Author: Dilip

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Greed, cruelty, consumption: the world is changed yet its worst persists / ‘If we free up space in cities, we can plant trees’

By Omar Sakr First posted August 23, 2020 I have no great hope we will use this chance to transform for the better, but this is an unconvincing darkness, and we do not have to stay in it… The days have become months, and the world has changed far beyond the scope of this essay, with… Read More Greed, cruelty, consumption: the world is changed yet its worst persists / ‘If we free up space in cities, we can plant trees’

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The Aporias of Marxism / Archaism and Modernity. By Enzo Traverso

First posted September 14, 2017 Enzo Traverso is an Italian historian of the Holocaust and totalitarianism The Aporias of Marxism: In a letter to Walter Benjamin, dated 13 April 1933, Gershom Scholem described the rise of Nazi Germany as ‘a catastrophe of world‑historical proportions’ which permitted him for the first time ‘to comprehend deeply’ the expulsion… Read More The Aporias of Marxism / Archaism and Modernity. By Enzo Traverso

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Ralph Dumain: Paranoia Papers Bibliography. The (Un)Natural History of Social Paranoia

First posted October 19, 2020 Fascism has awakened a sleeping world to the realities of the irrational, mystical character structure of the people of the world: Wilhelm Reich… .. the concept of ideology makes sense only in relation to the truth or untruth of what it refers to. There can be no talk of socially necessary delusions… Read More Ralph Dumain: Paranoia Papers Bibliography. The (Un)Natural History of Social Paranoia

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The destruction of society

First posted February 05, 2017 EUROZINE REVIEW ‘In Russia, the authoritarian state is pressing ahead with the destruction of society,’ write the editors of Osteuropa (Germany). ‘Almost 150 clubs, associations, centres, movements and institutes across the country have been hit by the slander campaign intended to silence institutions that have fallen out of favour. They are defamed by… Read More The destruction of society

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Liberal Zionism and the facade of Israeli genocide

GAZA casualties, live statistics YOAV LITVIN ( The New Arab ) – Israel’s ongoing genocide is part of a downward spiral for the Zionist project. In the words of acclaimed historian Professor Ilan Pappe: “We are witnessing a historical process – or, more accurately, the beginnings of one – that is likely to culminate in the downfall of Zionism.” Yet… Read More Liberal Zionism and the facade of Israeli genocide

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Agniveer ‘use-and-throw labour’ for govt; NEET a commercial exam

Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government in the Lok Sabha on Monday and said the NEET is not a professional examination but a commercial exam. He charged the Modi government treats Agniveers as “use-and-throw labour”. Addressing in the Lok Sabha on the motion of thanks for the president’s address,… Read More Agniveer ‘use-and-throw labour’ for govt; NEET a commercial exam

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Modi’s Crusade Against Kejriwal Shows He Has Forgotten – and Learnt – Nothing

Modi’s single and consistent response to any political setback throughout these years has been rage. But the fact is that, the excise policy ‘case’ does not hold up to basic questioning. Prem Shankar Jha Prime Minister Modi’s empty boast “abki baar 400 paar (this time, beyond 400 seats)” is now one that the Bharatiya Janata Party would… Read More Modi’s Crusade Against Kejriwal Shows He Has Forgotten – and Learnt – Nothing

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