Category Archives: collective ownership
Neo-liberalism and the question of less state
My leftist friends are probably a little upset that I am calling for less state in my anti-corruption posts - I am asking for exactly what the neo-liberalists want – less State in every sphere of human activity. Oh! I … Continue reading
Filed under and crash of 1929., collective ownership, communism, community resources, corruption, crisis of overproduction, economic growth, environment, equality, freedom, great depression of 1929, new world order, People's Movement, Politics, socialism, stock markets, structural change, sustainability, technological progress, Uncategorized, world capitalism
Noble Peace/Economics Nobels or Not?
Noble Nobels, or not , that is the question? It sounds a little wonky, but I think this is really the question that a lot of people around the world have raised after the Nobel Prizes for this year were … Continue reading
Why Fix The Climate? Change The World Environment Day Slogan Instead!
I waited till this morning’s newspapers before writing this post. I was looking for a media story on how and why the Indian government has forced a change in the slogan for this year’s World Environment Day. The actual slogan … Continue reading
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I Have To Write – IV – Elections For Death?
Talking about Maoists one is forced to come back to the issue of Dr Binayak Sen. Maoist or not he has to be released simply because he saves human lives. And, the truth is there is not an iota of … Continue reading
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I Have To Write!
When you write it is difficult not to get immersed in yourself and your thoughts and become conceited in one way or another, but you still have to write. So much is happening – the Panchyat Elections – Aparna Sen … Continue reading
Filed under collective ownership, equality, nandigram, Politics
Stop being sensible, stop enduring injustice, go crazy to fight this crazy world!
Indiancitizen, a fellow blogger and a leading writer against the kind of blatant injustice that the Rizwanur murder case represents (see the blog rizwanur.com), has posted the following comment against one of my posts, Rizwanur & Nandigram: Minor Points That … Continue reading
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Why has Amartya Sen stopped learning?
Its been a long sabbatical and I am back to irritate you dear readers by asking unpleasant questions and making”snide” remarks. But here goes: In a recent two-part article in The Telegraph, Kolkata published on December 29, 2008 and December … Continue reading
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Nandigram: At Least Let Our Dead Be Our Collective Property, Don’t Make Them Your Private Or State Property!
Nandigram! Being poor, illiterate and uneducated we can ask only questions that deal with our stomachs, our livelihoods, our existence, or our dead. We cannot think beyond because the rich and you, politicians, the running dogs of the rich, make … Continue reading
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Rizwanur Murder: Operation Cover-up Proceeding As Predicted
Operation cover-up in the Rizwanur murder case is proceeding as predicted. One will have to wait till December 16 to get the final verdict from the CBI: Rizwanur committed suicide because his own brother and Pappu betrayed him. An absolutely … Continue reading
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Towards A Communist Mode of Production: A Draft Outline
This is the most difficult post that I have ever tried to write here at this site. In fact, it is the most difficult piece I have ever written in my entire history as a writer. I have taken upon … Continue reading
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