The erosion of law and the birth of street justice/Pardis Parsa

In the turbulent transition of the fifth decade after the 1979 revolution, Iran is facing a fundamental challenge in the field of public order and security that can be called the “erosion of the authority of the law.” The increasing statistics of street fights and personal conflicts in recent years only reveal the tip of […]...

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Transferring the government budget deficit to the household budget/Ahmad Alavi

Recent developments in Iran’s energy policy, particularly the triple-price gasoline pricing and price increases, have once again brought the long-standing issue of the relationship between pricing policies, governance structure, and household economics into the spotlight. The government promotes this policy with ostensibly economic goals, including controlling consumption, targeting subsidies, and reducing pressure on the public […]...

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Ardeshir Garavand: The government is the greatest destroyer in the field of social organization/Ali Kalai

In Iran today, inequality is no longer limited to the gap in income or lifestyle, but rather this inequality and class differences have taken on new dimensions and found new practices. The question is: how have these gaps formed and in what direction are they taking Iranian society? Are we still faced with traditional patterns […]...

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Deepening Class Divides Through Inequality in Affordability and Access/ Amin Ghazaei

The deepening of class divisions is structurally rooted in the cycle of production within the capitalist system. Since the minimum wage of the working class is always determined by the minimum required to reproduce labor power, while on the other hand, the wealth of capitalists accumulates through cycles of investment and production, class disparity continuously […]...

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From Bread to Justice/ Mina Javani

Food insecurity in Iran is no longer merely a subsistence issue; it is a symptom of deeper fractures in the country’s economic, environmental, and institutional structures. In a world where food production has never been so technologically widespread, the persistence of hunger and malnutrition across societies points above all to inequality in resource distribution and […]...

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Hassan Sadeghi: The Government Is Social Security’s Biggest Debtor/ Pedram Tahassoni

In recent years, as the shadow of crisis has grown heavier over the country’s pension systems, conversations with those who have spent their lives working in this field have become all the more vital. The social security system, as one of the main pillars of social justice and economic sustainability, reflects—both in Iran and elsewhere—the […]...

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Mehdi Pazouki: The Business Operations of Pension Funds Are the Greatest Managerial Mistake/ Ali Kalaei

While signs of bankruptcy among Iran’s pension funds are appearing one after another, and their financial burden increasingly weighs on the national budget each year, the need to discuss the causes and consequences of this situation is more urgent than ever. Peace Mark Monthly Magazine, in this regard, conducted a candid interview with Dr. Mehdi […]...

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The Bankruptcy of Pension Funds and Wage Arrears/ Sina Yousefi

In recent decades, the country’s pension funds—especially the Civil Servants Pension Fund, the Social Security Organization, and the Armed Forces Pension Fund—have faced a deep structural crisis. This crisis stems from chronic imbalance between resources and expenditures, unprofessional policymaking, and weak corporate governance in managing these institutions. The share of public budget contributions to cover […]...

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Generation of the 1980s: Hard Yesterdays, Harder Todays, Vanished Tomorrows/ Fereshteh Goli

In Iran, pension funds are financial-social institutions established to provide for individuals during old age and retirement. Their mechanisms rely on collecting insurance premiums from the workforce (employees and employers) and investing these funds, so that monthly pensions and other legal benefits can be paid to retirees. In essence, these institutions operate based on an […]...

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Fire in the heart of “Aghajan” / Azar Taherabad

The hot summer morning air in “Aghajan” is bitter; the smell of burning smoke, city sewage left in the streets, and the strong scent of mixed substances. The approximate distance from this neighborhood to the heart of the city is about ten minutes. From the moment I step into the neighborhood, I realize that this […]...

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“Exploring Financial Insecurity and Erosion of Social Capital in Contemporary Iran / Mina Javani”

In the midst of the recent years’ intense transformations and chronic instabilities, Iranian society has been faced with a multifaceted erosion of social fabric; a situation that is not only observable in economic and political indicators, but also in the lived experiences of citizens. Among the key components of this multi-layered crisis, three phenomena stand […]...

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Nowruz and the ailing economy of Iran; conversation with Sohrab Delangizan, university professor/ Azar Taherabadi

The Iranian economy has faced serious challenges in the final months of 1403, challenges rooted in structural factors and recent developments. High inflation, devaluation of the national currency, and economic recession are among the issues that have directly affected people’s purchasing power. In this regard, we sat down with Sohrab Delangizan, a full professor of […]...

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