[WSMDiscuss] Fwd: [lokayat.pune] Janata Weekly | April 19, 2020
Ashish Kothari
ashishkothari at riseup.net
Mon Apr 27 14:00:01 CEST 2020
Excellent set of articles on COVID, both from/on India and also
elsewhere, collated by Janata Weekly.
ashish
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Subject: [lokayat.pune] Janata Weekly | April 19, 2020
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Janata Weekly
India's oldest socialist magazine!
Vol.75, No. 13 | 19 April, 2020 Issue
Editor: Dr.G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing
Editor: Guddi
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<http://janataweekly.org/letter-to-the-people-of-india/>
Letter To The People Of India
by /Anand Teltumbde/
Dr Anand Teltumbde’s open letter to the people of India before he was
arrested on April 14 by the government on blatantly false charges.
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<http://janataweekly.org/reaffirming-our-faith-in-the-constitution-on-ambedkar-jayanti/>
Reaffirming Our Faith in the Constitution on Ambedkar Jayanti
by /Medha Patkar/
Statement by National Alliance of People’s Movements on Ambedkar Jayanti.
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<http://janataweekly.org/reaffirming-our-faith-in-the-constitution-on-ambedkar-jayanti/>
<http://janataweekly.org/coronavirus-lockdown-the-seven-and-a-half-things-that-modi-said-and-did-not-say/>
Coronavirus Lockdown: The Seven and a Half Things that Modi
Said and Did Not Say
by /Shuddhabrata Sengupta/
On April 14, PM Modi announced that the lockdown was being extended till
April 14. In his 25-minute speech, he did not talk about several things
that urgently needed to be addressed by the Modi government and the
urban elite.
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<http://janataweekly.org/coronavirus-lockdown-the-seven-and-a-half-things-that-modi-said-and-did-not-say/>
<http://janataweekly.org/coronavirus-lockdown-as-hunger-grows-the-fear-of-starvation-is-real/>
Coronavirus Lockdown: As Hunger Grows, the Fear of Starvation
Is Real
by /Kabir Agarwal/
Over 100 million people face food insecurity if the PDS is not
universalised.
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<http://janataweekly.org/coronavirus-lockdown-as-hunger-grows-the-fear-of-starvation-is-real/>
<http://janataweekly.org/criminal-intimidation-of-the-wire-its-editor-siddharth-varadarajan-and-in-defence-of-a-free-non-communal-media/>
Criminal Intimidation of The Wire & its Editor, Siddharth
Varadarajan and In Defence of a Free, Non-Communal Media
by /Press Release/
Statement by over 3500 intellectuals slamming the UP government for
filing false criminal charges against The Wire and one of its founding
editors, Siddharth Varadarajan.
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<http://janataweekly.org/criminal-intimidation-of-the-wire-its-editor-siddharth-varadarajan-and-in-defence-of-a-free-non-communal-media/>
<http://janataweekly.org/indian-media-is-enemy-of-the-poor-anti-science-worships-falsehoods/>
Indian Media is Enemy of the Poor, Anti-Science, Worships
Falsehoods
by /Paranjoy Guha Thakurta/
Citizens must understand that eventually, they are the losers when false
information is deliberately allowed to proliferate, says senior
journalist Ravish Kumar.
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<http://janataweekly.org/indian-media-is-enemy-of-the-poor-anti-science-worships-falsehoods/>
<http://janataweekly.org/delhi-violence-delhi-police-on-arrest-spree-while-prisoners-being-released-amid-lockdown/>
Delhi Violence: Delhi Police on Arrest Spree While Prisoners
Being Released Amid Lockdown
by /Tarique Anwar/
At least 10 persons, including a pregnant Jamia student, have been
reportedly picked up in connection with the anti-CAA-NRC-NPR protests
and the violence in Northeast Delhi.
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<http://janataweekly.org/delhi-violence-delhi-police-on-arrest-spree-while-prisoners-being-released-amid-lockdown/>
<http://janataweekly.org/if-courts-only-favour-the-state-justice-remains-unserved/>
If Courts Only Favour the State, Justice Remains Unserved
by /Apoorvanand/
The Supreme Court’s remarks in the case about migrant workers during the
lockdown is further proof of this trend.
