Remembering the science and activism of Richard Levins in the time of corona The resurgence of infectious disease is but one manifestation of a more general crisis: the eco-social distress syndrome—the pervasive multilevel crisis of dysfunctional relations within our species and between it and the rest of nature…It is both a generic crisis of the human species and a specific[Read More…]
The brutal killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis has thrust the issue of police brutality on the consciousness of the whole world. There have been expressions of protests throughout the world, including in places like Syria and Greece. Police brutality has a long history in the United States. In southern, cotton-producing US, a lot of the early policing was linked[Read More…]
Innocent brothers and sisters it’s time to wake up, wake up, wake up Brothers and sisters it’s time to say something, do something, make ’em Mmm I wonder, how many Blacks lives, how many Black lives How many heartbeats turned into flatlines – “How Many” by Miguel Just when the news about the way African-Americans were being disproportionately affected by the[Read More…]
About a month ago, when, as it seems now, the covid-19 world was still young and economy reopenings were still few, Mike Davis, the American labor organizer, wrote an ominous piece titled, Reopening the Economy Will Send Us to Hell. It almost seemed contrary to the common wisdom that the world needed to reopen as it was choking because of[Read More…]
How should ordinary citizens understand the nature of responsibility in the case of the recurring deaths of migrant workers that they are witnessing? So many have died on the road, absolutely needlessly, in the process of trying to escape death by hunger which the Indian Covid-19 lockdown was making a reality. India has a very large number of (internal) migrant[Read More…]
The world watches in stupefaction as the numbers of those infected and dead in the US has continued to grow at an alarming rate. The superpower is on its knees. A pandemic that has cost it millions of jobs and unheard of breadlines that stretch for miles. The first world wonder that spearheaded the world’s green revolution, whose farmers “feed[Read More…]
When the lockdown extension was announced, to continue till May 3, a lot of the “twitterati” jumped on the opportunity to show off their Star Wars meme familiarity. In a reference to a long tradition of greeting the date, 4th of May, of “May the 4th (also called Star Wars Day)” each year with the pun on a popular line[Read More…]
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Big Capital & Political Class – A Hoary Collaboration 
A Day in 2071 – Chapter 2- Conflict 
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The planet cannot heal until we rip the mask off the West’s war machine 
Shrinking the Pentagon 
The Slow-motion Assassination of Julian Assange – People of Conscience Must Stop It 
Government and the Old Woman in Forest 
Apu, Ekshan, Ikebana and being Bengali- Renaissance, uninterrupted – Remembering Soumitra Chatterjee 
India’s Long Standing Jihad Against Love 
UNHRC Sessions In March 2021 – Duty to Ensure Accountability and Justice 
Hey Modi, if you really care for what Nanak preached give some respect to the farmers 
Hindi Press demonizes farmers’ protest, brands them Khalistani terrorists 
November 30 is Guru Nanak Birthday – Essential Message of Guru Nanak 
The Man in the Bathtub, December 1, 1940: History of a Young Italian Who Emigrated to America in the Early 1900s 
Condemn police repression on protesting farmers 
Labour Division Between Hindutva Fascism and Capitalism 
Why do Hindutva forces feel chilly due to conversion? 
2 Types of Hinduism highlights why political ideology of Hindutva must not be confused with Hinduism 
Paris protest against police violence: Thousands clash with police 
Is de–nuclearization possible after all? 
A Day in 2071 – Chapter 1 
Farmers Protests- A test of People’s Power vs State Power 
Human Society And The Biosphere 
Kashmir and Article 370: A Salable Product for BJP During Elections 
Anniversary UN Partition Plan Torching of Palestine – Albert Einstein Running Commentary 
Shocking Silence: The Assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh 
Invoking UAPA against rights activist in AP condemned 
Demanding Justice, Farmers march on Delhi 
Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan: Redacted Brereton Report & 2 Centuries of Australian War Crimes Ignored 
200th Birthday of Freidrich Engels 
Walking for peace: Pandemic halts Gandhi-inspired world march 
While Confronting New Challenges, Social Movements Must Also Consolidate Old Commitments and Strengths 
Not Adding Up: Australia, Iran and the Release of Kylie Moore-Gilbert 
Dispossession and Imperialism Repackaged as ‘Feeding the World’ 
Lives of Workers Should Matter 
A Crestfallen Year 
Tribal Development in India 
November 26: Two Notable Features About The Constitution Day And The Massive Struggle by Workers And Farmers 
This article is based on the 25th Chandrashekar Memorial Lecture delivered on 20 September 2020. The original lecture was delivered in Hindi and the event was organized by Punashcha, the Indian People’s Theater Association (IPTA) and Koshish. Friends, comrades gathered here; I am very honoured to be invited to deliver the Chandrashekhar Memorial Lecture this year but I cannot say[Read More…]
