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Earth Day Greetings!
As I bicycled to work this cool, breezy spring morning in the Pacific Northwest, I admired the vibrant growth of multitude of plants reaching for the sun, and spring flowers seeking bees and other pollinators along the bike trail and sidewalks. I vividly recalled…
Enough of this suffering, the gruesome betrayal; 10 years of despotic rule, 10 dreadful deceptions – Part- I
Given the declining quality of life and political decay in the country, the forum has come to a conclusion. This means that the BJP, which is deceiving this country and quickly leading it to ruin, should be ousted from power…
Israeli strike on Iran expands Middle East war
On Friday morning, Israel carried out an airstrike on a military base in central Iran near one of its nuclear facilities, further widening the war in the Middle East instigated by the imperialist powers. After decades of proxy conflicts throughout…
Netanyahu Says “…We Are Not Like The Nazis…”
Is it a row or just a tiff brewing between German and Israel? “…We are not like the Nazis,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the German Minister Annalena Baerbock when she visited Israel last Week. The comment was…
Israel and Sri Lanka: An Unholy Alliance
As the Gaza war is about to enter its seventh month, the Palestinian death toll stands at well over 33,000, including over 12,000 children. Hundreds of schools and hospitals have been destroyed, with residents of Gaza deprived of food, which…
Trading poverty in the market of Bhogvad
(1) There is contraction of meaning in the phrase capitalist consumerism. The correct expression for the view of life (Jivan-drishti) underlying the modern industrial capitalist civilization would be the phrase Punjivadi Bhogvad. The capitalist Bhogvad operates by incorporating feudal Bhogvad…
No Jobs, No Relief: Modi’s Legacy for Informal Workers
Ranchi, 20 April: Real wages have barely risen in India since 2014-15, despite rapid GDP growth. The country’s social security system has also stagnated in this period. The lives of informal workers remain extremely precarious, especially in states like Jharkhand where…
Iran-Israel Rivalry: Is it Ideology or Realpolitik?
Iran’s missile and drone attacks on Israeli territory this past week were unprecedented in many ways. Firstly, the direct attacks were a departure from Tehran’s decade-long shadow war, which saw the Shia state use proxies and non-state actors to target…
Delhi BJP to hold mega gathering of Hindu saints and seers at IGI stadium ahead of LS polls
Shri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Dear Shri Rajiv Kumar, I am sure the Election Commission is fully aware of the following report Delhi BJP to hold mega gathering of Hindu saints and seers at IGI stadium ahead of LS…
Philippines Court Decision Gives Great Hope to Efforts to Save Farmers and Consumers from GM Crops and Food
At a time when there is increasing concern that powerful GM crop lobbyists backed by enormous resources of giant multinational companies may be able to bulldoze food safety and environmental concerns while pushing GM crops, a new hope has appeared…
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