by Tings Chak | Nov 12, 2021 | Activism, China, Economics, Education, Politics, United States
The ‘double reduction’ policy of minimising financial burden on parents and children can be seen as the government’s affirmation that the minds and health of students and families come before the pockets of investors and billionaires.
by Vijay Prashad | Aug 26, 2021 | Afghanistan, Economics, Education, Germany, History, Human Rights, Politics, Trade, United States, Uzbekistan, War
Immediately following the Taliban’s defeat of the U.S.-backed government, the country’s assets were frozen, further aggravating the economic crisis in the country.
by Vijay Prashad and Subin Dennis | May 14, 2021 | Activism, Economics, Education, Elections, Health Care/Medicine, Human Rights, India, Politics, Women's Rights
In Kerala, the re-elected Left government has prioritized making life better for all, even during crises—contrasting sharply with Narendra Modi’s right-wing central government’s devastating mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic.
by Vijay Prashad | Jun 22, 2020 | Covid-19, Education
Vijay Prashad writes about the deep impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown on children who are suffering disproportionately amid the pandemic with limited access to education and higher levels of violence
by Vijay Prashad | Sep 18, 2018 | Education
The project of higher education as the great instrument for social mobility is no longer in place.