# politics & power (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover politics & power. Page: Feed: --- ## [Democracy's Discontents are Increasingly Distributional](https://rgupta.substack.com/p/democracys-discontents-are-increasingly) _2026-06-30 · Ruchi Gupta · India: Politics, Power & Public Discourse_ Democratic politics must be rebuilt around fair opportunity and equal voice ## [Cockroach Janta Party is a message for the Government - and the Opposition](https://rgupta.substack.com/p/cockroach-janta-party-is-a-message) _2026-05-23 · Ruchi Gupta · India: Politics, Power & Public Discourse_ CJP’s viral rise is a symptom of anti-system energy, and a warning that formal politics has failed to absorb youth grievance. ## [The District Test for Indian Democracy](https://rgupta.substack.com/p/the-district-test-for-indian-democracy) _2026-04-24 · Ruchi Gupta · India: Politics, Power & Public Discourse_ A new framework for measuring democracy where people actually live, in India and beyond ## [YouthPOWER named a 2026 McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund winner](https://rgupta.substack.com/p/youthpower-named-a-2026-mcnulty-prize) _2026-04-15 · Ruchi Gupta · India: Politics, Power & Public Discourse_ YouthPOWER, the platform we run at the Future of India Foundation, has been selected for the 2026 McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund. ## [The Everyday Republic: How the State Loses Its People](https://rgupta.substack.com/p/the-everyday-republic-how-the-state) _2026-03-29 · Ruchi Gupta · India: Politics, Power & Public Discourse_ When the state makes everyday life more burdensome, it loses democratic legitimacy ## [What Can an MP or MLA Do for Youth? A Lot Actually.](https://rgupta.substack.com/p/what-can-an-mp-or-mla-do-for-youth) _2026-02-19 · Ruchi Gupta · India: Politics, Power & Public Discourse_ A Practical Framework for Democratic Engagement and Development ## [Policy Paper: AI, Jobs, and the Social Contract](https://rgupta.substack.com/p/policy-paper-ai-jobs-and-the-social) _2026-02-11 · Ruchi Gupta · India: Politics, Power & Public Discourse_ AI will reorganise work at scale. How it reorganises opportunity, and in whose interest, is a matter of governance. ## [The Economic Survey and NITI Aayog on Youth Opportunity in India](https://rgupta.substack.com/p/the-economic-survey-and-niti-aayog) _2026-01-30 · Ruchi Gupta · India: Politics, Power & Public Discourse_ How India’s major economic reports make the case for YouthPOWER reforms ## [Young Indians, Unfinished Promises](https://rgupta.substack.com/p/young-indians-unfinished-promises) _2026-01-26 · Ruchi Gupta · India: Politics, Power & Public Discourse_ What everyday experiences of youth say about India’s unfinished Republic ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KAkz2hio8qwV) _2026-01-26 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [The Summer I Worked at Burger King](https://rgupta.substack.com/p/the-summer-i-worked-at-burger-king) _2026-01-19 · Ruchi Gupta · India: Politics, Power & Public Discourse_ What the Gig Economy Debate in India Is Missing