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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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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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Joshua Frank FacebookTwitterRedditEmail I’m not a big fan of these “best of” lists, but of all the new(ish) arts entertainment (or edutainment, as KRS-One would say) I consumed these past twelve months, here’s what helped me most in surviving (and contemplating) the relentless horrors of 2024. FILMS No Other Land, co-directed by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal,…
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With a year marked by genocide and conflict almost behind us, we welcome the new year with struggle; may it bring us closer to a socialist world where the dreams of humanity can finally awaken. 26 December 2024 Maysa Yousef (Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territory), Alice in Palestine #1, 2021. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental:…
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