Not Omicron but the Greed of Capital Threatens the World https://t.co/Fz5lFXAcw5 #PeoplesDemocracy #Science— Marxist Reader (@marxistreader) Dec 3, 2021
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Not Omicron but the Greed of Capital Threatens the World
OMICRON, a new SARS-CoV-2 strain, first detected in the Gauteng province of South Africa, has been acknowledged by WHO as a “variant of concern”. Already, cases have been reported from other countries, making clear that Omicron is unlikely to be contained…
The Strangulation of the MGNREGS https://t.co/jhgZ4fSuyn #PeoplesDemocracy #Prabath #EconomicNotes— Marxist Reader (@marxistreader) Dec 3, 2021
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The Strangulation of the MGNREGS
THE MGNREGS was introduced by the UPA-I government despite opposition from the neo-liberal lobby within it, owing inter alia to the active intervention of the Left which was supporting that government from outside. It was restrictive from the beginning: it…
Data Privacy Bill: Commercialising Our Data And Weakening Our Privacy https://t.co/FjWj19Mw18 #PeoplesDemocracy #Science— Marxist Reader (@marxistreader) Dec 10, 2021
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Data Privacy Bill: Commercialising Our Data And Weakening Our Privacy
THE world is far more interconnected than ever before, with 60 per cent of the world’s population connecting to the internet. With wireless connectivity and cheap smartphones, the number of Indians connecting to the internet today is more than 70 per cent…
India’s Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery https://t.co/0osEgO7XTj #PeoplesDemocracy #Prabath #EconomicNotes— Marxist Reader (@marxistreader) Dec 10, 2021
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India’s Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery
THE pandemic alas is not yet over, but there are no economic disruptions in the current fiscal year in the form of lockdowns or workers’ absence. The economy’s performance therefore can no longer be attributed to the prevalence of the pandemic; whatever it…
US Inflation and India’s Economic Recovery https://t.co/EERf1t2IJo #PeoplesDemocracy #Prabath #EconomicNotes— Marxist Reader (@marxistreader) Dec 17, 2021
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US Inflation and India’s Economic Recovery
THE very day, December 11, when the Indian finance ministry spuriously claimed a robust recovery in the post-pandemic Indian economy, newspapers carried news of an acceleration in the US inflation rate. The inflation rate in November 2021 over November of…
Booster Shots and Omicron: Many Questions https://t.co/KIMuZmqgO2 #PeoplesDemocracy #Science— Marxist Reader (@marxistreader) Dec 17, 2021
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Booster Shots and Omicron: Many Questions
THERE is much discussion these days on whether to introduce booster shots in India, both generally in response to the Covid pandemic and in the specific context of the Omicron variant of the virus. So far, recommendations for boosters by many experts are…
Covid-19: Runaway Omicron Wave Overtakes Delta https://t.co/XWAbWWsyiK #PeoplesDemocracy #Science— Marxist Reader (@marxistreader) Dec 24, 2021
December 23, 2021 at 08:54PM
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Covid-19: Runaway Omicron Wave Overtakes Delta
OMICRON, a new SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, has rapidly overtaken all other variants in the new waves of Covid-19 cases that are emerging in South Africa, the UK, the European Union and the US. More worrying is that Omicron is able to infect those who have…
Privatisation and the Constitution https://t.co/wKcPkManM1 #PeoplesDemocracy #Prabath #EconomicNotes— Marxist Reader (@marxistreader) Dec 24, 2021
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Privatisation and the Constitution
IN a recent report the People’s Commission on the Public Sector and Public Services has rightly drawn attention to the sheer un-constitutionality of the Modi government’s plan to privatise en masse the assets of the public sector. The constitution of the…
Yet Another Contradiction of Capitalism https://t.co/AniHzXPDtY #PeoplesDemocracy #Prabath #EconomicNotes— Marxist Reader (@marxistreader) Dec 31, 2021
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Yet Another Contradiction of Capitalism
IN the United States there are still four million persons who remain unemployed compared to before the pandemic; and yet the Biden administration’s attempt to stimulate the economy has already run into a crisis with the re-emergence of inflation not just…
Spiralling Gas and Electricity Prices in Europe are Lessons for India https://t.co/6FvT5ZJ9oR #PeoplesDemocracy #Science— Marxist Reader (@marxistreader) Dec 31, 2021
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Spiralling Gas and Electricity Prices in Europe are Lessons for India
THE current crisis in Europe of spiralling gas prices, coupled with a cold snap, brings out that the transition of any part of the world to green energy is not going to be easy. It also brings out the complexity in such a transition, that energy is not simply…
Co-Lending: Towards Recolonising the Peasantry https://t.co/1p0U5nVdXj #PeoplesDemocracy #Prabath #EconomicNotes— Marxist Reader (@marxistreader) Jan 7, 2022
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Co-Lending: Towards Recolonising the Peasantry
IN colonial times, the peasantry had to borrow from private moneylenders. According to Provincial Banking Enquiry Committee reports, these moneylenders in turn borrowed from commercial banks. But while disbursing credit to the peasants and charging exorbitant…
Ellen Holmes Verdict: Lying to Consumers is OK in the US but not to Investors https://t.co/2ysRb24owd #PeoplesDemocracy #Science— Marxist Reader (@marxistreader) Jan 7, 2022
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Ellen Holmes Verdict: Lying to Consumers is OK in the US but not to Investors
THE verdict on Ellen Holmes, the CEO of Theranos, who was tried for fraud, was guilty. Theranos was a company set up by Holmes and her former partner Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani and had promised to revolutionise testing. Their advanced biotech equipment—they claimed—would…
Recent Covid Control Measures: How Much Science? https://t.co/EU0qAT4ZCy #PeoplesDemocracy #Science— Marxist Reader (@marxistreader) Jan 14, 2022
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Recent Covid Control Measures: How Much Science?
FROM the very beginning when the Covid-19 pandemic struck India in early 2020, many questions have arisen about decision-making by the union government on Covid control measures, especially about the extent to which measures instituted have been based on…
Financial Markets Under Capitalism https://t.co/nff4IowkkF #PeoplesDemocracy #Prabath #EconomicNotes— Marxist Reader (@marxistreader) Jan 14, 2022
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Financial Markets Under Capitalism
ONE of the most important arguments advanced by John Maynard Keynes, the renowned economist, was that the operation of financial markets under capitalism is deeply flawed. Such markets are intrinsically incapable of distinguishing between “enterprise” where…