Taking Nuclear Vulnerabilities Seriously
All nuclear-weapon states have admitted to the possibility that deterrence could fail.
An “Accumulation of Anger” in Putin’s Russia: an Interview with Boris Kagarlitsky
World-renowned Russian sociologist and activist Boris Kagarlitsky talks about Putin’s power system, Navalny’s return, and the coming tectonic shifts in Russian politics.
175 Years of Border Invasions: The Anniversary of the U.S. War on Mexico and the Roots of Northward Migration
Amid renewed fear mongering about an “invasion” at the U.S.-Mexico border, this week’s 175th anniversary of the 1846–1848 war the U.S. government instigated with Mexico is a reminder that throughout U.S. history, invasions have gone almost exclusively from north to south, not vice versa.
Bay of Pigs: First Defeat of Imperialism in Latin America
Since the invasion, when the Cuban people defeated US troops attempting to overthrow the revolutionary Cuban government, 60 years have passed. Cuba continues its socialist path despite the increased sanctions imposed by the USA to strangulate the Cuban people by hunger and disease.
On Ambedkar Jayanti, Revisiting: ‘The Annihilation of Caste’
On Ambedkar Jayanti, an extract from B.R. Ambedkar’s seminal, unspoken speech.
Sankha Ghosh – Obituary, and Three Poems
The death of the litterateur ends the generation of post-Independence Bengali poets; also – three of his poems, translated from Bengali.
In ‘Jalsaghar’, a Stubborn Landlord, a Chandelier with its Own Story, and Haunting Musical Soirees
Ahead of Satyajit Ray’s birth centenary, a reminder of the master director’s period drama, starring Chhabi Biswas in an unsurpassed performance.
A Tiny Particle’s Wobble Could Upend the Known Laws of Physics
Experiments with particles known as muons suggest that there are forms of matter and energy vital to the nature and evolution of the cosmos that are not yet known to science.