The Great Bengal Famine of 1770: When Taxes Created a Genocide
The sudden rise of land revenue taxes, together with drought, caused what some now call a genocide, which killed from one to ten million Bengalis and Biharis. by Massimo Introvigne* *Introduction to the webinar “Social Justice, Tax Reform, and the Tai Ji Men Case,”...
There Can Be No Social Justice Without Tax Justice: The Tai Ji Men Case
Scholars and human rights activists discussed tax reform and the injustice vested on Tai Ji Men on World Day of Social Justice by Alessandro Amicarelli An article already published in Bitter Winter on March 1st, 2023. The poster of the webinar. On February 20, 2022,...
“Paideia” and Tai Ji Men
Human rights activists should be educated to the ideal of civilization that the Greek concept of “paideia” conveyed. It will also help them to understand the Tai Ji Men case. by Marco Respinti* *Conclusions of the webinar “Educating Human Rights Activists to...
Taxes as a Weapon of Mass Persecution: The Tai Ji Men Case
An article on a large-circulation Italian daily newspaper explains that all that glitters is not gold in Taiwan. by Marco Respinti* * Published with the title “C’è un giudice a Taiwan che ce l’ha con il Kungfu,” in “Libero quotidiano,” vol. LVIII, no. 34, Milan,...