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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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  • Nadezhda Krupskaya, b. February 26, 1869

    “I am very happy that I experienced the revolution. I love the work I am doing. I had a wonderful personal life. If I were to begin life all over again. there is little I should want to change.” — Nadezhda Krupskaya The great Bolshevik revolutionary Nadezhda Krupskaya was born February 26, 1869. She died…

  • Advocates Associations shall have to Raise their Voice & Protest against new Criminal Laws:

    1)     The legal fraternity is very much shocked to see the blatant violations of Parliamentary Procedures in Repealing the 150 year old Criminal Laws namely Indian Penal Code 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 and Indian Evidence Act 1872 by the Union Government, violating all established procedures in an Arbitrary manner and enacting  new Criminal…

  • Why Would Anyone Kill One’s Self In an Attempt to Stop A War?

    By  Ann Wright  –  February 26, 2024  “My name is Aaron Bushnell. I am an active duty member of the United States Air Force and I will no longer be complicit in genocide. I’m about to engage in an extreme act of protest, but compared to what people have been experiencing in Palestine, at the…

  • The North versus South delimitation challenge to Indian federalism

    JEETENDRA VISHWAKARMA·FEBRUARY 25, 2024 Unpacking the perils of the issue of delimitation ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the author draws a nexus between the need for adequate representation and revamping the Houses of Parliament to mitigate the imbalance. — AS India braces itself for the impending general elections, the issue of delimitation of constituencies…

  • Long Waves Are Key to the Development of Capitalism

    BYMANUEL KELLNER Belgian Marxist Ernest Mandel explained long waves as a key factor in capitalism’s development. Mandel’s theory is one of the most sophisticated attempts to show why capitalism goes through extended periods of expansion and stagnation. SETH ACKERMAN From Carlota Perez to Paul Mason and Cédric Durand, many analysts of contemporary capitalism have embraced the concept of long waves…

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