Mikki Kendall Remembers the Indelible Work and Full Complexity of bell hooks https://lithub.com/mikki-kendall-remembers-the-indelible-work-and-full-complexity-of-bell-hooks/

When hooks wrote about power and how power relations are built into how we perceive one another; her work validated my personal belief that not looking away, being confrontational, rebelling against demands of being ladylike isn’t falling into the stereotype of being an Angry Black Woman, it is instead a way to short-circuit the power dynamics that seek to force women into perpetual subservience.

Rejecting the idea that progressive social movements could function in isolation, she tied together feminism, civil rights, and even economics into all her conversations.  thought process is integral to her definition of feminism, as “a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression.”

hooks regularly challenged Black culture to not just reinvent itself in the face of outside oppressors, but to consider what was being built and how it would impact the future. Though she did not always agree with the focus of other Black icons, she largely centered her critiques on impact, challenging thought leaders and artists to consider their sometimes outsized impact in a society that tried to limit Black creativity to what would be palatable to white audiences. Creating for more than the white gaze or the male gaze was the goal.

मुंबई में बीजेपी के मंत्री ने 500 घरों पर चलवाए बुलडोजर, न सर्वे न नोटिस भारी बरसात में ढहाए घर https://www.workersunity.com/india/wp-me-pazulx-6ic/
July 21, 2023 - by Workers Unity Team

निवासियों का आरोप है कि महाराष्ट्र में बीजेपी के एक मंत्री मंगल लोढ़ा के आदेश पर इस बस्ती पर बुलडोजर चलाया गया और मांग की है कि इस मंत्री पर एससी एसटी एक्ट के तहत मुकदमा दर्ज किया जाए।

अंबुजवाड़ी बस्ती में अधिकांश निवासी दलित, आदिवासी और पिछड़े वर्ग से आते हैं और उन्होंने अपनी कड़ी मेहनत और खून पसीने की कमाई से घर बनाए थे। ये घर 20-20 साल पुराने थे।

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar: Fountainhead of fundamentalism in India May 28, 2023  https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/veer-savarkar-myth-in-indian-freedom-struggle-by-tamil-writer-jeyamohan/article66903378.ece Savarkar called for an armed rebellion against the British and made preparations for it. He was not grounded by a sense of either reality or history. He had no understanding of the power of the great administrative machinery of the British or their massive army. Lacking a sense of history, he failed to see that the British government drew its power from the popular acceptance it had gained from the millions of Indian people it ruled over. 

Before the advent of Gandhi, during Savarkar’s era, some “intellectuals” believed that the British could be driven out using violent means. Once a violent struggle was initiated, they thought people would join in the riots to destroy the British. Fifty years later, tragically, the naxalites too shared the same belief and modus operandi. Savarkar, Bhagat Singh, and Subhash Chandra Bose were all people with a similar misapprehension of history. Their rebellion was a childish effort completely based on their belief in violence and a misbegotten sense of personal adventure. Their misplaced confidence came from imagining themselves to be extraordinary men capable of determining history. Essentially, it stemmed from a lack of faith in the great power of the people.

https://www.rediff.com/news/interview/savarkar-was-granted-a-pension-by-the-british/20211014.htm Tushar Gandhi interview, quoting from his book Let's Kill Gandhi, .. what you do at the end of your life makes you what you are and what Savarkar did at the end of his life was he was a collaborationist with the British colonial regime and was a part of Mahatma Gandhi's murder conspiracy.

He was granted a pension by the British till 1947 and was given a home in Ratnagiri where he was confined. He was provided sustenance by the British. And at many times he wrote to the British that he needed an increase in pension, which is a fact and I am not alleging anything on my own.

The Nerve-racking Possibility of Being Non-compliant with Rules in India  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Siqg1j0Peac  Jul 20, 2023
 Social media is filled with complaints from citizens who have received notices from the Income Tax department on IT returns filed years or sometimes decades ago. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Watch this weeks video as Sucheta Dalal examines how difficult it has gotten for law abiding citizens to comply with the ever changing rules and regulations in India.

