The Library that Shaped Bhagat Singh and the Indian Revolutionary Movement
Named after the Arya Samaj educationist Dwarka Das, a colleague and friend of Lala Lajpat Rai, this Lahore library churned out revolutionaries quite liberally.
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Breaking the Influence of International Capital in Africa – an Interview with Japhace Poncian
Japhace talks about the crippling influence of international capital on the continent, resource nationalism, and the need for Africa to break its dependence from foreign direct investment and technology and to harness its own resources.
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Everybody Wants to Hop on the BRICS Express
Eurasia is about to get a whole lot larger as countries line up to join the Chinese and Russian-led BRICS and SCO, to the detriment of the West.
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Whatever Happened to Liz Truss?
The most intriguing question with regard to Liz Truss’ resignation as the prime minister of Britain after a mere 44 days in office is this: what is it about her economic programme that the “market” (read “finance capital”) found unpalatable?
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Afghanistan | Online Blog | Terrorism | USA
What U.S. Africa Command Doesn’t Want You to Know
A telling reminder of just what a strange and unnerving American world of war and secrecy we’ve been plunged into since September 11, 2001.
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Protest in Iran: Historical and International Contexts
Falk addresses the events surrounding Mahsa Amini’s September 13th detention and reported death three days later as well as the meaning of her Kurdish identity.
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China’s Path to Socialist Modernization
One of the main themes of the congress this year was “rejuvenation” of the country through “a Chinese path to modernization.” In his report to the congress, Xi Jinping, the CPC’s general secretary, sketched out the way forward to build China “into a modern socialist country.”
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Writing on War
Noam Chomsky: “Chris Hedges has been an incomparable source of insight and understanding, both in his outstanding career as a courageous journalist and in his penetrating commentary on world events.” In this article, Chris once again returns in a deeply personal way to war in his time.
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Walking for Truth: Snapshots from the Bharat Jodo Yatra – 3 Articles
A long walk is a political act of perseverance. It renounces the lure of instant gratification and advocates caution over hurried conclusions. It seeks consensus through conversations instead of demanding make-believe acceptance through oratory and theatrics. It believes in sanity over frenzy. There are signs that it will work eventually.
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Fact Check: Is the Government Right to Criticise India’s Low Ranking on the Global Hunger Index?
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has dismissed the index, which ranks India 107 out of 121 countries, as ‘erroneous’. Factchecker examines the Ministry’s arguments.
