Capitalist - Different Truths

March 12, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, Politics, World

Economic Imperialism, Free Trade and Protection: Capitalist US is discovering the Virtue of State Control

The capitalist realtor-turned US president, Donald Trump, is a pseudo-socialist. In true capitalism, there is no place for government interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary. But, Trump...

February 16, 2018
IPA Service
Politics, World

New President Ramaphosa has to Unite all Factions

Ramaphosa’s narrow victory over Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma for the ANC presidency, his supporters’ failure to win a clean sweep of the top six positions and the clear national executive committee...

February 9, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Faction Battle in African National Congress Intensifies: President Zuma Wants to Sack His Deputy

South African presidency spokesman Bongani Ngqulunga was aghast on Tuesday at Communist Party (SACP) demands that President Jacob Zuma confirm or deny plans to sack his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa...

February 3, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Trump-FBI Reflects Divided Ruling Class: Democratic Party has to Push Progressive Agenda More

The question is: What is the motivation of the Mueller forces, including the FBI and possibly other intelligence agencies, for going after Trump? What is really at stake here?...

November 27, 2017
Vedatrayee Dutta
Arts, Law & Order

What is Art and What is Not: The Laws Relating to Graffiti in India

There are no express provisions of law regarding graffiti in India. However, the Constitution of India lays down certain provisions in this regard. Kolkata-based Vedatrayee discusses the issue of...

November 8, 2017
Different Truths News Service
History & Culture, Politics

100th Anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution on Nov. 7 This Year

November 7 is the 100th anniversary of the great earth-shaking event of the Bolshevik Revolution, also known as the October Socialist Revolution of Russia, which advanced human society to...

May 21, 2017
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, History & Culture, Politics

Kannur: Where Beauty and Death go Hand in Hand

The agrarian peasant-landlord clashes that turned feudalism on its head in Kerala provided a fertile hunting ground for Communists. And this erstwhile fief of the12th Century Hindu Kolathiri Rajahs...

April 18, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

Krishna and Karl

Marxism was formulated in the Geeta. Karl merely stole it from Krishna, says humourist Soumya. He tells us that the basic premise of Marxism is that History is a...

January 24, 2017
Different Truths
Crime, Economy, Politics

Inequality: 57 Billionaires hold 58 per cent of the Total Wealth in India

Economist and social scientist, Dr. Bhaskar asks, do we talk about a humane economy or the human face in the economy? It is not rising or falling inequality – it is...

November 26, 2016
Different Truths News Service
Business, Economy, Politics

Farmers Protest against Demonetisation, call it Anti-people: CPI-ML (ND)

Modi government’s denibetusation has hit the small and medium shopkeepers are sending away their employees as there are no customers, Kiosks are closing down, rickshaw pullers can’t find work, unemployment is...

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