A Taxing Tale: Assessing the Impact of Six Years of GST  https://janataweekly.org/a-taxing-tale-assessing-the-impact-of-six-years-of-gst Arun Kumar The ease of doing business has not come about and investment rates have not increased. An alternatively simpler GST exists but the government is not willing to admit its failure. Further, while the benefits have not accrued to the country, fiscal federalism has been dented.

For the huge unorganised sector in India, keeping track of input and output is difficult and they are unlikely to computerise it. So, the unorganised sector with a turnover of up to ₹50 lakh is exempted above that, and if they make a turnover of up to ₹1.5 crore, they are under the composition scheme with a flat 1 percent tax.

But they neither get ITC,(input tax credit)  nor can they offer ITC to their buyers. Thus, they face a disadvantage vis-à-vis the organised sector, which benefits from ITC. The result of GST is a shift in demand from the unorganised sector to the organised sector. 

The ease of doing business has not come about and investment rates have not increased. An alternatively simpler GST exists but the government is not willing to admit its failure. Further, while the benefits have not accrued to the country, fiscal federalism has been dented, which will have long-term consequences.

Manipur | "Women Divided Along Ethnic Lines; As Women We Have Not Stood Together" | Vrinda Grover Jul 20, 2023 Supreme Court advocate Vrinda Grover speaks to Barkha Dutt over Manipur viral video in which women were seen paraded naked.

"Women are also divided along caste, religion, ethnic lines... As women we have not stood together... This country hasn't stood by women," she said.

Further, Grover said- "This country didn't give justice to Bhanwari Devi... Bilkis Bano's rapists' remission should haunt each one of us."

मणिपुर के मुख्यमंत्री ने फोन पर जो बताया सुनकर हिल जाएंगे, मोदी को इस्तीफा दे देना चाहिए Jul 20, 2023

There are hundreds of similar cases’: Manipur CM on video of sexual violence https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/there-are-hundreds-similar-cases-manipur-cm-video-sexual-violence-179995 ‘There are 100 such similar FIRs here. We don’t want to listen to allegations. Hundreds of similar cases have taken place, that is why we have banned the internet,’ Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh told a TV anchor.

“Who suppressed it for two months? The video was leaked only yesterday and we got to know then. There are 100 such similar FIRs here. We don’t want to listen to allegations. Hundreds of similar cases have taken place, that is why we have banned the internet. I condemn it. It is a heinous crime and a crime against humanity,” Singh said while talking to India Today.

Centre using it powers under section 69A It act to even remove all content of Manipur parading incident..

https://youtu.be/lsMJoFxpdco?t=972

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/everyday-explainers/what-is-section-69-govt-take-down-manipur-video-8850737/

After a video of two Manipur women being paraded naked by a mob and sexually assaulted sparked outrage, the Centre has asked Twitter and other social media platforms to take down the video. Tweets of some accounts that had shared the video have been withheld in India, in response to the government’s demand.

“Some links have been shared with social media companies to take down the video as it could further disrupt the law and order situation in the state,” a senior government official said, requesting anonymity.

Centre May Act Against Twitter Over Video Of Manipur Women Paraded Naked https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/manipur-violence-twitter-centre-may-act-against-twitter-over-video-of-manipur-women-paraded-naked-4224219 The government is likely to act against Twitter over the circulation of videos that "could lead to problems in law and order", sources said.

https://www.cenfa.org/un-inc-2-ends-in-frustration-as-divided-nations-lose-ground-amid-accusations-of-industry-stonewalling/

The “High Ambition Coalition” (HAC), which includes the EU, Japan and numerous African and South American nations, is pushing for global mandatory plastic reduction targets, which the coalition says could end plastic pollution entirely by 2040.

Opposing nations like the US and Saudi Arabia call for a “country-driven” approach, allowing individual nations to define their own production and waste management strategies because they say differing national circumstances require self-determination to address plastic pollution issues effectively.

The HAC is aiming to end plastic pollution entirely by 2040.

With the INC-2 concluded, all eyes are ahead for the third round of negotiations, planned for November this year in Nairobi, Kenya.

Fears that further delays will be caused by the petrochemical industry, which for some states, including Saudi Arabia, are central economic commodities, are already being espoused by critics who deem the presence of business representatives a conflict of interest.

https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/un-inc-2-ends-in-frustration-as-divided-nations-lose-ground-amid-accusations-of-industry-stonewalling.html