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2014 UCL Lancet Lecture by Arundhati Roy—The Half-Life of Caste: The Ill-Health of a Nation

By Arundhati Roy — 2014

In this lecture she speaks about the practice of caste in India and how it received support from many of those who lead India’s struggle for Independence including Mahatma Gandhi. She argues that caste has been modernised and entrenched by democracy in India.

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Food Justice

In today's food system, farm workers face difficult and hazardous conditions, low-income neighborhoods lack supermarkets but abound in fast-food restaurants and liquor stores, food products emphasize convenience rather than wholesomeness, and the international reach of American fast-food franchises...

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