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Ubuntu: ‘I am I When We Are’

Couple of years ago, the then Vice Chancellor of Balochistan Univ. of Info Tech. Engg. & Management Science (BUITEMS) Dr. Farooq Bazai…

Arundhati Roy on Gaza Genocide

Roy said she “refused to play the condemnation game” by creating “moral equivalence” between Israel and Hamas…

Why Didn’t Ancient Philosophers Eat Meat?

The religious and ethical debates surrounding animal sacrifice in ancient Greece and Rome, abstinence from animal food.

Ulalume: A Ballad

What better way to usher in Halloween than to read a poem by the master of gothic horror—Edgar Allan Poe?

Social Democracy, Immigration and the Working Class

Ahmari grapples with Sunkara’s argument that social democracy lost worker support by prioritizing capital interests…

The Surprising Power of Piet Mondrian’s Lesser-Known Early Paintings

Approaching the age of twenty, Mondrian painted his most impressive painting to date. It was a still life of a dead hare.

India is a Postcolonial Power. Its Rule in Kashmir is Colonial.

India’s ongoing subjugation of Kashmir holds portentous lessons about the nature of contemporary colonialism.

The Demographics of a Trump Victory—Or Defeat

Examining current demographics of the Harris coalition and comparing them to demographics of Biden’s 2020 coalition provides a window…

Poem: Growing Old | Matthew Arnold

And feel but half, and feebly, what we feel: Deep in our hidden heart Festers the dull remembrance of a change, But no emotion -none.

Simon Armitage on Poetry as a Form of Dissent

From Poetry Foundation (Nov. 2011): The Guardian‘s John Harris takes up the subject of poetry…

What Would a Trump or Harris Presidency Mean for Pakistan?

As the US presidential race unfolds, Pakistan watches closely — yet the outcome is unlikely to stray from the well-worn paths of pragmatism.

Rooftop Mural: A Canvas For Local Artists

From Investa shared by Zaeem Siddiqui, AUS: Melbourne artists Mayonaize and Kitt Bennett with a…