Maradona: The Bolivarian Soccer Genius
Maradona was for the people of South America what Mohamed Ali was for Black America. He never wavered in his commitments to elevating the voices of the poor and defending the underdog.
Capitalism and Inheritance
The acquisition of property through inheritance is contrary to the bourgeois justification for capitalist property, and so imposition of inheritance tax is perfectly justified. This is why most capitalist countries have high inheritance taxes.
Income Inequality in India Continues to Rise: Report
In both India and China, income inequality substantially grew after the economic liberalisation of the 1980s. However, while China’s inequality levels stabilised in 2019, India’s inequality levels continued to rise.
Europe and the Pandemic
Toussant talks about whether the present economic crisis is due to the Covid-19 pandemic, on the role of the IMF, on the consequences for states and people, and the role of progressive forces.
Is Peru Witnessing a Parliamentary Coup?
What are the forces behind Peruvian president Martín Vizcarra’s impeachment following a rapid and bizarre session of the Congress? Why have thousands taken to the streets to protest?
Why Indians Need to Eradicate the Superstitions in Their Midst
On the occasion of Narendra Dabholkar’s birth anniversary on November 1, an excerpt from Narendra Dabholkar’s book ‘The Case of Reason: Understanding the Anti-superstition Movement’.
Controlling Epidemics? The WHO Had the Answer 40 Years Ago
Today, everyone agrees that the best way to deal with Covid 19 is through comprehensive, equitable, universally accessible health systems. The WHO had proposed this at the Alma Ata International Conference in 1978.
The United States Is Not a Democracy
The United States boasts one of the most farcical democratic systems to have been invented. The country’s constitution is an eighteenth-century relic penned by merchants and slave owners, amendments to which can be blocked by as few as 13 states representing less than 4 percent of the population. Its Supreme Court, conservative by nature and…
What Democrats Should Learn From the Spate of Socialist Wins in US Elections
It’s not enough to be anti-Trump. Socialists are showing you can win elections by standing for something.
Progressives Made Trump’s Defeat Possible; Now It’s Time to Challenge Biden and Other Corporate Democrats.
Without a strong progressive program as a rudder, the Biden presidency will be awash in much the same old rhetorical froth and status-quo positions that have so often caused Democratic incumbents to founder, bringing on GOP electoral triumphs.