Category: Opinion
Dr. Mubashir Hasan On Kashmir, Bhutto, Etc. (Video)
From DesPardes archive: Kashmir, Bhutto, “If I’m assassinated”, Benazir, PPP: Dr. Mubashir Hasan shared his…
Leftists, Progressives Team Up With Islamists to Oust Bhutto. ‘It Was a Foolish Idea’.
Nadeem F Paracha in SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE BANDWAGON LEFT: On October 9, 2009, the day…
The Logic of Austerity
Dillon Wamsley in Phenomenal World: In the aftermath of 2008, the pace at which capitalist…
Pakistan: Growing Weed Instead of Tree
IRSHAD SALIM: A note from my diary Jhatke Pe Jhatka (Shock & Awe): A free…
TWO Videos on Palestine, Ukraine
IRSHAD SALIM: TWO years ago (in Feb2022) I commented on the Ukraine issue –using a…
Behind the New Iron Curtain
Caviar, counterculture, and the cult of Stalin reborn Marzio G. Mian at Harper’s Magazine: Russia…
War, Peace And The Return Of History In 2023
Adam Tooze writes in Chartbook: In 2023 the escalation of violence around the world was…
The Free-Speech Debate Is a Trap
Andrea Long Chu in New York Magazine: Last week, I was meant to deliver a…
Fragmenting Global Order: Build Geopolitical Resilience
A world connected and fragmenting “Geopolitical risk is at the top…the global order today is…
The Future of the Welfare State as Collective Insurance Against Uninsurable Risks
Renewal Editors’ note:Analysis of the welfare state tends to assume that welfare-related institutions andpractices develop…
Arundhati Roy: On Palestinians, these are the languages of head of States, not of ordinary people (Video)
Arundhati Roy calls the siege of Gaza “a crime against humanity.” In a video address…
A Communist Life
Alberto Toscano in Sidecar: ‘The free person thinks least of all of death, and his wisdom…