Survival of the Richest:  All Are Equal, Except Those Who Aren’t

Survival of the Richest: All Are Equal, Except Those Who Aren’t

Survival of the Richest: All Are Equal, Except Those Who Aren’t Like a gilded coating that makes the dullest things glitter, today’s thin veneer of political populism covers a grotesque underbelly of growing inequality that’s hiding in plain sight. And this phenomenon of ever more concentrated wealth and power has both Newtonian and Darwinian components…

13% Decline in Public Sector Workers in 4 Years of Modi Rule

13% Decline in Public Sector Workers in 4 Years of Modi Rule

13% Decline in Public Sector Workers in 4 Years of Modi Rule Nearly 2 lakh workers of government-run public enterprises have lost their jobs since the Narendra Modi led BJP government took power in 2014. The total number of workers declined from about 12.9 lakh in 2014 to 10.9 lakh in 2018. Including the managerial…

Neo-Liberalism and the Diffusion of Development

Neo-Liberalism and the Diffusion of Development

Neo-Liberalism and the Diffusion of Development The level of economic activity under capitalism is subject to prolonged ebbs and flows. When the economy is on an upswing, this very fact acts as an elixir that emboldens capitalists, who begin to expect that the “good times” are going to continue; this makes them less worried about…

Manifesto of Indian Farmers

Manifesto of Indian Farmers

Manifesto of Indian Farmers   Adopted by an assembly representing the farmers of India on the occasion of the historic Kisan Mukti March organised by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee, Delhi, 30 November 2018.   We, The Farmers of India, The producers of primary agricultural commodities; including women, dalit, nomadic and adivasi farmers;…

Fact Check: Spin-Master Jaitley’s Claims on Demonetisation

Fact Check: Spin-Master Jaitley’s Claims on Demonetisation Flying in the face of his own Prime Minister’s statements, the Reserve Bank of India’s notifications and all manner of evidence, Finance Minister Jaitley has made the astounding claim that the demonetisation of November 8, 2016 was not about confiscation of cash but was the means to achieve…