In her path-breaking research, Cook linked the surge in segregation laws, lynchings, and other racial violence in the US from 1870 to 1940 to a significant decline in patenting and innovation among African Americans. “Violence diminishes innovation and economic activity, with persistent effects,” says Cook. “The year 1899 is still the peak year for patenting-per-capita for African-Americans – and that’s …
Speaking at the India Today Conclave on Saturday, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait reiterated that the lynching of the BJP workers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri was only a “reaction to the action". Two BJP workers, a driver in the employ of Union minister Ajay Misra, and a local reporter were killed along with four farmers in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence …
