What we have here, writes Vijay Prashad, is a government adhering to the religion of privatization and eager to cannibalize Visakha Steel.
Indian Workers Defend Steel With Their Lives
Category: Economy
When People Want Housing in India, They Build It
These land occupations are filled with tension and joy, writes Vijay Prashad. The perils of being beaten by the police mix with the promise of collective life.
Nationalizing UK Energy Companies
Many people will say this can’t be done, but of course it has been done before, writes Andrew Fisher, a former Labour policy chief.
Saving Earth
We cannot expect our dominant institutions to lead us to the transformation on which a viable human future depends, writes David Korten.
Young Americans Who Go Hungry
The authors’ survey shows a significant portion of Gen Z – 30 percent – has relied on free groceries from a pantry, church or other charity.
WSJ’s Flawed Analysis of CEO Pay
The Drucker Institute researchers who authored the article cast unwarranted doubt on Peter Drucker’s views on pay equity, write Sam Pizzigati and Sarah Anderson.
Forgiving Debt: Ancient Analogies for the US
The function of debt-cancelling decrees was to restore socioeconomic balance, writes Eva von Dassow. That included inequity, so the cycle of borrowing-to-survive would start over.
The Failure of Sanctions
Humberto Márquez says a visible demonstration of sanctions’ ineffectiveness are the imported products sold in hundreds of stores in Caracas and other cities and towns in Venezuela.
Will Our Children Be Able to Read?
The sharp attack on education during this past decade forces us to consider the kind of future that young people will inherit, writes Vijay Prashad.
Hunger
The war in Ukraine has been catastrophic for world food prices, writes Vijay Prashad. But the problem didn’t start then.