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Claustropolis: 1984
“Claustropolis: 1984” is excerpted from a forthcoming novel. In Bhopal, I could lie low. In Bhopal, there would be instructions for me. Because I had been told not to take the express, I traveled on a local, in an unreserved bogie. The whiskey was Director’s Special, a parting gift from Gupta’s people. I didn’t even…
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If you think of personal time only as “not work,” you could be missing out on truly enriching experiences. By Arthur C. Brooks As a professor, my primary vocation is to teach young adults skills that will prepare them to excel in their careers. The implicit assumption society makes is that professional excellence requires formal training,…
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As attacks on the media increase in Argentina and beyond, we reflect on the legacy of Rodolfo Walsh, a heroic journalist who fought the military dictatorship with his pen. 27 March 2025 Demetrio Urruchúa (Argentina), Nuevo orden (The New Order), 1939. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On an evening in September…
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By John Ross (Posted Mar 25, 2025) Empire, Imperialism, State Repression, StrategyAmericas, Asia, China, United StatesCommentaryFeatured, President Donald Trump, President Xi Jinping This article was originally published in Chinese at Guancha.cn. What are the real U.S. economic choices facing Trump? China has set its economic growth target for 2025 at “about 5.0%”. That this can be successfully achieved, what…
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One of the most prominent biologists and important popularizers of science of the 20th century, J.B.S. Haldane writes the preface to Engels’ ‘Dialectics of Nature’ on its first English-language publication. ‘Preface to Engels’ Dialectics of Nature’ by J.B.S. Haldane. International Publishers, New York, 1940. MARXISM has a two-fold bearing on science. In the first place Marxists study…
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“Our strategy should be not only to confront empire, but to lay siege to it. To deprive it of oxygen. To shame it. To mock it. With our art, our music, our literature, our stubbornness, our joy, our brilliance, our sheer relentlessness – and our ability to tell our own stories. Stories that are different…
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