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Too late? The climate & nuclear juggernaut
by Dr Andrew Glikson
At 90 seconds to a midnight and a few decades to +4oC will ’sapiens’
end up on the beach?
From the Partial Test Ban Treaty to a Nuclear Weapons-Free World
by Lawrence S Wittner
This September is the sixtieth anniversary of U.S. and Soviet ratification of the world’s first significant nuclear arms control agreement, the Partial Test Ban Treaty. Thus, it’s an appropriate time to examine that treaty, as well as to consider what might be done to end the danger of nuclear annihilation.
Colonial African Cities Have Always Been Mass Graveyards For Black People
by Dr Pedro Mzileni
Its no accident therefore that the majority of the black people who died in that building are immigrants from across the continent who are in SA to work in the retail sector of Johannesburg as cheap labour. Some of them are street vendors, sex workers, Uber
drivers, and informal traders who are struggling for a living under this rotten modern condition.
Ukraine Crisis Sounds Alarm For Mankind, Do Not Repeat Ukraine Tragedy, China Warns Neighbors
by Countercurrents Collective
Southeast Asian countries must avoid following in the footsteps of Ukraine and beware of being used as geopolitical pawns by foreign forces that are sowing discord in the region for their own gain, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned. “The crisis in Ukraine has sounded the alarm for mankind, and similar tragedies must not be staged in Asia,” China’s top diplomat said on Saturday in a video address at a conference hosted by the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia, a think tank in Jakarta.
Strategy, Politics and Ethics of the Ukrainian Counteroffensive
by Bharat Dogra
The Ukrainian counteroffensive of the past three months or so, starting on 4 June, has been widely discussed. In one of the most well-documented and thoughtful reviews of this counteroffensive titled ‘Bound to Lose— Ukraine’s 2023 Counteroffensive’ Prof. John J. Mearsheimer, who is R.Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, has raised several important issues.
Death, the Crisis of Meaning, and Capitalism
by Carlos L Garrido
We destroy, in other words, so that we may construct a future which obliterates poverty, exploitation, plunder, war, oppression, alienation, meaninglessness, bigotry, etc. We destroy so that we may construct a world in which humanity can flourish, where people of all creeds may, as Che Guevara hoped, achieve their
“full realization as a human creature”
Education as a Means for Empowerment
by Vivian Merchant
Like other systems of production and exchange, our education system is operating on the principles of demand and supply. To set up any educational institution, there is a cost benefit analysis carried out and various factors are considered before initiating the undertaking. The mentality of mass production and mass control still runs in large scale conglomerates who provide the funds for schools to be run.
India the surveillance state and the role of Aadhaar
by Arjun Banerjee
India has been turned into a full-scale surveillance state with the masses under the watchful eye of the government, vulnerable and oblivious to being tracked, profiled, recorded, and registered at every point of their day and entire
lifetimes. Invasive technologies like facial recognition are being cavalierly used in public spaces and universities, political and institutional opposition is being stymied through sophisticated surveillance methods like the NSO’s Pegasus spyware (which the Supreme Court itself has largely been unable to get a clear answer on from the government), and the Aadhaar project is proliferating rapidly and being imposed with the full backing of the Aadhaar Act 2016, and is being virtually impossible to escape.
Remembering the Legacy of Renowned Educationalist Prof. Tangeda Navaneetha Rao
by Bheenaveni Ram Shepherd
It is with a profound sense of gratitude and admiration to pen down this heartfelt tribute to the late Professor Tangeda Navaneetha Rao, a luminary in the field of education and an iconic figure in the annals of Osmania University’s history. Prof. Rao’s
journey, from a remote Jeelugula village situated in erstwhile Karimnagar district, to becoming a torchbearer of academic excellence is a narrative that deserves to be remembered. His educational journey commenced at Osmania University itself, where he pursued his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.
The conundrum of parliamentary proceedings and judicial review
by Tejaswi Ravinder Battala
The passing of laws without addressing the core issue of trust in the Council of Ministers when a no-confidence motion has been moved, appears to be undemocratic. This action by the union government bizarrely is a square peg in a round hole failing to uphold democratic principles as well as collective responsibility and public accountability inscribed by the Constitutional makers after much thought, discourse, and deliberations to safeguard the spirit of the Constitution.
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