Inside ‘Gujarat Model’: Why are So Many Children Undernourished?
On many counts, the state’s indicators are worse than India’s average.
“Lula’s Victory Is a Political and Social Victory, Not Just Electoral”
Joao Pedro Stedile of the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement (MST) talks about the implications of Lula’s victory for Brazil and the world, and the challenges he will have to surpass in order to fulfill his election promises.
Why Say No to Indian Govt Approval to GM Mustard
On October 18, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee, GOI permitted the environmental release of genetically-modified mustard. Being the first food crop, expert studies question the environmental, biosafety and human health risks associated with hasty government approval.
‘Every Idea Is an Incitement’: Where Is the Line Between Democratic Protest and Sedition?
There is a deep and growing disquiet over decisions of the Central and state governments and of courts of different jurisdictions on the incarceration of political dissenters and human rights defenders.
Massive Infrastructure Project Threatens Great Nicobar Island
It will result in devastating ecological changes and endanger the island’s unique flora and fauna.
Leader of Our Legions: Sardar Patel’s Tribute to Nehru
‘Priceless possession of a free India’: This was how Vallabhbhai Patel described Jawaharlal Nehru.
After Bolsonaro’s Failures, Why was Brazil’s Election So Close?
Bolsonaro is arguably even crazier than Donald Trump. He mishandled the COVID situation even worse than Trump, and he and his allies are up to their eyeballs in corruption. Yet he came within 2% of Lula? Given the amount of support the far-right politics has, what does it mean for the future of Brazil?
The Great American Power-Shift
Both explanations offered by the corporate-financial establishment — for the rise of Trumpism and for widening inequalities — leave out the increasing concentration of political power in the corporate and financial elite, which has been able to influence the rules on which the economy runs.
‘Nazi Billionaires’ by David de Jong: How Hitler’s Financiers are Still in Business
Book Review: David de Jong, ‘Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties’. On the close association of Germany’s largest business houses with the Nazis; and how, after the war, they continued amassing wealth, and retained decisive influence in business and financial spheres.
Agri Biotech Sector Motivated by Monopoly Control and Sacred GMO Cash Cow
Food prices are rising due to a combination of an engineered food crisis for geopolitical reasons, financial speculation by hedge funds, and profiteering by global grain trade conglomerates. In addition, agribusiness forms are using this crisis as an opportunity to promote GE technologies.