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Socialism and the Indian Constitution (part of a series of short volumes that Neera Chandoke and I are editing for the Centre for Equity Studies
Rooted in anti-colonial struggle, Indian socialism, despite its limitations, helped progress towards an egalitarian society. Can that pathway be reclaimed? India’s immensely respected economist and public intellectual Prabhat Patnaik masterfully assembles in the pages of a short monograph the sweep of India’s post-colonial economic history. This is in his forthcoming Socialism and the Indian Constitution (part of
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The arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, Columbia University graduate and leader in the anti-genocide student movement, signals a dark shift in American politics with deep legal implications. Chris Hedges Mar 19, 2025 This interview is also available on podcast platforms and Rumble. Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest and detention in a Louisiana ICE facility is a harbinger for a…
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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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