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<http://janataweekly.org/if-courts-only-favour-the-state-justice-remains-unserved/>
<http://janataweekly.org/i-mind-dying/>
I Mind Dying
by /Erica Caines, April 1, 2020/
People are being asked to sacrifice to save the country – but by people,
the rich white men mean the blacks and the poor, working people.
Read full article <http://janataweekly.org/i-mind-dying/>
<http://janataweekly.org/relevance-of-ambedkars-idea-of-state-socialism-in-the-time-of-covid-19/>
Relevance of Ambedkar’s Idea of ‘State Socialism’ in the Time
of COVID-19
by /Badre Alam Khan, Dastagir Khan/
In the light of the current crisis, the time has come to revisit Dr
Amebdkar’s ideas on democratic state socialism proposed by him in his
book ‘State and Minorities’ written in 1947.
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<http://janataweekly.org/relevance-of-ambedkars-idea-of-state-socialism-in-the-time-of-covid-19/>
<http://janataweekly.org/what-the-world-can-learn-from-kerala-about-how-to-fight-covid-19/>
What the World Can Learn from Kerala About How to Fight Covid-19
by /Sonia Faleiro/
The inside story of how one Indian state is flattening the curve through
epic levels of contact tracing and social assistance.
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<http://janataweekly.org/what-the-world-can-learn-from-kerala-about-how-to-fight-covid-19/>
<http://janataweekly.org/why-india-should-introduce-a-covid-wealth-tax-on-the-ultra-rich/>
Why India Should Introduce a Covid Wealth Tax on the Ultra Rich
by /S. Subramanian/
A tax rate of 4% on the nation’s 953 richest families would give the
government the equivalent of 1% of India’s GDP to spend – larger than
its present package.
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<http://janataweekly.org/why-india-should-introduce-a-covid-wealth-tax-on-the-ultra-rich/>
<http://janataweekly.org/even-in-pandemic-times-the-rich-continue-to-profit/>
Even in Pandemic Times, the Rich Continue to Profit
by /Joyce Nelson, Jessica Corbett/
Two articles on how the rich are seeking to make more money even in
these pandemic times.
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<http://janataweekly.org/even-in-pandemic-times-the-rich-continue-to-profit/>
<http://janataweekly.org/as-india-tackles-covid-19-a-curious-case-of-missing-numbers-emerges/>
As India Tackles COVID-19, a Curious Case of Missing Numbers
Emerges
by /C.P. Geevan/
There are no known reasons as to why the disease’s rate of spread
appears to be lower in India. It may be because of insufficient testing.
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<http://janataweekly.org/as-india-tackles-covid-19-a-curious-case-of-missing-numbers-emerges/>
<http://janataweekly.org/can-democracy-survive-the-coronavirus/>
Can Democracy Survive the Coronavirus?
by /Sonali Kolhatkar/
Democratic governments are using the virus to crack down on freedoms,
while those regimes that were authoritarian to begin with have used the
pandemic to grab even more power.
Read full article
<http://janataweekly.org/can-democracy-survive-the-coronavirus/>
<http://janataweekly.org/trump-neo-fascism-and-the-covid-19-pandemic/>
Trump, Neo-Fascism, and the COVID-19 Pandemic
by /John Bellamy Foster/
Foster says that Trump’s handling of the pandemic catastrophe only
buttresses his argument that Donald Trump’s presidency represents the
resurrection of fascism in the United States.
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<http://janataweekly.org/trump-neo-fascism-and-the-covid-19-pandemic/>
<http://janataweekly.org/finance-versus-the-people-in-the-era-of-the-pandemic/>
Finance versus the People in the Era of the Pandemic
by /Prabhat Patnaik/
The COVID-19 crisis has brought to the fore the fundamental
contradiction underlying contemporary globalisation, namely, the
contradiction between the interests of finance and those of the people.
Read full article
<http://janataweekly.org/finance-versus-the-people-in-the-era-of-the-pandemic/>
<http://janataweekly.org/coronavirus-pandemic-brings-to-light-the-need-for-a-stronger-public-sector/>
Coronavirus Pandemic Brings to Light the Need for a Stronger
Public Sector
by /Subin Dennis/
Substantial state intervention in the economy—frowned upon by the
apostles of neoliberal economics—is back to the center stage across the
world.
