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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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  • The Struggle for Meaningful Work

    Socially necessary labor should entitle us to respect, decent pay, and safe conditions—not a duty to work relentlessly, without complaint.Elizabeth AndersonFall 2023 In March 2020, most of the governors in the United States issued stay-at-home orders for all but “essential workers”—people involved in providing services necessary to support basic human needs. The public hailed essential…

  • Indians: A Brief History of a Civilisation and Why We Need to Know it

    Taking on such charged and sensitive topics in this series also means that almost everyone will find something to dislike in it. Informed disagreement is of course fine and necessary for better scholarship. HISTORYVIDEO22 HOURS AGO The story of India is one of profound and continuous change. It has been shaped by the dynamic of…

  • The Apparent Conflict Between Universal and Particular Language

    Matt Lutz Jan 5 ∙ Guest post One recurring point of contention in political debates is what language we should use to discuss matters of moral and political significance. Many on the progressive left prefer particularist moral language, which emphasizes the specific needs and grievances of particular groups. Others prefer to use universalistic language, which…

  • Thirty years of failure on climate: How did it come to this?

    Originally published: Red Flag  on December 26, 2023 by James Plested (more by Red Flag)  |  (Posted Jan 03, 2024) Climate Change, Environment, ImperialismGlobalNewswireCarbon Dioxide (CO2), Gas Emission, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) It’s more than 50 years since scientists first came to understand that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions from human activities could be drivers of a potentially catastrophic warming of the…

  • Progressive International dispatched an international delegation to the Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria.  

    No. 1 | Countermeasures   Dear friend,   In September 2022, the Progressive International dispatched an international delegation to the Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria.   Over the course of six days, we met with journalists, human rights defenders, unions, women’s organizations, and representatives from the Polisario — the movement fighting to liberate Western Sahara,…

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