In Memory of Patrice Lumumba, Assassinated on 17 January 1961
On 17 January 2025, we commemorate the 64th anniversary of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961).
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Bertrand Russell: Redefining the Public Intellectual in an Era of Rising Authoritarianism
To remember Russell is to remember the indispensable role of hope in the face of despair, the necessity of resistance when the specter of fascism is with us once again, and the moral obligation to imagine and fight for a world yet to be born.
The Steady Immiseration of Labour
By the end of the 1990s, both capital and a willing state had eviscerated the labour movement. The death blow will be dealt in the 2020s.
The Los Angeles Inferno: A Crime of Capitalism; 15 Such Wildfires in Past Decade – 2 Articles
California is facing what could be its most devastating wildfire in history, a consequence of the climate crisis.
Union Budgets 2014 to 2024 – Article 1: India’s GDP Claims
Ever since the Modi Government came to power in 2014, it has been claiming that its economic policies have made India one of the fastest growing large economies in the world. India is expected to become a 5 trillion dollar economy by 2027-28. This article attempts to analyse these projections.
Increasing Number of US Military Personnel Protesting Against Gaza War – 2 Articles
‘Current and Former U.S. Military Personnel Build a Movement for Palestine Within Their Ranks’; ‘US Air Force Engineer Resigns as Dissent Against Gaza War Slowly Spreads Within Military’.
Colonial Reality of India’s Criminal Laws Remains Despite the New Hindi Names
The argument that we are in the process of decolonizing laws is a bogus one and it reveals our hypocrisies more than anything else.
The Dream of a Thing: Refounding the Economy of a Venezuelan Commune
In a vividly drawn account of El Maizal Commune, the author provides readers with a window into the inner workings of a community refounded with an eye toward building a new “alternative communal economy.” The task is not only revolutionary, but liberating and creative. Also: ‘Maduro Appoints El Maizal’s Ángel Prado Minister of Communes’.
Indian Voters Deliver a Stunning Rebuke to Modi – 3 Articles
‘Salaam, Indian Voters!’; ‘A Stunning Rebuke to Narendra Modi’s Divisive, Anti-Muslim Rhetoric’; ‘A Clear Message’: Rejecting communal politics, India’s voters have reaffirmed faith in secularism, federalism, and scientific temper.
Rahul Gandhi: Changing Perceptions – 2 Articles
‘When More Voters in UP Prefer Rahul Gandhi to Modi as PM, It is Clear the Ground Has Shifted’; ‘The Radical Rahul Gandhi Nobody Expected’.