‘Basic Structure’: Defence against Parliamentary Hegemony
The ‘basic structure’ ensures that some constitutional features remain unamendable by Parliament, a defence against parliamentary hegemony and Constitution rewriting.
What is Lingayata? A Brief Look Into the Evolution of a Term Favoured by Media But Grasped by Few
The current day ‘Lingayatism’ has a past that is rich in literary output and unique in its philosophical teachings.
Civil War in Sudan – Two Articles
Bombing Khartoum: CIA’s Latest Attempted Coup in Africa; and – Gunshots in Khartoum => Two articles from two different perspectives on the ongoing civil war in Sudan.
In Teeth of US Protests, Mexico Moves Towards Energy and Mining Reforms – Two Articles
As US and Canada Threaten to Sue Mexico Over Energy Policies, Mexico “Nationalises” Sizable Chunk of Electrical Grid; Mining Corporations Are Up in Arms Over Mexican Government’s Potentially Game-Changing Mining Reform Proposals.
If the U.S. Can’t Boss the World, It Will Spitefully Destroy It
Monthly Review has published an important new book, Washington’s New Cold War: A Socialist Perspective, that helps place Washington’s increasingly dangerous and reckless foreign policies in historical context.
Why the Saudis Have Called Off Their Israeli Wedding
The latest Saudi moves and their implications for the United States and its client Israel can only be understood in the context of epochal geopolitical changes. Namely, the rise of China as a world power, its deepening alliance with Russia and the erosion of American power.
The World Bank and the BRICS Bank Have New Leaders and Different Outlooks
The BRICS Bank is a young institution compared to the World Bank, but it has considerable financial resources and will need to be innovative in providing assistance that does not lead to endemic debt. Whether it will be able to break with the IMF’s orthodoxy is yet to be seen.
Online Blog | Russia | Ukraine
Ukraine: Stalemate in an Attritional War?
The leaked Pentagon documents are sceptical about the success of the Ukrainian counter-offensive. In reality, Ukraine is haemorrhaging. It is in the nature of attritional wars that at some point, the weaker side breaks and thereupon, the end comes very fast.
The British King Is Still in His Counting House
The monarchy secretly hoards its wealth, while costing the country vast sums, and is an affront to democracy.
Anti-Imperialist Push from the Brazilian Grassroots
Brazil’s social movements are vowing to remain mobilized to push for policies favorable to the working majority. Interview with Gabriel Araújo of the National Movement for the Fight for Housing (MNLM).