Tag: critical theory

Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: From a book on authoritarianism, lessons on ‘realism’ for India

The Captive Mind, Czesław Miłosz’s searing anatomy of authoritarianism, highlights the dangers of self-deception in the name of ‘realism’ The Captive Mind, Czesław Miłosz’s searing anatomy of authoritarianism, tells a story drawn from an older Polish novel by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Insatiability. Europe is about to be overrun by a Sino-Mongolian army that dominates from… Read More Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: From a book on authoritarianism, lessons on ‘realism’ for India

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Modi in Israel: A diplomatic embrace that will cost India dear

India’s ‘strategic autonomy’ looks more like opportunism, as Modi balances Israel, Iran, and the US while eroding trust in the Global South Bharat Bhushan Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second visit to Tel Aviv, at a time when United States-Iran tensions are high, sends a signal that India has chosen to plant itself firmly in the US-Israeli camp. Modi minced… Read More Modi in Israel: A diplomatic embrace that will cost India dear

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The Jena Declaration on race and eugenics (2019) / Conference on the concept of ‘race’ at Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, 2021

The Jena Declaration affirms that there are no “races” in the biological sense in humans, since the genetic variation within human populations is often greater than the genetic variation between these populations… In the human genome, for example, there is not a single difference among the 3.2 billion base pairs that separates Africans from non-Africans. So not… Read More The Jena Declaration on race and eugenics (2019) / Conference on the concept of ‘race’ at Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, 2021

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To Honor the Memory of Those Massacred on October 7, Israelis Must Recognize Their Actions in Gaza

There was a massacre in Israel. In Gaza, there was a genocide. Gideon Levy In the first months following October 7, I constantly used the term massacre to describe what had happened. What I saw with my own eyes as I wandered through the southern border area with photographer Alex Levac could only be defined… Read More To Honor the Memory of Those Massacred on October 7, Israelis Must Recognize Their Actions in Gaza

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‘It’s the most urgent public health issue’: Dr Rangan Chatterjee on screen time, mental health – and banning social media until 18

The hit podcaster, author and former GP says a failure to regulate big tech is ‘failing a generation of children’. He explains why he quit the NHS and why he wants a ban on screen-based homework Emine Saner A16-year-old boy and his mum went to see their GP, Dr Rangan Chatterjee, on a busy Monday… Read More ‘It’s the most urgent public health issue’: Dr Rangan Chatterjee on screen time, mental health – and banning social media until 18

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We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps

Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis We have an urgent responsibility. Our existing economic system is incapable of addressing the social and ecological crises we face in the 21st century. When… Read More We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps

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