I Witnessed the Truth about Nicaragua
The author went on a 10 day journey, and witnessed the reality of modern agriculture in Nicaragua and also celebrations commemorating the 43rd anniversary of their revolution. She writes about her experience.
How British Colonialism Killed More than 100 Million Indians in 40 Years
A scholarly study found that British colonialism caused approximately 165 million deaths in India from 1880 to 1920, while stealing trillions of dollars of wealth. The global capitalist system was founded on European imperial genocides, which inspired Adolf Hitler and led to fascism.
Even a Lula Victory Won’t Necessarily Mean a Win for Brazil
Latin America’s Left needs a new development model to stop the continent’s ‘open veins’ from haemorrhaging.
The Internationalist National Movement of India
The overall approach of the national movement towards foreign policy was that the immediate pragmatic interests made sense only when placed in a larger setting – of a vision of a world order based on peace and cooperation. This approach continued after independence.
Can Organic Food Feed the World?
Actually Yes! There are amyriad studies from around the world showing that organic farms can produce about as much, and in some settings much more, than conventional farms.
Beyond Eurocentrism
In this book, Amin argues that the story of capitalism emerging from endogenous European characteristics of rationality and triumph – which continues to dominate social theory – is distorting. It disguises the true nature of the capitalist system, including the role of imperialism and racism in its history.
Born 200 years ago, What Is Fyodor Dostoevsky Telling Us Today Through His Novels?
Dostoevsky’s books – with their unique mix of dark comedy and pathos – are notoriously gloomy. Yet they can be oddly uplifting. In them he tested the very limits of human freedom: in prison he bore witness to the darkest sides of human nature; in his later years in freedom he agonised over our natural dogmatism and self-destructiveness.
The Meaning of Christmas: a Marxist Analysis
Between the stollen and the stockings, archaeologist and historian Neil Faulkner indulges in a spot of seasonal myth-busting.
The Struggle for Human Dignity
Giant corporations and governments create and finance the action of paramilitary groups, militarize and send the armed forces that assassinate in the name of power and money. However, they have not achieved their goal: to humiliate, denigrate and destroy the struggle for dignity and a full life.
Tales of the Future Past – Two Science Fiction Stories
Both were written in the middle decades of the 20th century. Both acknowledge the technological achievements of humankind, and express an apprehension about its potential to be used in catastrophic and alienating ways.