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Trump Trauma
by Helena Norberg-Hodge
Localized economies boost employment not by increasing consumption, but by relying more on human labor and creativity and less on energy-intensive technological systems – thereby reducing resource use and pollution. By redistributing economic and political power from corporate monopolies to millions of small businesses, localization revitalizes the democratic process, re-rooting political power in community.
Why Energy-Economy Models Produce Overly Optimistic Indications
by Gail Tverberg
Whether or not a new economic system can arise to take the place of our existing system remains to be seen. It certainly is a concern.
How the Conflict in Syria Benefits Washington’s Allies
by Nauman Sadiq
The United States Defense Intelligence Agency’s declassified report of 2012 clearly spelled out the imminent rise of a Salafist principality in northeastern Syria in the event of an outbreak of a civil war in Syria. Under pressure from the Zionist lobby in Washington, however, the Obama Administration deliberately suppressed the report and also overlooked the view in general that a civil war in Syria will give birth to radical Islamic jihadists.
The Next Phase In The War On BDS: Why Israel Detained Omar Barghouti
by Dr Ramzy Baroud
Smearing one individual, or a hundred, will not alter the upward movement of BDS. Israel will soon realize that its war on BDS, freedom of speech and expression is unwinnable. It is a futile attempt to muzzle a global community that now works in unison from Cape Town, South Africa to Uppsala, Sweden.
DOUBLE EXPOSURE: Plays Of The Jewish And Palestinian Diasporas
by Dr Vacy Vlazna
In Double Exposure, there are three plays by Palestinian playwrights; Hannah Khalil, Ismail Khalidi, and Samah Sabawi, and three by Jewish playwrights; Arthur Milner, Natasha Greenblatt, Steven Orlov and the final play Twenty One Positions: A Cartographic Dream of the Middle East is a joint work of Abdelfattah AbuSrour, Lisa Schlesinger and Naomi Wallace.
The Smart Way Of Beating Poverty
by Moin Qazi
I often wondered why was it that when there were so many social programmes for the poor that poverty was yet so endemic and stubborn. Despite such vast investments there were regions in which we could just nibble at the frozen layers of poverty. This is not to discount the enormous progress we have made in improving the social indicators, but it is when we benchmark our societies with those of other we realize that our achievement pales away.
“Namami Brahmaputra” And Its Symbols Of Hindutva
by Deep Moni Gogoi
In its short period of running the state government in Assam, a pattern seem to be emerging where there is a tendency to present the state as homogenized entity from the lens of Hindutva. The Namami Brahmaputra festival in its promotion fails to demonstrate the presence of multiplicity of cultures in the region and in light of other policies, it looks more like the state of Assam must be ready for more imposition of brahmanical Hinduism(Hindutva).
Kashmir- A Strangulated Identity
by Mohd Azhardin Ganayee
Since 1990 an estimated 70000 Kashmiri civilians have been killed. Hundreds of women have been raped. More than ten thousand people have disappeared in custody. Lakhs of Kashmiri Pandits have had to leave their home, hearth and land. They have been forced to live in alien climatic, cultural, and linguistic environs. All this in the service of a conflict which is little of their making. If Indians want to avenge the partition of their country or the Pakistanis want to avenge the horrors of the partition, let them do that in the plains of Punjab or in the deserts of Rajasthan. Kashmir played no part in all that. Why should its people suffer?
Kashmir – China Relationship
by Mohammad Ashraf
China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which includes Gilgit-Baltistan area of the erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir can revive historical connection of Kashmir with China
CNDP Condemns Indian Government’s Refusal To Join UN Negotiations To Ban Nuclear Weapons
For all its avowed commitment to the pursuit of universal global nuclear disarmament, it is shocking that the Indian government, to our utter dismay, has stayed away from these negotiations. So much for its avowed commitment to the pursuit of universal global nuclear disarmament, which is what this treaty is about.
UP Chief Minister Hailed As Anandmath Sanyasi: Anandmath Preached Cleansing Of Muslims And Hailed The British Rule
by Shamsul Islam
It is unfortunate that a novel which played prominent role in fracturing the united freedom struggle against the British rulers, is being resurrected. The UP victory of RSS/BJP (securing only 39.7% of the polled votes) is being celebrated as the victory of Santan Sena over Muslims in Anandmath. India seems to be standing at a cross-road; to continue on the path of a democratic-secular polity or embark on the path of Anandmathis the greatest challenge after Independence.It is hoped that an all-inclusive India will not let RSS/BJP succeed in its nefarious goal of letting ghosts of sanyasis of Anandmathto undo present India.
Rajya Sabha Must Protect The Spirit Of The Indian Constitution: Finance Bill Should Not Be Considered As ‘Money Bill’
Eminent Jurist and Citizens – Mr. Fali Nariman, Girish Karnad, TM Krishna, Aruna Roy, Jayati Ghosh, Zoya Hasan, Medha Patkar, Bezwada Wilson, Nandita Das, Swami Agnivesh, Usha Ramanathan, Prabhat Patnaik and more than 200 other concerned citizens have expressed concern on the classification of the Finance Bill, 2017 as a ‘Money Bill’ which is illegitimate and should not be considered as ‘Money Bill’.
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