Instead of a one-size-fits-all development agenda, the south-western Indian state used clear public policy, decentralised planning and the leadership of its cooperative movement.
Vijay Prashad: Kerala Has Abolished Extreme Poverty
Tag: Poverty
Corporate Democrats Paved the Way for Trump
Democrats may be denouncing the current assaults on social programs, writes Norman Solomon. But three decades ago Bill Clinton’s embrace of the private sector began clearing the path for Trump’s wrecking crew.
Vijay Prashad: Nuclear Missile Diplomacy
Europe and the United States have adopted a path of austerity and war. That is their promise to the world for the period ahead.
Vijay Prashad: Meanwhile, 100s of Millions of People Die of Hunger
Enough food is produced to meet the needs of 11 billion people. Why do so many of the 8 billion people on the planet go hungry?
Chainsaw Diplomacy
If Elon Musk is using Javier Milei’s Argentina as inspiration for his own mission with the Department of Government Efficiency that bodes extremely poorly for the U.S., writes Alan MacLeod.
US Sees Highest Ever Increase in Poverty
Natalia Marques responds to a property developer’s recent call for more “pain” in the U.S. economy by highlighting what happened after pandemic-era aid ended.
How to Eradicate Poverty
China did not eradicate absolute poverty by cash transfer schemes or rural medical programmes alone, writes Vijay Prashad.
Big Agriculture Squeezing Argentina
The South American country has more than enough arable land to feed its 46 million people, writes Vijay Prashad. But during the rise of agribusiness, hunger and landlessness is growing and spawning new forms of protest.
Amnesty Calls for ‘Social Protection’ Rather Than Social Repression
Amnesty lamented that governments have turned to “repression and unnecessary and excessive use of force” against struggling demonstrators instead of addressing their core concerns, such as high food prices and paltry wages.
Everybody In, Nobody Out
Liz Theoharis imagines building a pro-democracy movement attuned to the needs and dreams of everyday people.