Natural Resources, Crony Capitalism and Failure of Governance https://youtu.be/7eNiMLMUFas?t=786  Paranjoy Guha Thakurta (Senior Journalist & litical Commentator, New Delhi)    Apr 9, 2015  ISSUES IN GOVERNANCE  ,
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BJP cites TISS study to claim ‘illegal migration’ is reshaping Mumbai – but scholars say it’s flawed  https://scroll.in/article/1075656/bjp-cites-tiss-study-to-claim-illegal-migration-is-reshaping-mumbai-but-scholars-say-its-flawed“ Several projections for 2051 estimate that Hindus could fall below 54 percent, with the Muslim population rising to approximately 30 percent”.

In fact, the executive summary makes a different claim, stating that by that year, “the rise in Muslim population will be approximately 30%”.

Trump has a choice: Obliterate Palestine or end the war   https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trump-two-choices-obliterate-palestine-end-war David Hearst 7 November 2024  Under Trump and his son-in-law adviser, Jared Kushner, Washington became a policy playground for the settler movement, with which the former US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, was unashamedly aligned.

The Zionist dream of a liberal, secular, democratic Jewish state had been the main vehicle of Israeli expansion, with its salami slices making ever-deeper inroads into historic Palestine. By killing it, the liberal fig leaf dropped from the Zionist project, and the religious Zionist forces who were once regarded as fringe and even as terrorists, such as far-right politician Itamar Ben Gvir and the Kahanists, became mainstream.  This fundamentally altered the whole project to establish Israel as the dominant state between the river and sea.

सुरक्षाबलों का एक्शन, 11 Kuki उग्रवादियों को मार गिराया | https://youtu.be/Seu9dHzP7n0   Nov 11, 2024   Action by security forces, 11 Kuki militants killed | https://youtu.be/Seu9dHzP7n0  Nov 11, 2024 The militants attacked the CRPF camp located at Boro Bekara in Jiribam. The CRPF also retaliated and at least 11 Kuki militants were killed in the encounter. One CRPF jawan is also seriously injured.

    
  
Nov 11, 2024 

A Larger Scam Than Electoral Bonds’: Anjali Bhardwaj Levels Huge Allegations Against The PMO  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4XQM-w3M84   the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) which was set up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Citing lack of transparency, Bhardwaj draws parallel between PM CARES Fund and the Electoral Bonds and hints at a possible ‘Quid Pro Quo’ between the government and the donors. Bhardwaj goes further to say that “The PM CARES is a larger scam than the Electoral Bonds”. 

 KYC Crisis: Financial Death instead of Financial Inclusion   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDWlKgZDt68   Nov 7, 2024 
The JAM Trinity (Jan-Dhan, Aadhaar, Mobile) was supposed to bring financial inclusion to India’s underserved communities. But for millions, Aadhaar-based verification has become a barrier rather than a bridge. This video, based on Sucheta Dalal’s article, uncovers the real struggles faced by rural Indians whose bank accounts are frozen due to mismatches and errors in their Aadhaar-linked information. Watch as we delve into the systemic issues causing financial exclusion, and the urgent need for reform in India's KYC and Aadhaar systems.

https://moneylife.in/article/jammed-how-aadhaarbased-inclusion-turned-into-financial-exclusion/75544.html While the ‘mission mode’ approach delivered large numbers, unfortunately, it prioritised targets over proper verification and banks opened many Jan-Dhan accounts without proper authentication of Aadhaar. A decade later, the re-verification of documents under the know-your-customer (KYC) process is wreaking havoc. These ‘low-risk’ accounts are being frozen or closed due to documentation issues, effectively inflicting 'financial death' on vulnerable account-holders. 

 Bernie Sanders says Americans ‘have a right to be angry’: Full interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVlum0tUsTs
NBC New Issue is what does the Democratic Party stand for.. 

In a time of darkness: Journeying with Gaia https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/in-a-time-of-darkness-journeying-with-gaia-101731163352778.html By
Rajni Bakshi Nov 09, 2024  Poetic Prose on the passing of Stephan Harding.. Stephan’s life was dedicated to an intimate and empathic understanding of, “the great nourishing subjectivity — at once both spiritual and material — that sustains all that is”

https://dnyuz.com/2024/11/08/i-study-guys-like-trump-theres-a-reason-they-keep-winning/ I Study Guys Like Trump. There’s a Reason They Keep Winning.
Nov. 8, 2024

The playbook for transforming a democracy into a soft autocracy was clear: Win power with a populist message against elites. Redraw parliamentary districts. Change voting laws. Harass civil society. Pack courts with judges willing to support power grabs. Enrich cronies through corruption. Buy up newspapers and television stations and turn them into right-wing propaganda. Use social media to energize supporters. Wrap it up in an Us versus Them message: Us, the “real” Russians or Hungarians or Americans, against a rotating cast of Them: the migrants, the Muslims, the liberals, the gays, George Soros and on and on.....  we let revulsion at white Christian nationalism bait us into identity politics on their terms — whether it was debates about transgender athletes, the busing of migrants to cities, or shaming racist MAGA personalities who can’t be shamed. ... Many voters have come to associate democracy with globalization, corruption, financial capitalism, migration, forever wars and elites (like me) who talk about it as an end in itself rather than a means to redressing inequality, reining in capitalist systems that are rigged, responding to global conflict and fostering a sense of shared national identity.

... Instead of defending a system that has been rejected, we need to articulate an alternative vision for what kind of democracy comes next.