How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy

What has happened is that capitalism has been changed drastically by technology. Milton Friedman’s vision of Capitalism and Freedom now seems out of touch with economic reality. Yet because many still cling to it, the policy reforms we need are being blocked. Without greater public mobilization to support them, the threat to democracy will continue to grow, in America and around the globe.

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Why both the left and right have got it wrong on Ukraine – Žižek

What, exactly, does the ‘Europe’ the Ukrainian protesters are referring to stand for? It can’t be reduced to a single idea: it spans nationalist and even fascist elements but extends also to the idea of what Etienne Balibar calls égaliberté, freedom-in-equality, the unique contribution of Europe to the global political imaginary, even if it is in practice today mostly betrayed by European institutions and citizens themselves.

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Amendments to Forest Conservation Act, 1980: Is Every ‘Change’ good?

This Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) led Union Government is making every effort towards providing ‘Ease of doing Business’ to please its cronies. This attempt needs to be seen in the same context. Through these proposed amendments it is effectively reiterating that this step is aimed at providing  exemptions to businesses on the garb of ‘Development’.

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