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Mocking an autocrat
Issue Date: May 15, 2013
Computer hackers infiltrated North Korea’s official news website and its Twitter and Flickr feeds, posting unflattering images of leader Kim Jong-un. Hackers targeted the China-based website Uriminzokkiri, which distributes news and propaganda from North Korea’s state media.
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Workers don’t count
Posted on: 28 Feb, 2013
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The recent strike reflects how the workers’ bargaining power has been crushed, and the impotence of the Left to lead them
The recent strike reflects how the workers’ bargaining power has been crushed, and the impotence of the Left to lead them
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Letters - March 15, 2013
Issue Date: Mar 15, 2013
A seductive mirage
We at Auroville Consulting have closely followed the “crashing down” of solar prices as mentioned in the editorial, “Clouds over solar” (January 16-31, 2013), and would like to share a few observations.
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Myth of onion
Posted on: 16 Feb, 2013
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The humble vegetable’s price is not a lethal weapon against politicians but their victim
The humble vegetable’s price is not a lethal weapon against politicians but their victim
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A year of leadership failure
Issue Date: Jan 15, 2013
The last image of 2012 is protesters storming the bastion of Delhi, outraged at the brutal rape of a young girl and the culture of violence against women. This outburst by the educated middle class, many of them young women, was spontaneous as much as it was leaderless. But as we move to the next year, we need to think about the response of the government to this protest and others.
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The beauty & beast of malnutrition
Posted on: 15 Sep, 2012
Lack of governance, not figure-conscious girls, behind undernourished Gujarat
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Is this ‘legitimate rape’?
Posted on: 30 Aug, 2012
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The official response to CAG’s report on captive coal mines fails to address serious issues on the loot of natural resources
The official response to CAG’s report on captive coal mines fails to address serious issues on the loot of natural resources
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Civil society & politics
Posted on: 14 Aug, 2012
Team Anna’s decision to join politics not a lone instance; rural India made its foray long ago
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