“A total demolition of the previous forms of existence is underway: how one comes into the world, biological sex, education, relationships, the family, even the diet that is about to become synthetic.” — Silvia Guerini,…
Category: Colin Todhunter
Colin Todhunter who is one of the frequent contributors for The 21st Century is an extensively published freelance writer and a former social policy researcher. Originally from the UK, he has spent many years in India.
If physical violence is to be used only as a final resort, a dominant class must seek to gain people’s consent if it is to govern and control a population. It must attempt to legitimize…
What would have happened without a mandatory ‘stay home, save lives’ COVID lockdown protocol? Was there ever a cost-benefit analysis performed by any government in any country? How were populations cajoled into accepting the official…
In March 2022, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of a “hurricane of hunger and a meltdown of the global food system” in the wake of the crisis in Ukraine. Guterres said food, fuel and fertiliser prices were skyrocketing with…
How do you make a potentially dangerous and ineffective drug appear like a miracle of modern science? You could, for instance, enroll only certain people in clinical trials and exclude others or bring the study…
The British government, regulators and global agrochemical corporations are colluding with each other and are thus engaging in criminal behaviour. That’s the message put forward in a new report written by environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason…
Open Letter to Bayer CropScience by Rosemary Mason “This charming company operated a factory and camp at Auschwitz during the WW2. The UK and US governments are now allowing it to control global farming methods,…
How corporate and government PR helps hide capitalism’s crimes and distracts us from seeking emancipatory change THE FATHER of modern public relations and spin Edward Bernays was a cold, cynical manipulator of mass perception. He knew that,…
In Libya, NATO bombed a path to Tripoli to help its proxy forces on the ground oust Gaddafi. Tens of thousands lost their lives and that country’s social fabric and infrastructure now lies in ruins….
Richard John Roberts is a prominent biochemist and molecular biologist. On his recent visits to India, he has talked about the supposed virtues of genetically modified (GM) food and crops, while attacking people who have…