Tag: critical theory

Bifurcation point: More than 800 Western officials sign scathing criticism of Gaza policy

GAZA casualties live statistics NB: The only thing I disagree with in this otherwise courageous statement is this: “Our governments’ current policies weaken their moral standing and undermine their ability to stand up for freedom, justice, and human rights globally.” I’ve commented on these issues many times but readers could see this and this. The… Read More Bifurcation point: More than 800 Western officials sign scathing criticism of Gaza policy

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Mainstream, February 3, 2023

Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, Feb 3, 2024 Nitish Kumar’s Political hoppings and the INDIA bloc | P S Jayaramu Hindutva Fascism and the Future of Indian Politics | Kobad Ghandy Democratic fascism | Sukumaran C. V. The inauguration of the Ram Mandir by the Prime Minister of the country has fateful implications for constitutional democracy | Vijay Kumar… Read More Mainstream, February 3, 2023

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मध्यमार्ग का अवसान: दिलीप सिमियन (EPW, November 2014)

मध्यमार्ग का अवसान : दिलीप सिमियन  (Translated by Suman Keshari)The Broken Middle  1984 की हिंसात्मक घटनाओं को मुख्य रूप से सहमति की राजनीति और साझा भारतीय राष्ट्रवाद के आदर्श के विघटन के रूप में देखा जाना चाहिए। जब साम्प्रदायिक शत्रुताएँ समाज में व्यापक रूप से फैलती हैं, तो वे (प्रत्यक्षतः अथवा अवचेतन ढंग से) सामाजिक चेतना को छिजाते… Read More मध्यमार्ग का अवसान: दिलीप सिमियन (EPW, November 2014)

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न्याय व्यवस्था की स्वतंत्रता, जवाबदेही और सुधार I प्रशांत भूषण I

न्याय व्यवस्था की स्वतंत्रता, जवाबदेही और सुधार” I प्रशांत भूषण I 1,657 views Premiered on 28 Jan 2024 पुण्यातील २२व्या लोकशाही उत्सवात तिसऱ्या दिवशी “न्याय व्यवस्था की स्वतंत्रता, जवाबदेही और सुधार” या विषयावर अॅड्. प्रशांत भूषण यांनी उपस्थितांशी संवाद साधला. #Prashantbhushan I #Demecracy Festival I Democracy Festival 2024 I LokshahiUtsav I #Nyay#Justice#chiefjusticeofindia#Lokshahi_Utsav_Pune#adani#CJI#RanjanGogoi Transcript Follow along… Read More न्याय व्यवस्था की स्वतंत्रता, जवाबदेही और सुधार I प्रशांत भूषण I

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Terry Bell, veteran South African journalist on the origins of the Palestine conflict

GAZA casualties live statistics See on YouTube: Gaza – where and how the horror of Palestine began United Nations Documentation on the Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem With the International Court of Justice having made is provisional finding on the issue of Gaza it seems even more imperative than ever that we understand… Read More Terry Bell, veteran South African journalist on the origins of the Palestine conflict

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Kojin Karatani’s theorising on modes of exchange and the ring of Capital-Nation-State

A short overview of Kojin Karatani’s Marxist influenced focus on modes of exchange as revealing the Borromean ring of Capital-Nation-State, and the import of this ring for religion. By Martin Shuster Kojin Karatani is one of the most interesting Marxist theorists of the last century. I put his work, as a form of “non-traditional” Marxism, in the… Read More Kojin Karatani’s theorising on modes of exchange and the ring of Capital-Nation-State

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Chris Hedges: The Four Horsemen of Gaza’s Apocalypse

Joe Biden relies on advisors who view the world through the prism of the West’s civilizing mission to the “lesser breeds” of the earth to formulate his policies towards Israel and the Middle East GAZA casualties live statistics Joe Biden’s inner circle of strategists for the Middle East — Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan and Brett… Read More Chris Hedges: The Four Horsemen of Gaza’s Apocalypse

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The Fractured Trajectory of Scientific Management and the Rationalization of Labor

By Judi Auderset (Referenced in Adam Tooze, Chartbook, June 12, 2023) Abstract: Scientific management and work rationalization are usually associated with the rise of industrial capitalism and factory labor. This narrow perspective, however, obscures the rural and agricultural spaces in which practices of labor management and work rationalization were important throughout the 19th and 20th… Read More The Fractured Trajectory of Scientific Management and the Rationalization of Labor

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