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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 future of Indo-US relations under Trump 2.0 will ultimately play the largest role in determining the degree of tumult that South Asia experiences next year. South Asia is generally thought of as a comparatively stable region whose primary problems are socio-economic development, which shouldn’t be underestimated but isn’t the same as the geopolitical turbulence…
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Jeffrey St. Clair Still from Dahomey. © Les Films du Bal – Fanta Sy. The Bibi FilesDir. Alexis Bloom DahomeyDir. Mati Diop Ernest Cole: Lost and FoundDir. Raoul Peck EnoDir. Gary Hustwi The Goldman CaseDir. Cédric Kahn Green BorderDir. Agnieszka Holland The Night Won’t End: Biden’s War on Gaza Dir. Laila Al Arian and Fault Lines…
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Halla BolThe Death and Life of Safdar Hashmi Sudhanva Deshpande“[Halla Bol] reminds us of the compelling stories of those who acted, documented and carried forward Hashmi’s legacy over the next 31 years.” – Rahaab Allana, The Hindu “These are excellent authoritative materials that will over time form an essential part of the history of theatre in our…
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by Paul Buhle (Dec 01, 2024) Topics: Capitalism Ideology Marxism Movements Political Economy Revolutions Socialism Places: Europe Germany Paul Buhle has been a contributor to Monthly Review since 1970. His latest graphic novel is an adaptation of Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, drawn by Paul Peart-Smith (Beacon Press, 2024). Andrew Drummond, The Dreadful History and Judgement of God on Thomas Müntzer: The Life and Times of an…
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Jimmy Carter may have done good works out of office, but in power he fomented a series of domestic and foreign policy disasters. Chris Hedges Dec 30, 2024 This, That or the Other Carter – by Mr. FishSubscribe Jimmy Carter, out of office, had the courage to call out the “abominable oppression and persecution” and “strict segregation”…
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