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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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  • October Revolution: The first general recognition of women’s equality in history

    Originally published: Defend Democracy Press  on March 10, 2024 by Armağan Tulunay (more by Defend Democracy Press)  |  (Posted Mar 11, 2024) Culture, Feminism, Movements, RevolutionsEurope, Russia, Soviet Union (USSR)Newswire Take the position of women. In this field, not a single democratic party in the world, not even in the most advanced bourgeois republic, has done in decades so much as a hundredth…

  • In a new book, economist Kaushik Basu recalls his struggle with mental health as a college student

    An excerpt from ‘Reason to Be Happy: The Unexpected Benefits of Thinking Clearly’, by Kaushik Basu. Kaushik Basu Feb 29, 2024 · 08:30 am I consider myself a person of generally happy disposition, with few anxieties, who enjoys the company – of both men and women – and who is fortunate to have stumbled upon…

  • US probing Adani Group over potential bribery, company denies foul

    1 min read 16 Mar 2024, 06:40 AM ISTJoin us Livemint , Written By Shivangini The investigation, led by the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and the Justice Department’s fraud unit in Washington, is probing whether an Adani entity is linked to the company was involved in paying officials in India for favourable…

  • The Putin Interview

    Exclusive: Tucker Carlson Interviews Vladimir PutinFebruary 8, 2024 TRANSCRIPT Provided by The Kremlin (Russian Federation)Interview to Tucker CarlsonVladimir Putin answered questions from Tucker Carlson, a journalist and founder of Tucker Carlson Network. February 9, 2024 07:00The Kremlin, MoscowBefore the beginning of an interview. Interview to Tucker Carlson. Tucker Carlson: Mr. President, thank you.On February 24,…

  • On Punjab: An Interview with Tariq Ali

    Activist and writer Tariq Ali on the historical struggles of the Indian subcontinent and its impact on modern geopolitics. In this excerpt, Tariq Ali delves into the reasons that have led to the making of an extremist India; reparations by the British; and the ways of reconciling the state of Punjab, divided today, between India…

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