When Margaret Thatcher coined “Tina” – her 1980s dictum that “There is no alternative” – I was incensed because, deep down, I felt she had … Capitalism isn’t workingRead more
Month: October 2020
Posted inHindutva / India / Politics / ToMl
In Ayodhya, Landmark Ram Temple Demolished by Ram Mandir Trust to Make Way for New One
https://cdn.thewire.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/06171619/lead-pic.jpg Pre-eminent position: the Janmasthan led the list of sacred sites in an 1870 report prepared by Ayodhya-Faizabad’s settlement officer, P Carnegy. Can there be … In Ayodhya, Landmark Ram Temple Demolished by Ram Mandir Trust to Make Way for New OneRead more
Posted inRecycling / Solar / ToMl
The afterlife of solar panels
You might think of solar panels as a top sustainability solution. While it’s true that they’re terrific for harnessing renewable energy from the sun, photovoltaic … The afterlife of solar panelsRead more
Posted inGnu.org
Copyright versus Community in the Age of Computer Networks
Keynote speech at LIANZA conference, Christchurch Convention Centre, 12 October 2009 BC: Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Today I have the privilege of … Copyright versus Community in the Age of Computer NetworksRead more
Posted inAadhaar / Theft
Finance firm owner loses Rs 50L in SIM card fraud
A finance company owner lost Rs50lakh after a fraudster swapped his SIM with a fake one and used it to transfer money from his bank … Finance firm owner loses Rs 50L in SIM card fraudRead more
Posted inFacebook / Hate / Hindutva / Multimedia / Social Control Media
Hate speech and Facebook!
— source cartoonistsatish.com | 08/19/2020
Posted inAccident / Fukushima / ToMl
Mix of contaminants in Fukushima wastewater, risks of ocean dumping
Nearly 10 years after the Tohoku-oki earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant and triggered an unprecedented release radioactivity into the ocean, … Mix of contaminants in Fukushima wastewater, risks of ocean dumpingRead more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl
The Young Eugene V. Debs
“In the gleam of every bayonet and the flash of every rifle the class struggle was revealed,” Eugene V. Debs wrote in 1902, recalling the … The Young Eugene V. DebsRead more
Posted inEconomics / Finance / ToMl
Supermarkets are promoting unscientific anti-cash propaganda
In early March 2020, the World Health Organisation emailed a journalist to say ‘We did NOT say that cash was transmitting coronavirus’. This angry rebuttal … Supermarkets are promoting unscientific anti-cash propagandaRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl / Worker
The Gig Economy is Paving the Road to Serfdom
Why Courts Across the World are Ruling That the Gig Economy is Paving the Road to Serfdom The tech industry buzzword “gig” has distracted society … The Gig Economy is Paving the Road to SerfdomRead more