Our World in 2025
Our world in the year 2025 remains a divided world. Capitalism and its main legitimising ideology of neoliberalism have assured that we continue to live in an unequal world. All…
The Inequality Vitus
Inequality and the Polycrisis
Notwithstanding its many downsides, the era of neoliberal globalization had one significant claim to success: the growing wealth of once-poor countries, based largely on their ability to export into the…
Viral Inequality and the Farmers’ Struggle in India
According to a new report by Oxfam, ‘The Inequality Virus’, the wealth of the world’s billionaires increased by $3.9tn (trillion) between 18 March and 31 December 2020. Their total wealth…
Covid-19 Makes the Rich Richer, the Poor Poorer: That is Capitalism
"When the laws undertake to make the rich richer and the potent more powerful, the humble members of the society have a right to complain of the injustice to their…
Inequalities of Health Systems Increased Distress in Covid Times
Written by Bharat Dogra& Kumar Gautam India is known to have a highly unequal health system which creates problems even in normal times. However, in Covid times these problems created…
Wealth Of Indian Billionaires Increased 35% During Covid Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown in India made the rich richer said a report by Oxfam. The report - titled The Inequality Virus - said the wealth of…
Oxfam Report Makes Strong Case For Economic Recovery To Be Led By Reduction of Inequalities
Written by Bharat Dogra and Kumar Gautam An important report prepared by Oxfam titled ‘The Inequality Vitus’ ( as also its India supplement), released on January 25, has made a…
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