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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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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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Being a prince but growing up like a refugee, being the strongest, but also mocked as a dimwit, being the fastest but called slow-minded, in the late writer’s epic novel, Bhima embodies a range of contradictions Renowned Malayalam author-filmmaker MT Vasudevan Nair passed away in Kozhikode on Wednesday at the age of 91. (Express Archive…
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Marx & friends SubscribeSign in Gratitudes, plans, and a people’s history A moment to give thanks, look ahead to 2025, and indulge in a fascinating snippet of a people’s history Kevin Thomas Dec 22, 2024 [Painting in progress by April Burke ] “Rise like Lions after slumber In unvanquishable number— Shake your chains to earth…
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