A Washington Echo Chamber for a New Cold War
War: what is it good for? Apparently, in Washington’s world of think tanks, the answer is: the bottom line.
The Marketisation of Truth
A combination of free-market primacy and culturally-led political-economic dogma, often pushed by small, well-financed private institutions, has paved the way for a slow but steady attack on all ethics, values and ideas that cannot be economised and traded.
On Social Democracy, Development, and Growth
The renowned economist discusses alternatives to financial liberalization, the future of welfare politics, development strategy, and contemporary models of economic growth.
Engels Still Lives at 200
Engels’ theoretical work was able to widen the battlefield for Marxism, entering terrains in which Marx did not get involved – or rather, in which he was nourished by the writings of his friend.
Letters of Life from Slow Death Row
Tiyo Attallah Salah-El’s exemplary life (without parole) is testament to the human spirit and the cause of abolition.
Thomas Sankara: An Icon of Revolution
October 15 was the 33rd anniversary of Thomas Sankara’s murder by imperialist forces at the tender age of 37. A Pan-Africanist, internationalist and Marxist, he was committed to the total liberation of the oppressed masses from the clutches of imperialism.
The Other Nehru: Dams and Nature’s Economy
Nehru was not a heedless advocate of mega dams. On the contrary, he would be not out of place in the world of today.
Charting the Ethical Landscape: Tagore’s Vision of Nation in ‘Where the Mind Is Without Fear’
Tagore reveals the possibility of a nation that essentially emerges from the thoughts and actions of individuals who respond to the truth within their inner being.
Nationwide General Strike on 26 November to See Participation of 25 Crore Workers and Farmers
The general strike of November 26 may not only be one of the biggest and most effective strikes to have taken place in the last several years; the farmers’ march to Delhi, planned to coincide with the strike, would take this protest into hitherto uncharted territory.
COVID 2021: More Calamity Ahead?
The pandemic infection rate shows no sign of even slowing. In the North, employment levels are still down and real incomes are set to fall, especially for the lower paid. For the billions in the South, the spectre of poverty, illness and exploitation will be realised.