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<http://janataweekly.org/coronavirus-pandemic-brings-to-light-the-need-for-a-stronger-public-sector/>
<http://janataweekly.org/this-is-a-global-pandemic-lets-treat-it-as-such/>
This is a Global Pandemic – Let’s Treat it as Such
by /Adam Hanieh/
It is essential to link the fight against the virus to questions such as
the abolition of ‘Third World’ debt, an end to IMF/World Bank neoliberal
structural adjustment packages, reparations for colonialism, a halt to
the global arms trade, an end to sanctions regimes, and so forth.
Read full article
<http://janataweekly.org/this-is-a-global-pandemic-lets-treat-it-as-such/>
<http://janataweekly.org/the-end-of-the-american-empire/>
The End of the American Empire
by /Pasqualina Curcio Curcio/
The US is not only experiencing a serious economic crisis but also a
profound humanitarian crisis that its people have been suffering for
decades.
Read full article <http://janataweekly.org/the-end-of-the-american-empire/>
<http://janataweekly.org/solidarity-in-a-time-of-pandemic-while-the-us-capitalizes-on-disaster/>
Solidarity in a Time of Pandemic, While the US Capitalizes on
Disaster
by /Roger D. Harris/
The virus does not discriminate, attacking oppressed and oppressor
alike. Unfortunately, the US government does more than discriminate.
Washington has seen the pandemic as an opportunity.
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<http://janataweekly.org/solidarity-in-a-time-of-pandemic-while-the-us-capitalizes-on-disaster/>
<http://janataweekly.org/why-coronavirus-could-spark-a-capitalist-supernova/>
Why Coronavirus Could Spark a Capitalist Supernova
by /John Smith/
Capitalism now faces the deepest crisis in its several centuries of
existence. Why is supernova–the explosion and death of a star–an apt
metaphor for what could now be about to unfold?
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<http://janataweekly.org/why-coronavirus-could-spark-a-capitalist-supernova/>
<http://janataweekly.org/how-china-broke-the-chain-of-infection/>
How China Broke the Chain of Infection
by /Vijay Prashad, Du Xiaojun, Weiyan Zhu/
As information about coronavirus emerged, the Chinese government and
Chinese society began to organize a determined and immense campaign
against its spread.
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<http://janataweekly.org/how-china-broke-the-chain-of-infection/>
<http://janataweekly.org/cuba-from-aids-dengue-and-ebola-to-covid-19/>
Cuba: From AIDS, Dengue, and Ebola to COVID-19
by /Don Fitz/
The U.S. dawdled for months before reacting to the pandemic. Cuba’s
preparation for COVID-19 began on January 1, 1959.
Read full article
<http://janataweekly.org/cuba-from-aids-dengue-and-ebola-to-covid-19/>
<http://janataweekly.org/combating-covid-19-through-solidarity/>
Combating COVID-19 Through Solidarity
by /Federico Fuentes, April 1, 2020/
Despite international sanctions that have ravaged its health sector,
Venezuela is demonstrating that prioritising lives is possible in the
battle against COVID-19.
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<http://janataweekly.org/combating-covid-19-through-solidarity/>
<http://janataweekly.org/charlie-chaplin-the-final-speech-from-the-great-dictator/>
Charlie Chaplin: The Final Speech from The Great Dictator
by /The Final Speech from The Great Dictator/
Charlie Chaplin’s ‘Great Speech’ that remains relevant after 79 years
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<http://janataweekly.org/charlie-chaplin-the-final-speech-from-the-great-dictator/>
<http://janataweekly.org/engels-on-nature-and-humanity/>
Engels on Nature and Humanity
by /Michael Roberts/
Michael Roberts points out that Marx and Engels were not just
economists, but ecological economists.
Read full article <http://janataweekly.org/engels-on-nature-and-humanity/>
<http://janataweekly.org/poem-we-have-witnessed-a-tribute-to-hum-dekhenge/>
Poem: ‘We Have Witnessed’: A Tribute to ‘Hum Dekhenge’
by /Sutputra Radheye/
A poet’s appropriation of Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s famous poem for the current
times.
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<http://janataweekly.org/poem-we-have-witnessed-a-tribute-to-hum-dekhenge/>
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