Concern Over Emergency Use Approval to Vaccine Candidates: Two Statements
Appeal to the DCGI to reconsider the recommendations of the SEC in granting the REU approval to Covaxin.
Government’s Timidity in Handling Fiscal Deficit Post- Pandemic has Added to Workers Woes
The government did not give out relief packages in order to avoid stretching beyond its fiscal deficit limit, because it would have been frowned upon by global finance.
Changing Political Scenarios: a Conversation with Marco Teruggi
Examining both continental geopolitics and the dynamic of regional social movements, Teruggi – a prominent journalist – offers a rich interpretation of Venezuela’s recent electoral process.
Marx on Exploitation: an ABC for an Unequal World
Exploitation begins with the terms on which workers sell their labour power to capital. Marx saw that 140 years ago, and it hasn’t changed since.
Where Is Justice? Most Farmers and Informal Workers have No Pension After Toiling All Their Life
At a time when highly dubious projects worth tens of thousands of crores have been cleared recklessly, the pension offered by the Union government to elderly citizens is just Rs. 200 per month, and this too only for about 27% of senior citizens who need this.
A Month On, Farmers Movement Remains Resolute
A collection of articles and news snippets on the farmers’ movement against the three farm laws, that continues to spread and intensify across the country. The farmers have also given a call to boycott Ambani-Adani products.
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.
The U.S. of A(rms): The Art of the Weapons Deal in the Age of Trump
For the US political leadership, when it comes to selling American weaponry and thereby benefiting American military corporations, more or less anything except (so far) nuclear weapons seems to go. It doesn’t matter how they might be used or against whom.
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.
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.