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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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The writer behind the legendary blog “The Marginalian” David Perell May 13, 2026 vMaria Popova is famous for her personal blog, The Marginalian, where she’s published more than six million words. All the nights I’ve spent reading her writing were like an entry point into intellectual curiosity. She’s introduced me to more writers and ideas than just…
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“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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Some observation related to the new Delimitation bill, and what the popular arithmetic counter against it from the southern states are missing. Ameen Muhammed Apr 17, 2026 A lot of the opposition to the delimitation bills introduced yesterday is caught up in the wrong argument, even if the frustration behind it is understandable. While it…
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By Gary Wilson (Posted Apr 15, 2026) Originally published: Struggle-La Lucha on April 13, 2026 (more by Struggle-La Lucha) | Empire, State Repression, Strategy, WarAmericas, Iran, Israel, Middle East, United StatesNewswire When the U.S. delegation walked out of the Islamabad talks on April 12 without an agreement, Washington moved at once to escalate. Trump announced that U.S. naval forces would impose a blockade on…
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Rooted in anti-colonial struggle, Indian socialism, despite its limitations, helped progress towards an egalitarian society. Can that pathway be reclaimed? India’s immensely respected economist and public intellectual Prabhat Patnaik masterfully assembles in the pages of a short monograph the sweep of India’s post-colonial economic history. This is in his forthcoming Socialism and the Indian Constitution (part of…
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