Author: Prabir Purkayastha
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Is Intellectual Property Turning into a Knowledge Monopoly?
The twentieth century saw the emergence of publicly funded universities and technical institutions, while technology development was concentrated in the R&D laboratories of large corporations. The age of the lone … Keep reading »
Oppenheimer Paradox: Power of Science and the Weakness of Scientists
The new blockbuster film on scientist Robert Oppenheimer has brought back the memories of the first nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It has raised complex questions on the nature of … Keep reading »
The US and UK’s Submarine Deal Crosses Nuclear Red Lines with Australia
The recent Australia, US, and UK $368-billion deal on buying nuclear submarines has been termed by Paul Keating, a former Australian prime minister, as the “worst deal in all history.” … Keep reading »
Queen Elizabeth II: Pomp, Pageantry, and the Apology That Never Came
Led by the royals, British colonialists committed every form of cruelty imaginable – those who suffered under the empire and fought it are angry over the homage paid to Elizabeth II. Keep reading »
Why Our Electricity Prices Can’t Be Left to Bogus ‘Free Markets’
The so-called electricity markets were created to help private capital, not people. It is time that we wind up such bogus electricity markets and return all such public services to the people, to be run cooperatively for their benefit. Keep reading »
The WTO and Vaccinations: Greed and Profits Win
The health of all people is being sacrificed to Big Pharma profits and rich countries’ saber-rattling sanctions. Meanwhile, other countries are capable of meeting the world’s vaccine needs. Keep reading »
The Geopolitics Behind Spiraling Gas and Electricity Prices in Europe
Markets do not solve the problem of energy pricing. What is required is planning and long-term investments in infrastructure. Keep reading »
Why Poorer Nations Aren’t Falling for Green-Washed Imperialism
The world’s wealthiest countries make a big show of fighting climate change without offering poorer countries the finances to switch to renewable energy. Keep reading »
What Does India Get Out of Being Part of ‘The Quad’?
Australia has joined the US and UK games to contain China, leaving India unclear in the Quad and isolated in Asia. India is gradually losing strategic autonomy. Keep reading »
Science for the People: Remembering A Great Scientific Crusader – Richard Lewontin
Lewontin fought a lifelong battle against racism, imperialism and capitalist oppression. Keep reading »
The West Is Practicing Vaccine Apartheid at a Global Level
More than an eighth of the world’s population living in rich countries – the United States, Canada, the UK, and the EU – have access to more than 50 per … Keep reading »
Friedrich Engels’ Thinking on Science in These Times
On this bicentenary of Friedrich Engels, we need to understand the struggle of ideas he was engaged in during his lifetime, and what significance it holds today. Keep reading »