How Human Ecology Shapes Social Democracy
Human ecology offers a framework for understanding how social systems in Nordic countries and New York shape participation, trust, and collective well-being.
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The Fetishism of AI
The author takes on sweeping questions of artificial intelligence and its role in today’s capitalist society. “The Great Houses of AI are divided against themselves and cannot stand,” he writes, “If humanity is to flourish, the forces and relations of production must be revolutionized together…creating a world of sustainable human development.”
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Earth in 2050: A Stark Vision of Environmental Decline; The Roots Lie in Capitalism’s Assault on the Earth System – 2 Articles
‛Earth in 2050: A Stark Vision of Environmental Decline’: Oppressive heat. Species extinctions. Pollution-choked skies. Mushrooming environmental crises. Also: ‛A New Reign of Climate Chaos’, an excerpt from “Metabolic Rifts: Capitalism’s Assault on the Earth System”’ by Ian Angus.
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Capitalism | Gaza | Imperialism | Israel | Online Blog | Palestine
Global Sumud Flotilla: A Mission of Solidarity Met by Israeli Piracy – 2 Articles
‛The Second Global Sumud Flotilla: Israeli Piracy and Abduction in International Waters’: On April 30, the Global Sumud Flotilla, comprising of 57 ships, while in international waters off Greece, was attacked by Israeli warships – over 1,000 kilometers from the Israeli coast. Also: ‛The Global Sumud Flotilla Is a Mission of Mercy, Met with Cruelty’.
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On Iran, Trump Has Backed Himself Into a Corner; Iran-Cuba Resist Trump – 3 Articles
‛On Iran, Trump Has Backed Himself – and Much of the World – Into a Corner’; ‛Epic Nonsense: Trump Shelves Project Freedom’; ‛Two Models of Resistance Against the Blockade: The Pakistani Corridor for Iran and the Refining of Cuban Crude Oil’.
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Capitalism | Imperialism | Israel | Online Blog | Palestine
Gaza: Israel’s Slow Strangulation of a People – 3 Articles
‛Medicine Shortages Amid Siege Leave People in Peril in Gaza’; ‛How Israel Is Weaponizing Infectious Diseases in Gaza’; ‛Gaza’s Painful Journeys’: Walking is the main expression of our misery in Gaza. We walk to survive, to swiftly escape the Israeli bombardments and invasions, to provide for our families. And we walk because we have no other option but to walk.
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Fascism | India | Online Blog
SIR Helped the BJP Win, But Its Bengal Sweep Was Built on Broader Social Support and RSS Micro Campaigns – 5 Articles
‛BJP’s West Bengal Sweep Was Broad, But the Numbers Reveal a More Complicated Story’; ‛Data Shows SIR Helped BJP Win Bengal’; ‛In Half the Seats BJP Won in Bengal, Total SIR Deletions Outnumber Victory Margin’; ‛BJP’s SIR Gamble Paid Off in Bengal, But It Wasn’t the Only Factor Behind Its Win’; ‛How BJP Swept Bengal with Micro Campaigns’. Also, extract from: ‛How RSS Engineered Hindu Consolidation Beyond Caste and Changed the Game’.
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How Mamata Helped Hindutva Come Full Circle in Its Birthplace – 2 Articles
‛Bengal Burns: How Mamata Picked Up Her Enemy’s Weapon and Got Burnt’; ‛Bengal Was the First Breeding Ground of Hindu Nationalism and the Idea of Hindutva Originated There’: Is Hindu nationalism which had started in Bengal in the second half of the 19th century coming full circle?
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Communalism | Fascism | India | Online Blog
Hindutva’s Easternmost Frontier Expands: Reading the BJP Sweep in Assam
Anyone familiar with Assam’s political history would know that disdain for Miya Muslims holds great sway over the dominant Assamese psyche. It serves as a scaffolding to other issues (like welfare and development), quietly deciding which button they press on polling day.
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Communalism | Fascism | India | Online Blog
Interview: Hijab, Beef and the Importance of Cultural Symbols in Kerala Politics
Two political activists – Khadija Mumtaz and P. Usha Devi – shed light on how two potent symbols played a role in these elections.
