Buy now, save later: The modern affliction of urban poverty
The urban millennials are negotiating with the commodified experience of everyday life.
In India, you are Left if you are not Right, but are you really Left? Take this quiz and find out
In the India of now, you are Left if you are nor Right, but are you really Left? Take this quiz and check for yourself.
Pope criticises capitalism, calls for a new economic order
Pope Francis urged the downtrodden to change the world economic order, denouncing a "new colonialism" by agencies that impose austerity programs and calling for the poor to have the "sacred rights" of labor, lodging and land.
Modi's first task if he becomes PM: Define the limits and role of the state
If Modi makes it to the top job after 16 May, he would do well to outline the contours of the state's role in the life of India, it's economy, and public life
We are not against capitalism, but crony capitalism: Kejriwal
Kejriwal during his 49-day tenure as the Delhi Chief Minister ordered CAG audit of power discoms and initiated action against Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries and Oil Minister Veerappa Moily alleging complicity in fixing gas prices.
How Silicon Valley is degenerating into a bubble of arrogance
But as Gopman's little screed reveals, that search for meaning has long been abandoned in the pursuit of the next hot start-up -- swanky offices and hipster digs included.
Indian capitalism is the biggest obstacle to reforms
Indian capital spends its energies in extracting its rent from governmental misregulations<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />
Thatcher to Modi: Steering the economic discourse to the right
Our national discourse on economics, which has always been weighted in favour of the far left, needs a corrective balancing force. Modi's address at the ThinkIndia forum on Monday was the first step in that journey.
We need to revive capitalism to revive 'animal spirits'
Reviving capitalism is the key to reviving world growth. The old Keynesian mumbo-jumbo of endless government spending in about to collapse
Reader Debate: Is govt's policy on eco development flawed?
We found one of the conversations around a piece we published today interesting and have republished it as “Reader Debates”
CPI(M) meet: Communists party like the bourgeois!
The 20th national conference of the CPI(M), estimated to be a Rs 10 crore mega-show, was nothing short of a celebration.
Full Marx to Mamata; Why we need to cut Marxism to size
Mamata Banerjee is right to reduce the space given to Marxism in school texts. Marx's contributions are not as important as they once seemed.
Reading Arundhati Roy: The high price of toxic rage
This is the tragedy of Arundhati Roy: the very legitimate issues she raises are swept aside by the knee-jerk loathing she provokes. A great part of the blame rests on her shoulders, but that doesn't let the rest of us off the hook.
India, China in no position to preach to a 'declining West'
Just 100 oligarchs in India hold assets equivalent to a quarter of the country's GDP. China too faces enormous risks. Although the West faces challenges, its decline is not a linear, irreversible process.
CEOs defend capitalism at anguished Davos forum
Pressure is on the VIPs at this year's forum to take workers' fears into account as they discuss the world's economic problems.
There's a banana peel to trip up every form of capitalism
Some of us derived vicarious pleasure when the US and European economies went into a skid. But no one is really immune. Today's world is a riot of slipping economic models.
Why 2011 was the year of losers - and bad karma
Everything that could go wrong went wrong in 2011. It was a lost year. 2012 could be the year we turn the world around.
India has to find a transformed capitalist model: Arun Maira
India can neither be a capitalist economy as we know it nor can it tread socialism or communism, Arun Maira member of India's planning commission, said Sunday in an interview.
Unequal fruits is in the nature of capitalism, says Kris Gopalakrishnan
India's growth is bound to be affected by the turbulent global economy and it is only the nature of capitalism to benefit some more than others, S. Gopalakrishnan, executive co-chairman of technology giant Infosys Technologies said on Sunday.
Capitalism in jeopardy: Why India holds the key
Several varieties of capitalism are now competing for attention. India's diverse capitalism - or Hindu capitalism - is also an entry in this race.