Critical Outsider 📰 18-03-2022
Today’s newsletter covers Kashmir Files, UN Recognition of Afghanistan, Sanctions-Hit Economy of Russia, Failures for Autocracy, Exposing Machinations of Authoritarianism,Read More
Exposing the machinations of authoritarian power: A profile of Vernon Gonsalves
Profiles of Dissent is a series centered on remarkable voices of dissent and courage across the world. They are writers,Read More
Kashmir Files, hailed by Modi, triggers anti-Muslim hate speech.
Bollywood film on exodus of Kashmiri Hindus that won accolades from Indian PM is accused of fanning anti-Muslim sentiment. AnRead More
UN votes to secure formal presence in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
Without using the word ‘Taliban’, the resolution spells out a new, one-year mandate for the United Nations political mission inRead More
The 9-to-5 schedule should be the next pillar of work to fall.
There are any number of reasons workers might want more control over when they work. Thirty percent of workers aroundRead More
This is why autocracies fail.
The past few weeks have been revelatory. It’s an occasion for a realistic assessment of authoritarian ineptitude and perhaps instability.Read More
What will the Russian economy, hammered by western sanctions, look like in the weeks ahead?
For sanctions against Russia to be effective, they need to be more comprehensive in scope and timeline. The US andRead More