An oft-quoted statement of Karl Marx, from his Preface to A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, expresses in a profound way how humans see…
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Bourgeoisie Economy, Feudal Morality
Author: Shafakat Hassan
Redefining Development
Sitting behind the register, Stuart recalls former times. He used to own a comic bookstore. Though modest, it had an aesthetic appeal. Recently, a conglomerate…
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What is the purpose of life?
Never were we freer than under the German occupation. With these ironic words, Jean-Paul Sartre drew a prelude to his article in The Atlantic Monthly…
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Historical Materialism: Karl Marx
The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles. These words from the Communist Manifesto resound many where. What did Marx…
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Rosa Luxemburg: A humanistic revolutionary
Red Rosa now has vanished too, And where she lies is hid from view. She told the poor what life’s about, And so the rich…
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Consumerism is a soul murder!
Not the automobile is repressive, not the television set is repressive, not the household gadgets are repressive, but the automobile, the television, the gadgets which,…
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Munshi Premchand and Structural Violence
It shall be apt to begin with the famous words of Munshi Premchand – in his Presidential Address, to the All India Progressive Writers’ Association’s…
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Reading the others side of history
As the noose was slipped over his neck, Adolf Eichmann spoke his last words, ‘We will meet again…I have lived, believing in God…I obeyed the…
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