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  • The politics of reading

    Black Panthers in a reading circle, (Photo: Pirkle Jones) The politics of reading Originally published: Simplifying Socialism  on June 12, 2026 by A. J. Horn (more by Simplifying Socialism) (Posted Jun 15, 2026) Culture, Human Rights, Ideology, LiteratureGlobalNewswire The act of reading is so much more than following text with your eyes or—if you prefer audiobooks—with your ears. Done properly, reading…

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  • Waqf Amendment Bill: Concerns Among Muslim Community

    Md. Motiur Rahman Khan | 07 Sep 2024 Parliament should pass an Act like the one for gurudwaras, with provisions for directly elected Waqf bodies, with reservations for women, pasmanda Muslims and other communities who believe in Allah. The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 has sought the opinion of the public on the proposed…

  • One-Way Traffic

    Ferdinand Mount The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World by William Dalrymple.Bloomsbury, 482 pp., £30, September, 978 1 4088 6441 8 The sun​ still sparkles on the sapphire sea at Mamallapuram. The shoppers and sightseers still dawdle along the harbour front, gawping at the astonishing sculptures carved on the rocks behind: the gods and goddesses, bare-breasted and smiling; the lions, water…

  • Throwing sand in the wheels of Israel’s war machine

    No. 33 | Throwing sand in the wheels of Israel’s war machine Dear friend, How can we throw sand in the wheels of Israel’s war machine, which continues to rain death and destruction on the Palestinian people? This question rings in the ears of progressive forces around the world as unspeakable horrors are visited on the…

  • The paradox of nuclear strategy

    The vision of nuclear strategy as a means to prevent war remains a powerful but contested idea in international politics. As global rivalries intensify and nuclear arsenals expand, the risk of conflict seems more pronounced than ever.A photograph of nuclear testing at Pacific Island test sites. Credit: EMU history / Alamy Stock Photo ‘Thus far,…

  • The Australian way of war and peace

    Australia stands at the forefront of democratic resistance against China’s expanding influence, reshaping its strategy and alliances to meet the challenges of a contested Indo-Pacific. Two US Air Force B-2 Spirits fly alongside four Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G Growlers and a RAAF E-7A Wedgetail, August 2022. Credit: UPI / Alamy Stock Photo Russia’s invasion…

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