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India’s American Dream in Tatters
Modi and Trump at the White House, February 15, 2025 -- public domain image By Srujana Bodapati The last couple of months have exposed the humiliating realities of the subordinate alliance that India has been gradually sliding into with the U.S. over the last three decades. The imposition of 50 percent tariffs on Indian exports to the U.S., calls on the European Union to impose 100 percent tariffs on India, the revocation of the U.S. sanctions waiver for the operation of Iran

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A Scholar’s Quest to Find the Ancestral People of the Most Influential Language on Earth
Who and where were the Proto-Indo-Europeans? Almost 450 languages spoken by 4 billion people descend from their tongue—and J.P. Mallory...

The Left Chapter
Oct 77 min read


Indian Companies Complicit in Israel’s Genocide of the Palestinians
Far-Right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at a signing ceremony in India, September, 2025 -- image via X By Sudhanva Deshpande...

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Oct 16 min read


Cinco teses sobre a situação no Nepal
A protest rally in Kathmandu in early September -- image via X By Vijay Prashad and Atul Chandra Se sua casa não estiver limpa, as...

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Sep 178 min read


Five theses on the situation in Nepal
Scene from the protests in Kathmandu, Nepal in September 2025. Photo via People's Dispatch By Vijay Prashad and Atul Chandra If your...

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Sep 157 min read


VS Achuthanandan: The Epic Life of a Communist Turning the Tiller Proletariat
Funeral procession of V. S. Achuthanandan, 22 July 2025 -- Rohit B, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Nidheesh J. Villatt I vividly remember...

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Sep 125 min read


Elephant & Dragon Choose Dialogue: Why the SCO Reset Matters for India, China, and the Global South
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on August 31, 2025 -- Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India),...

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Sep 86 min read


Around the World in Nine Festivals: How Music Unites Us Across Borders
From the deserts of California to the forests of Belgium, these iconic music festivals showcase the power of sound to bridge cultures,...

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Jul 258 min read


Communist-Led Kerala Is Eradicating Extreme Poverty
A Communist flag flies in Kerala -- Praveenp, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons By Atul Chandra In a region too often consumed by the...

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May 267 min read


Workers in India Are on the March
ASHA workers convention, April 2025 -- image via CITU on Facebook By Vijay Prashad Ninety percent of Indian workers are in the...

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May 64 min read


Sri Lanka’s Defence Agreement with India and the Prospects for Peace in the Indian Ocean
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on April 5, 2025 -- image via X By Shiran...

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Apr 95 min read


Cities Made Differently: Try Imagining Another Urban Existence
We know from history that there are many ways we can live together—let’s explore the idea. Aerroscape & Lino Zeddies, CC BY-SA 4.0 By...
Michael Laxer
Nov 23, 20246 min read


India’s Billionaire Wealth Is on Display as Nation Votes
India’s Ambani family has enjoyed flaunting its obscene wealth, a perfect reminder in the midst of an election, of the economic...
Michael Laxer
Apr 26, 20246 min read


The Myth That India’s Freedom Was Won Nonviolently Is Holding Back Progress
Some struggles can be kept nonviolent, but decolonization never has been—certainly not in India. Public domain image of Gandhi leaving a...
Michael Laxer
Apr 9, 202415 min read


Why Artificial Intelligence Must Be Stopped Now
The promise of AI is eclipsed by its perils, which include our own annihilation. By Richard Heinberg Those advocating for artificial...
Michael Laxer
Mar 22, 20247 min read
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