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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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Despite being among the most impacted by economic war, women continue to foster a sense of solidarity, care, and hope in humanity. 20 March 2025 Alejandra Laprea (Venezuela), El acuerpamiento de las mujeres es nuestra estrategia de defensa (Women’s Embodied Solidarity Is Our Defence Strategy), 2022. Dear Friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research.…
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Collective Evolution Was Carl Sagan Right About The Dumbing Down of America?I was recently reminded of a Carl Sagan quote that tells our current times. The quote comes from Sagan’s final book The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark written in 1995. It goes like this: “I have a foreboding of an…
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Vijayashankar Ramachandran தோழர் Kuppuswamy Ganesan (அருந்ததி ராயின் God of Small Things, Ministry of Utmost Happiness ஆகியவற்றை மொழிபெயர்த்தவர்)அவர்களின் பதிவு: மூன்று ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பு The Wire இதழின் நேர்காணலில் கரண் தாப்பருக்கு அருந்ததி ராய் அளித்த பதில்: “இந்தியாவில் மட்டுமல்ல, பொதுவாகவே எல்லா இடங்களிலும் தலைதூக்கத் தொடங்கியிருக்கும் பாசிஸத்தின் அறிகுறிகளை ஒரு பட்டியலிட்டு வைத்திருக்கிறேன். அவற்றை இப்போது உரக்க வாசிக்கிறேன், நீங்களும், வாசகர்களும் இந்த அறிகுறிகளை அடையாளம் கண்டுகொண்டிருக்கிறீர்களா என்று சரிபார்த்துக்கொள்ளுங்கள்.…
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Philosopheasy Mar 24, 2025 Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States offers a powerful counter-narrative to the traditional historical accounts often presented in schools. This article explores the core themes of Zinn’s work, focusing on the histories that are frequently omitted or glossed over in mainstream education. It is a call to critically examine the…
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Originally published: Foreign Policy in Focus on March 18, 2025 by Chris Mills Rodrigo (more by Foreign Policy in Focus) (Posted Mar 20, 2025) Capitalism, Empire, Political Economy, StrategyAmericas, United StatesNewswire“golden visas” or “golden passports”, citizenship, President Donald Trump In his agonizingly long recent address to Congress, President Trump floated a plan to create a new “gold card” visa. For the…
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