“News from Nowhere” — Building Communal Life in Venezuela
A look at the Venezuelan communes — a key force in an extended process of national liberation and social emancipation.
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Remembering Afghanistan’s Revolutionary Experiment
A look at the achievements of the Saur (April) Revolution in Afghanistan of 1978, before it was overthrown by vicious jihadists backed by imperialist powers.
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Requiem for a Dream: 100 Years After the Founding of the USSR
Everything that was criticised about the USSR, including the worst mistakes and unresolved problems of ‘real socialism’, are today the constant in the society we live in, magnified and multiplied many times over by the degeneration of the modern neoliberal capitalist world.
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Shakespeare and Marxism
Shakespeare work is usually depicted as apolitical, devoid of any radical or subversive messages. It is a mistaken belief; his plays reflect the ills of rising capitalism and emergence of the bourgeois individual: cutthroat and egotistical – this can be seen in characters from Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth.
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When Einstein Met Tagore: A Remarkable Meeting of Minds on the Edge of Science and Spirituality
In 1930, Tagore visited Albert Einstein at his home in Berlin. The two proceeded to have one of the most stimulating, intellectually riveting conversations in history, exploring the age-old friction between science and religion. An excerpt from one of their conversations.
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The Puzzle of the Indian Capitalist Discount Rate
An essay in two parts: i) On the tension in the time frame of Adani Enterprises, including accounts of the strong and sophisticated protests of affected people. ii) An Abstraction from the Concrete, including reflection over the ethics that might drive the Indian Republic. Finally, A Socialist Manifesto is sketched as a resolution of the conflict.
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Why Movements Need to Start Singing Again
Organizers are rediscovering how song culture can help lead the way to social change.
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Vivekananda on Religion
Vivekananda was not a traditional Hindu monk but a modern ascetic with a scientific and materialist outlook. Unlike other saints, he did not offer prayers to the Almighty for his own salvation but sought salvation of the poor and the marginalised.
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Joshimath – a Disaster Waiting to Happen: 2 Articles
Experts point out that this was a disaster waiting to happen because the authorities ignored multiple warnings over decades about the way roads and hydropower projects were being built.
