The Great Gambles
One day, a casino owner met a panchayat. He told them they needed a casino. The village leaders wondered. Casino? They had visited some when they traveled. Some had even […]
Jobs
Transcript: Globalizing Inequality by P. Sainath Part 4
Transcript of Globalizing Inequality – a lecture by P. Sainath, sponsored by the Center for Social and Environmental Justice of Washington State University, Vancouver. Video by pdxjustice Media Productions. Part
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The blame game and the true game
Every once in a while, you have politicians, police officers, people supposed to prevent sexual harassment make public comments about women provoking rape. Predictably, it unleashes a storm of criticism.
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Bigots with Power
The mountain of shame with our treatment of women keeps mounting. There is unending evidence that provocative clothes have little to do with rape and molestation, yet our policemen and
Unfreedoming Speech
Dear Mr. Sibal Let me begin with saying that not even my mother had ever made such a comprehensive effort to remove from my sight everything that would offend me.
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Debunking the great FDI savior
I had begun with a pro-FDI stance out of a natural affinity for the new, for change. However, as I am reading and thinking more, I think the FDI coming
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Some thoughts on FDI
Me not having much of a head for money matters, I had not commented on FDI in retail so far. However, I had a conversation with a friend who made
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The Future of Education
The article “A new look at child abuse” details this kind of harm and I think it is worth reading to understand what exactly happens because of our schools other
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Poor to Broke: Rethinking poverty solutions
As Mike Todd famously said, “I’ve never been poor, only broke. Being poor is a frame of mind. Being broke is only a temporary situation” This is the place we
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