Quotes
A collection of interesting quotes by various people and from a wide range of sources ranging from books to speeches and even Twitter on occasion.
poverty
Privatizing needs
Increasing privatization of necessities means citizens are forced to make purchases from private entities that are opaque to scrutiny and unaccountable to people. It is a permanent profit.
Bhanwari devi and the character of the media
While I have not written about Bhanwari devi here, I have been following her story for a while now. One of the main reasons I have not written is that
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The Service Provider Government
I am very, very angry right now. In a country reeling with inflation, with a majority of its population under poverty, the government is set to “privatize water”. The Union
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Political labels and the human condition
As I post up a lot of transcripts from Sainath and at the same time am posting a lot of information on nuclear power that never makes it to our
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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
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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Transcript: Sainath on Mass Media v. Mass Reality: Part 5 of 5
A lecture at University of Texas, Austin by P. Sainath, sponsored by the University of Texas School of Journalism, the South Asia Institute, AID-Austin and the Society of Professional Journalists
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Transcript: Sainath on Mass Media v. Mass Reality: Part 4 of 5
A lecture at University of Texas, Austin by P. Sainath, sponsored by the University of Texas School of Journalism, the South Asia Institute, AID-Austin and the Society of Professional Journalists
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