Mainstream WeeklyIt is now 77th year of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States. The human race is now facing a new danger of the use of nuclear weapons. Carrying on the aggression against Ukraine, President Putin of Russia is repeating a nuclear threat. Along with Russia, the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are maintaining and consolidating their “nuclear deterrents.” From Hiroshima which suffered the indescribable damage of the nuclear weapons and (…)
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Hiroshima Declaration - The 2022 World Conference against A and H Bombs
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Bhutan: The world’s ‘happiest country’ needs a peace and reconciliation process | Suraj Budathoki
13 August 2022by Suraj Budathoki Sapan News 9 Aug 2022: Bhutan’s much-touted happiness rating lies atop a bed of pain. The pain of Bhutanese refugees of Nepali origin. I know, because I am one of them.
I come from an average working class family that lived in Bhutan for generations, with no interest or involvement in politics. My community, known in Bhutan as Lhotshampa, has traditionally lived in the south of the country.
In 1989, Bhutan conducted a national census and revoked our citizenship after (…) -
There’s no safe level of air pollution | Guy B. Marks
13 August 2022by Guy B. Marks, UNSW in Sydney
Emissions that meet air-quality standards still cause illness and early death. Planning decisions need to help drive down exposure.
It might seem reasonable to think air pollution is only a problem when the sky is thick with brown smog. But a new study is further proof the problem starts much earlier – and well below the minimum air-quality standards.
Worse, the research shows the negative effects increase most rapidly at lower levels of exposure. And (…) -
We Celebrate 10 Years of Rojava: A Visionary Social Experiment Under Threat - A Letter
13 August 2022July 21, 2022
Ten years ago, an auspicious experiment started alongside one of the most atrocious bloodsheds of this century. In July 2012, as Assad’s troops faced an armed insurrection in southern and central Syria, a popular Kurdish-led uprising in northeast Syria quickly filled the power vacuum. By 2017, the Rojava revolution encompassed 5 million people—Kurds, Arabs, Assyrians, Turkmen, Armenians, Yazidis, and others. Guided by one of the most democratic constitutions in the world, the (…) -
All cultures are not equal | Kenan Malik
13 August 2022(This article appeared in Spiked, 28 May 2002)
by Kenan Malik
‘I denounce European colonialism’, wrote CLR James. ‘But I respect the learning and profound discoveries of Western civilisation.’
James was one of the great radicals of the twentieth century, an anti-imperialist, a superb historian of black struggles, a Marxist who remained one even when it was no longer fashionable to be so. But today, James’ defence of ‘Western civilisation’ would probably be dismissed as Eurocentric, (…) -
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Music: Bumpin’ On Sunset | Tequila (1966 Album) by Wes Montgomery
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[bleu]Table of Contents, Mainstream, July 30, 2022[/bleu]
29 July 2022* jawans, Kisans, Karmiks, Come Together | SG Vombatkere
* Panic-stricken Tories look for a Saviour | LK Sharma
* July 2021 Protest Was No Cuban Spring | Jos Chathukulam
* Understanding Patriarchy | Bell Hooks -
Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, July 30, 2022
29 July 2022Letter to the readers, Mainstream, July 30, 2022
The 2022 Monsoon session of the Parliament has so far mostly been disrupted with some very tense standoffs. Some 27 opposition MPs have been suspended from Parliament for demanding a discussion on the hike in GST, inflation, fuel prices and the Gujarat hooch tragedy. The Government would like us to believe at the opposition is solely to blame for this. Distrust between the small opposition and a Government with a thumping majority is on open (…) -
Karnataka State Public Higher Education Institutions Bill -2022: An analysis | P. S. Jayaramu
29 July 2022, by P S Jayaramuby P. S. Jayaramu
(20th July, 2022)
In April 2020, the Government of Karnataka appointed a Committee headed by Dr. Vasudev Atre, with a few high profile personalities like the Vice Chairman of the Karnataka State Higher Education Council Prof. Thimme Gowda, Prof. M K. Sridhar, Member, UGC, Dr. S. Sadagopan and a few others to prepare a draft Bill to replace the existing Karnataka State Universities Act. The Committee’s work gathered momentum as the Government of Karnataka took the (…)