Women’s Work Is Not Valued Properly
Indian development economist Jayati Ghosh talks about gender blindness of official policies, inequalities in society, the state of women empowerment and why women face multiple disadvantages in India.
France: On the Frontlines of the War Against Austerity
The French masses have raised the banner of class struggle in what is becoming the first major battle against austerity after the pandemic. Working people across the world should pay attention.
Sub-Imperialism and Multipolarity: Brazil’s Dilemma
A look at sub-imperialism and multipolarity in Brazil historically and into the future.
Sri Lanka’s Great IMF Lie
Decades of looking to the IMF for salvation has yielded only crises. Sri Lanka’s economic crisis demands urgent relief measures for a desperate citizenry and a new, self-sufficient model of development.
Gigs, Scams, Ghost Work: India Tech Sector’s Dark Side
With few jobs, India’s youth are turning to the gig economy, scam call centres and AI microwork – for low wages and few protections.
The Vast Power of the Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex
The real needs of humanity haven’t changed since Ike’s time. Whether in 1953 or 2023, more guns won’t serve the cause of peace. They won’t provide succour. They’ll only stunt and starve us, to echo the words of H.G. Wells, while imperiling the lives and futures of our children.
Three Years and 21 Million Dead from the COVID-19 Pandemic
The official death toll of the pandemic now stands at 6.9 million, but the best estimate of the true amount of men, women and children that have died is at least 21 million, three times official figures.
On 75 Years of the Nakba and the New Israeli Protest Movement
Renowned Israeli historian Ilan Pappe talks about 75 years of the Nakba, the new Israeli protest movement, its prospects for Palestine.
Venezuela: Hugo Chavez and His Historical Policy Achievements
From 1999 to 2013, his administrations began a set of transformations that remain as a benchmark for the Latin American social struggle.
An Elegy for Gandhi’s Un-Gandhian India
Book Review. When you retrace Gandhi’s steps to Dandi you get to understand what ‘vikas’ means and what it does not mean for Gujarat and for all of India today. A most unusual book about a most unusual journey.