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It was in Burma’s oppressive heat, amid the contradictions of colonial rule, that Eric Blair began his metamorphosis into George Orwell — a writer determined to confront power in all its guises. Even ...

Over the course of colonial rule between 1765 to 1900, the UK extracted $64.82 trillion from India, of which $33.8 trillion went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to carpet London in ...

These companies were given monopolies, making them extremely wealthy. Many even had their armies to brutally suppress rebellions. This model of corporate power, funded by rich investors, was born in ...

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Oxfam International’s report highlights how colonial wealth extraction, particularly from India, has laid the foundation for modern economic inequalities, including the dominance of unearned ...

The report, titled 'Takers, not Makers' and released here on Monday hours before the start of the annual meeting of the rich and powerful across the globe, cited several studies and research papers to ...

Oxfam's new report said billionaire wealth grew by $2 trillion last year, or roughly $5.7 billion a day, three-times faster than in 2023. Rights group Oxfam's latest report released on Monday said ...

It details the suppression of India’s industrial growth, the modern impact on global inequality, and ongoing exploitation by multinational corporations linked to colonial practices. Oxfam ...

In case of abuse, What does it mean to call a nation “colonial”? Is it fair to use ... Colonialism is typically defined as a foreign power invading and dominating another territory for ...

He further said, writing great literature was a political radical act. Peruvian sociologist Anibal Quijano describes geographical, political, and onto-epistemological extension of western domination ...