Enduring Legacy of Bangladesh Liberation Cinema
A review of short films made by three eminent filmmakers of Bangladesh – Tareque Masud, Tanvir Mokammel, and Morshedul Islam.
From ‘Othello’ to ‘Antigone’ to ‘Andha Yug’, Ebrahim Alkazi Did Them All
A fond remembrance of the late director by one of his oldest friends from the theatre.
Dr. Ilina Sen – A Life of Deep Commitment to Ideals of Justice and Equality – Two Obituaries
Ilina, who lived a life of deep commitment to ideals of justice and equality (including gender justice and equality) and many-sided achievements, passed away on August 9.
How Socialists Invented the Summer Holiday
In 1930s France, the labour movement made summer holidays a priority — and forced bosses to pay workers for time at the beach.
‘Green Economic Growth’ Is a Myth
There are ‘no realistic scenarios’ to make the economic growth demanded by capitalism compatible with a safe climate, researchers who advised the United Nations found.
Deception on Poverty
A critical examination of the claim by the World Bank about the “decline in poverty” that is supposed to have occurred between 1990 and the onset of the recent pandemic.
Capitalism and Democracy in Constant Conflict: Why?
The capitalist economic system has always had a big problem with politics in societies with universal suffrage.
My Solution for Turkey, Syria, and the Kurds
The Kurdish leader calls for a “democratic nation project” able to unite citizens of different ethnic backgrounds and cultural traditions.
“Dripping with Blood and Dirt”: How British Capitalism Relied on Slavery
In response to the global explosion of the new Black Lives Matter wave, young people in Britain are taking unprecedented steps to reappraise the British legacy of imperialism and colonialism.
Black Labor and the Fight for Reparations
Corporate America owes its wealth and power over us to the dead labor of generations of Black people who were literally worked to death.