Prabir Purkayastha

Boeing Pleads Guilty to Criminal Fraud: the Continuing 737 Max Saga

Is Intellectual Property Turning into a Knowledge Monopoly?

Oppenheimer Paradox: Power of Science and the Weakness of Scientists

India Will Pay 70% of Cost but Micron Will Own 100% of the Plant—A Curious Business Model

Why Julian Assange Stands at the Vanguard of Press Freedom

The U.S. and UK’s Submarine Deal Crosses Nuclear Red Lines with Australia

How the West is Using COP27 to Shift Blame to Poorer Nations

Does the U.S. Chip Ban on China Amount to a Declaration of War in the Computer Age?

After All the Pomp and Pageantry for Queen Elizabeth II: The Apology That Never Came

Why Our Electricity Prices Can’t Be Left to Bogus ‘Free Markets’

Mendel’s Genetic Revolution and the Legacy of Scientific Racism

Ukraine and the Global Economic War: Is This Barbarism or Civilization?

Can Iran and the U.S. Breathe Life Back Into Nuclear Deal?

Theranos Verdict: In the U.S., It Is Fine to Lie to Consumers but Not to Investors

The Geopolitics Behind Spiraling Gas and Electricity Prices in Europe

Why Poorer Nations Aren’t Falling for Green-Washed Imperialism

Meta Isn’t Just About Rebranding Facebook: Could It Bring a Dystopian Future?

What Does India Get Out of Being Part of ‘The Quad’?

Chip War: Can the U.S. Really Gain From China’s Pain?

Are Bezos and Musk Launching Us Into a New Space Age, or Just a U.S. Space Grab?

Remembering the Great Scientific Crusader Who Showed That No Biological Basis for Race Exists: Richard Lewontin

Pegasus and the Threat of Cyberweapons in the Age of Smartphones

A Caring World Needs a Sharing World to End the COVID-19 Pandemic

How Bill Gates Set the Stage for Modi’s Disastrous Response to COVID-19 in India

As India Gasps to Breathe, Modi Government Abdicates Responsibility

The West is Practicing Vaccine Apartheid at a Global Level

Why the U.S. Shouldn’t Play Games With Cyberwarfare as Its Power Declines

Why the U.S. and Its Allies Are Stupid to Turn COVID-19 Vaccination Into a Geopolitical Power Play

Why We Need to Adopt Friedrich Engels’ Thinking on Science in These Times

Why Google is Facing Serious Accusations of Monopoly Practices

Why 2020 Is the Year of Black Holes

Why We’re on a Long Road to COVID-19 Immunity Even With Vaccines

Facebook’s Business Model Thrives on the Virality of Hate

Why 5G is the First Stage of a Tech War Between the U.S. and China

Trump’s Withdrawal From WHO: a Cover-Up for His Abject Failure on COVID-19

The World Can Show How Pharma Monopolies Aren’t the Only Way to Fight COVID-19

U.S. Abandons Open Skies for New Age Space Weapons

U.S. Declares a Vaccine War on the World

Why Capitalism Can’t Cure Global Pandemics

U.S. Trade War Against China Takes a Coronaviral Turn

Public Health and Private Profits Under COVID-19 Pandemic

Why the Coronavirus Pandemic Poses Fundamental Challenges to All Societies

Can the U.S. and Iran Avoid a Disastrous Collision?

The Current U.S. Approach to Nuclear Weapons Can Only Lead to Armageddon