Month: April 2022
Is Covid More Dangerous Than Driving?
Benjamin Mueller in the New York Times: “We’re doing a really terrible job of communicating…
‘Can you help me fight your friend so that I can concentrate on fighting you later?’
Marco D’Eramo in his recent article ‘Deglobalization’ published in the Side Bar wrote: “After the…
Will Russia’s Invasion Fracture the World-System?
Deglobalization by Marco D’Eramo: ‘The Russian invasion of Ukraine has put an end to the…
Pakistan’s Godfathers
TARIQ ALI: Over the Pakistani airwaves, sports commentators frequently groan that the national cricket team…
A Genius on the Wrong Side of History: Tolstoy’s Conflicts and Contradictions
Maria Rubin in The NY Review of Books: IT IS DAUNTING to write a biography of…
Western Dissent from US/NATO Policy on Ukraine is Small, Yet Censorship Campaign is Extreme
Glenn Greenwald in his Substack newsletter: If one wishes to be exposed to news, information…
‘UAE Construction Output To Remain Below 2019 Levels’
Overall, construction output in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expected to remain below 2019…
There’s More to Authoritarianism Than Cults of Personality
Krithika Varagur in The New Republic: It’s remarkable: For more than a year, it’s been…
If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned, What’s Next?
Comment By Jeannie Suk Gersen in the New Yorker: IN 2003, when the Supreme Court…
About Robaba, Kangina and Religions in Afghanistan (Videos)
Unable to use her hands, arms, or legs, 21-yr-old Afghan artist Robaba Mohammadi has defied…
How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures
As societies get bigger, we require more and more elaborate and law-like forms of religion…
Austerity and Renewables
A new IMF-approved tax regime is crippling Pakistan’s green energy sector Lee Harris in Phenomenal…