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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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Return to the Source:Selected Texts of Amilcar Cabral, New Expanded EditionBy Amilcar CabralEdited by Tsenay Serequeberhan296 pages / $20 / 978-1-68590-004-5 Reviewed by Dominic Alexander for Counterfire The era of the great leaders of the national liberation movements of Africa, like Cabral, Nkrumah and Patrice Lumumba, is long over, and with the ANC losing its majority in the South…
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A century after George Mallory’s disappearance on Everest, why do his words, “Because it’s there,” remain an indelible explanation for the human obsession with high places? By Henry WismayerJune 6, 2024 FacebookTwitterEmail Henry Wismayer is a writer based in London. At 12.50 p.m. on June 8, 1924, high on the Tibetan flank of Mount Everest, Noel…
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The Undercover Managers of Empire TMH Aug 04, 2023 Something was terribly wrong with Frank Wisner. The titular head of the CIA’s clandestine services, he was known for his long-winded speeches, his attention to detail, as well as his desire to micro-manage and have complete control over his operations, but he now appeared to be…
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– ஜோதிகுமார் – ஜோதிகுமார் 24 ஆகஸ்ட் 2024 திலகரின் அரசியலை, பாரதி அறிமுகப்படுத்தும் முறைமை… 1906 இன் துவக்கத்தில், இவ் இளைஞன் பின்வருமாறு எழுதுகிறான்: “நமது தேசத்தின் ஆதார சக்திகளாகிய மாதர்களின் ஹிருதயமும், அவர்களது ஆன்மாவும் இருளடைந்துபோக விட்டுவிடுவதைக் காட்டிலும் பாதகச் செயல் வேறில்லை. ஞானக் கிரணங்கள் அவர்களது ஆன்மாவில் தாக்குமாறு செய்தாலன்றி நமக்கு வேறு விமோசனம் கிடையாது “(பக்கம் 145: சக்கரவர்த்தினி: பாரத குமாரிகள்) எழுத்தின் நோக்கத்தை, இதைவிட நேர்த்தியாகச் சொல்வது கடினம். இவ் இளவயதில், இவ் இளைஞன்…
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Originally published: Defend Democracy Press on August 28, 2024 by Dimitris Konstantakopoulos (more by Defend Democracy Press) | (Posted Aug 29, 2024) EmpireAsia, ChinaNewswire5th International, Samir Amin Shortly before his death, in a series of writings, Samir Amin unfolded the two issues that were mainly of concern to him. The first was the non-subjection of China to financial globalization, that is, to the…

