Engels was a Bro!
A tribute to Friedrich Engels’ The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, which laid the groundwork for feminism.
Illicit Financial Flows: Africa Is the World’s Main Creditor
In its latest report on Illicit Financial Flows in Africa, UNCTAD discloses that $88.6 billion from the continent go up in smoke every year. Not only must we ask questions about the size of these amounts, we must also wonder how this is at all possible.
The Tramp’s Last Bow
‘Modern Times’ was not only Chaplin’s last silent film. It was also his Tramp’s swansong.
Thai Democracy Activists Defy Escalating Repression
The Thai government has been escalating its attacks on democracy activists over the past weeks; but the student led movement is showing no sign of being cowed by the repression.
The Most Lethal Virus Is Not COVID. It Is War
In the midst of the greatest health emergency in modern times, with millions of surgical procedures delayed due to underfunding of the National Health Service, the British Prime Minister has announced a record increase in defence spending.
What Modi’s Central Vista Plan Says About His Vision of a New India
It’s the Gujarat model, scaled up: of place marketing conflated with RSS goals against the backdrop of neoliberalism and a narrative combining stigmatisation with hyperbole.
Report: Police Violence in Jamia and AMU Violates International Conventions and Indian Court Judgments on Rights of Protestors
A report by Citizens Against Hate: on the invasion of Jamia University and AMU by police a year ago, and the brutality inflicted on the students.
India Plummets 17 Spots on Human Freedom Index, Ranked 111 Out of 162 Nations
The index is calculated using 76 ‘distinct indicators of personal and economic freedom’ in areas such as rule of law, security and safety, religion, legal system and property rights, and access to sound money.
A Nonsense called ‘Hurting Religious Sentiments’
A petition has been filed against actor Saif Ali Khan and director Om Raut of the film Adipurush in a district court of Uttar Pradesh for Saif’s comments on his role in the film. The judge by admitting this petition is shutting the door to free speech.
Miliband’s Masterpiece
Fifty years after it was published, Miliband’s ‘The State in Capitalist Society’ remains indispensable for any socialist movement with ambitions of government.