Walter Rodney: Marxist, Pan-African, Organic Intellectual
On the socialist revolutionary Walter Rodney’s many accomplishments and intellectual prowess.
How to Rebuild from the Disaster of Neoliberalism
Socialist writer and activist Naomi Klein discusses her work from No Logo to On Fire, connecting the fight against climate change to the fight for good jobs, and how COVID-19 is showing the utter failure of the neoliberal model.
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The Sino-Russian Alliance Comes of Age — Part 3
The leaderships in Moscow and Beijing have clearly done their homework while building their alliance attuned to the 21st century.
India’s Education Budget Cannot Fund Proposed New Education Policy
While the government proposes to increase spending on education from 10% of total govt. expenditure to 20% by 2030 in its education policy, it is not reflected in its education outlay in the budget.
Work or Toil in the Pandemic
Technology does not deliver a “happy life” (Smith) or “abundant leisure” (Keynes). Mechanisation under capitalism has actually led to more ’bullshit jobs’ that destroy creativity and meaningful work, while increasing toil.
Nazis Dealt Major Blow in Greece
A Greek court has convicted the leadership of Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, which was until recently perhaps the most institutionally powerful openly Nazi organization in the world, of running a criminal organization.
Internationalism or Extinction
All the major crises we face today are international, and two internationals are forming to confront them. One is opening today: the Progressive International. The other has been taking shape under the leadership of Trump’s White House, a Reactionary International …
The Move Towards a De Facto Unitary State
The Centre has always tended to encroach on the domain of the states, but this tendency has now acquired a strength where the claim that the country is being pushed towards a de facto unitary State appears to be no exaggeration.
How Adani Will Become India’s Largest Private Airport Operator
The Adani group, led by the country’s second-richest man, Gautam Adani––whose proximity to PM Modi is common knowledge––is all set to become the largest private operator of airports.
Indian Government vs International Capital: The Vodafone Case – Two Articles
Though the Indian state pretends to be very powerful when it comes to hapless citizens and acts most arbitrarily against them, it has little leverage against international capital. And yet the Indian government is handing over control of almost all the strategic sectors to international capital.