Rumors have it that the remaining months of 2020 may bring drastic and explosive changes in the world’s financial system. But such “doomsday” rumors have been floating around every beginning of fall during the last few years. Why? – The US dollar is getting weaker and weaker. It is not quite on a free fall, but still remains a major[Read More…]
Train of thought To start with, here are some recent quotations that weigh heavily on the negative aspects of the US$ and its role as the global reserve currency, also known as the petrodollar. One of the current global issues is refugees, in Europe and elsewhere: These waves of migration – and the anti-immigrant backlash that has done so much[Read More…]
Goldman Sachs has issued a bold warning Tuesday that the dollar is in danger of losing its status as the world’s reserve currency. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has put a spotlight on the suddenly growing concern over inflation in the U.S. With the U.S. Congress closing in on another round of fiscal stimulus to shore up the pandemic-ravaged economy, and[Read More…]
Most working people think of the buck as the way they pay their bills. But its use goes far beyond the USA’s borders. The greenback is the major world currency for trade and finance. This international role bestows vast power on the U.S. government and the rich. But its status doesn’t help ordinary people much. Fundamentally, the exchange[Read More…]
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Hindi Press popularizes anti-woman & anti-Muslim narrative of “Love-Jihad” 
Kerala Brings In Draconian Law Which Curbs Press Freedom 
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“Forcible Hindrances”: On the Structural Violence of Capitalism and how People respond to it 
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Keep it Hot and Don’t Move On 
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India’s Economy Needs A Great Green Stimulus 
Obituary: CreA Ramakrishnan and the art of defining the meaning of a Tamil word 
Expert IPCC Reviewer Speaks Out 
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‘Total Reset’ is Wishful Thinking: The Daunting Task of Reordering US Foreign Policy 
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I’m the beggar Ten Foreign Policy Fiascos Biden Can Fix on Day One 
Dim Halos: Suppressing the Cult of Pope John Paul II 
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…]
