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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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  • In-Depth Interview with Tariq Ali on His New Book, “You Can’t Please All: Memoirs 1980-2024”

    Web Exclusive February 13, 2025 Volume 90% Listen Media Options This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today. Donate Topics Guests We speak at length with Tariq Ali, Pakistani British historian, activist, filmmaker. He is an editor of the New Left Review and the author of over 50 books, including his latest, You Can’t Please All:…

  • Dispatch #103: Markets, knowledge, & the power of decentralization: Revisiting Hayek

    This dispatch explores Friedrich Hayek’s timeless essay The Use of Knowledge in Society, breaking down his argument on decentralised knowledge & the power of market-driven decision-making. Apurva Kumar Feb 14, 2025 I just finished re-reading Friedrich Hayek’s essay The Use of Knowledge in Society, and I can’t help but admire its clarity. Hayek had this rare…

  • The Lost Art of Listening: Carl Rogers’ Wisdom

    Philosopheasy Feb 12, 2025 In an age dominated by constant digital chatter, social media echo chambers, and polarized opinions, the ability to truly listen has become a vanishing skill. We are increasingly surrounded by noise, both literal and metaphorical, making it difficult to discern genuine understanding from superficial agreement. This essay will explore the profound…

  • How Neoliberalism Reinvented Democracy

    An interview withNiklas Olsen Neoliberalism replaces the citizen with the consumer — pushing people out of political life and into the marketplace. Our new issue, “Bye Bye Bidenism,” is out now. Subscribe to our print edition at a discounted rate today. Jared AbbottInterview byDaniel Zamora Since the crisis of 2008, “neoliberalism” has been denounced from all sides…

  • The Next NATO-Russia Proxy War Could Be in a Country You’ve Never Heard Of

    By  Max Parry  February 11, 2025  The New Year’s Day decision by Ukraine to suspend a five-year gas transit agreement with Moscow has triggered an energy crisis in Europe and threatened to spill its ongoing conflict with Russia over into neighboring countries. The termination of Russian gas exports to the continent via Ukrainian pipelines has…

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