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Subodh Varma
The Real Struggle for Life Goes On, As a Temple of Dreams Rises
06 Aug 2020
In the past four months, lakhs of working people have been gathering strength to resist a brutal onslaught on their lives, livelihoods and future.
Ajay Gudavarthy
Why BJP Gets Away With Dislodging Governments
03 Aug 2020
Ordinary citizens will feel pushed into a corner until there is a popular street-level mobilisation by Opposition parties.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Shutting Door to China is Self-Defeating
03 Aug 2020
India is sailing the same boat as Australia or Japan (or even the UK) whose interests lie in maintaining strong economic and trade relations with Beijing.
Richard D. Wolff
The Consequences of Inequality Can Be Fatal
02 Aug 2020
Among the consequences of a system with such a tendency, many are awful.
Marshall Auerback
Every Step the EU Takes Toward Financial Unity Sows New Seeds of Its Potential Collapse
02 Aug 2020
Another “landmark” agreement in reality makes incremental progress, but at a cost of ignoring a ticking time bomb in France.
Dr. Somu
Privatisation of Public Enterprises in the Name of ‘Atmanirbharta’
01 Aug 2020
‘Instead of addressing a pandemic it is struggling to deal with, the NDA government chose this as the best time to dis-invest all public assets at break-neck speed. Narendra Modi is breaking the back…
Prabhat Patnaik
Food Consumption Trends Point at Real Income Decline Before Pandemic
01 Aug 2020
Why has there been a tendency toward persistent ‘excess supply’ in the foodgrain market when growth rate of foodgrain output has barely exceeded the population growth rate?
The Associated Press
Pandemic-Induced Lockdown Batters Economies of France, Italy, Spain
31 Jul 2020
The Spanish economy shrank by 18.5% in the April-June period from the previous quarter, the French economy nearly 14% and Italy 12.4%.
Subodh Varma
Lockdown Destroys Future as Workers Use Retirement Savings to Survive
31 Jul 2020
Over 80 lakh workers withdrew money from their provident fund accounts because of loss of earnings and jobs in the past four months.
The Associated Press
German Economy Takes Biggest Hit Since 1970, Plunges 10% Amid Pandemic
30 Jul 2020
Economists say it is far from the pre-pandemic level and won't reach break-even until 2022 at the earliest.