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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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Join us in building a living archive that honours the people, passion, and global movement behind the fight for Julian’s freedom. Assange Archives Nov 12, 2024 As we open new doors with the Assange Archive sub stack page, we’re excited to launch a space dedicated to preserving the powerful voices of those who’ve contributed to…
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By Prabhat Patnaik (Posted Dec 09, 2024) Originally published: Peoples Democracy on December 8, 2024 (more by Peoples Democracy) | MarxismAsia, Global, IndiaNewswire KARL Marx had once said that all criticism must begin with the criticism of religion. Paraphrasing Marx one can say in the current economic context that all criticism must begin with the criticism of the GDP. This conceptually and statistically dubious…
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The Global North and its corporate executives have wielded the concept of ‘corruption’ to underdevelop the Global South, whose social wealth it instead injects into the Continent of Sleaze. 12 December 2024 Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. The eighth continent is the Continent of Sleaze. You and I have…
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Dear Reader, As 2024 draws to a close, I’ve been reflecting on the year that was, and the year that will be. For higher education, it’s been a time of turbulence and transformation. As colleges navigate an array of new realities, we recognize that you, our readers, stand on the front lines of change. Enrollment and…
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by Matthew Walther On how to read one hundred pages every day. Almost nothing I have written in the last few years has given rise to more correspondence than a throwaway column about reading, in which I alluded to what I call the “hundred pages strategy.” This is exactly what it sounds like: every day, come…
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