character of the resistance that social movements are mounting.
Rich Companies Gain During Coronavirus Crisis
During the present medical and economic crisis, the government has acted not for the millions of distressed workers who lost jobs, but in the interest of big business.