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The Roots of Capitalism: Slavery and the Sugar Trade
The modern capitalist world was built not only in banks and factories but also through the plantations, ports, and ships that transformed sugar and enslaved human beings into sources of global profit. 18 August 2026 Download PDF The Roots of Capitalism is the first text in Studies on Historical Materialism, a new series from Tricontinental: Institute…
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A Comparative Survey of Economic, Political, Sociological, and Cultural Theory Anthony Teso Jul 10, 2026 Tony Teso, Tempest Collective July 2026 Abstract Marxism has not had a single institutional or intellectual home since Marx’s death in 1883, and the research programs that invoke his name today share little beyond a critique of capital as self-expanding…
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An excerpt from Chandu Maheria’s memoir and this month’s Southasian publishing – from new fiction and Dalit histories to Mumbai’s food cultures and the Indian Ocean’s pearl divers By Shwetha Srikanthan Published:July 15, 2026 One piece from Himal’s pages I hope you won’t miss this week is an excerpt from Homes without Windows, a memoir of the Gujarati Dalit writer,…
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one proposal, many questions The Ambedkar Reader 2026 Jul 02, 2026 We Have Seen Too Many Self-Help Books We have seen too many self-help books. Some promise productivity, others teach manifestation or habit formation. But what if I told you that there was once a self-help book that claimed to teach people how to live…
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The people of Iran have made the US eat humble pie both on the field and off it. Irrespective of who lifts the trophy, World Cup 2026 is already memorable for showing the imperialist bully its place. Sudhanva Deshpande Jun 29, 2026 [This article was written for People’s Democracy while the first round of the World Cup…
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The Voice of Hind Rajab is unwatchable because it shows you no violence. It forces you to imagine. And feel. Sudhanva Deshpande May 11, 2026 Imagine that you work in an organization tasked with rescuing people caught in violent situations not of their making. You sit in an office surrounded by computers, telephones, projectors, maps,…
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