Same, Same But Different
bySocial media offers endless ways to express ourselves. Increasingly, however, we express ourselves in much the same way.
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Why India’s Middle Class Is Living On Borrowed Money
byWith no jobs, low wage growth, lack of social safety net, and easy lending India’s middle class are living on borrowed money.
The Republic Of The Erased
byHere’s an indictment of those who count the people, yet dare not let the people count.
France’s Student Unrest: A Crisis Of Trust
byFrance’s student protests reveal deep frustration with failing public services and a political centre struggling to rebuild trust.
Plague in Russia? Here’s What You Need To Know
byAfter a Russian lab worker’s death, possibly due to Plague, nearly 200 people are quarantined. Here’s what you need to know.
Brazil’s Election Shows What Happens When Voters Lose Faith In Politics
byBrazil’s election reveals deepening political fatigue, institutional distrust, and a dangerous appetite for disruptive change.
No More Parks
byParks, freedom, dishes, slavery. Can we ever enjoy our freedom?
Who Gets Remembered? Science, Identity And The Politics Of National Memory
byWhy do some scientists become permanent national icons while others are pushed to the margins of public memory?
On Writing
byWhy do we write? How can we philosophically understand the act and the process of writing?
Caste In The Classroom
bySahil Wakode’s death in IIT Bombay raises difficult questions about caste, merit and belonging inside India’s elite institutions.
America’s Space Weapons And The Battle For The Orbit
byThe race to militarise and control the space is a zero-sum game.
The Tamasha
byWhen politics becomes a circus, when clowns rule countries, the whole world becomes a tamasha.
Yemen’s New Front In The Gulf Conflict
byThe recent capture of areas along Yemen’s Red Sea coast has brought the Houhis closer to controlling one of the world’s most sensitive maritime passages.
Trump’s Dangerous Doctrine
byDonald Trump’s threat to “annihilate” Iran at the United Nations General Assembly are dangerous and delusional.
Pablo Neruda: Poet, Communist, Rapist
byPablo Neruda, known for his poetry and for championing human rights, raped a Dalit Sri Lankan woman.