After Hamas & Syria Now Pakistan’s Turn?
From Dawn: (Recent) developments do not inspire confidence about the future of Pakistan-US ties. Plus, a podcast on a perspective post-Syria… … Continue readingAfter Hamas & Syria Now Pakistan’s Turn?
Once They Were My Captors, Now They Rule Syria
A personal essay on regime change in Syria: “I’ve spent the past few days watching my former captors’ wildest dreams come true.” … Continue readingOnce They Were My Captors, Now They Rule Syria
The Secret Pentagon War Game That Offers a Stark Warning for Our Times
The devastating outcome of the 1983 game reveals that nuclear escalation inevitably spirals out of control. … Continue readingThe Secret Pentagon War Game That Offers a Stark Warning for Our Times
Pakistan: Comprador Nation
Ammar Ali Jan: Since 1958, US backing for the army –seen as an essential counterweight to Soviet influence –has made the country’s political sphere hostile for democratic forces. … Continue readingPakistan: Comprador Nation
Noam Chomsky at 96
The linguist, educator, philosopher and public thinker has had a massive intellectual and moral influence… … Continue readingNoam Chomsky at 96
This Maverick Thinker Is the Karl Marx of Our Time
Karl Marx explained the 19th Century. Wolfgang Streeck, the German maverick thinker, is explaining the 21st. … Continue readingThis Maverick Thinker Is the Karl Marx of Our Time
Becoming Lula
Lula, a new biography of Brazil’s current third-term president, describes the tension on the morning of April 7, 2018. … Continue readingBecoming Lula
Will Anyone Vote for Abundance?
Thomas Hochman at The New Atlantis: Ever since Derek Thompson introduced the term “abundance agenda” in his 2022 Atlantic article “A Simple Plan to Solve All of America’s Problems,” the idea has spun
New Era: Social Media Platforms and AI Challenging Mainstream Narrative
“The media is not all about state-of-the-art technology and the use of AI, but about the content,” says Khaled Almaeena in a panel discussion. Almaeena is the former Editor-in-Chief of
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Economic Populism: Republicans For Labor
“We’re for American workers who want to build a life in their homes with dignified jobs and raise the families supported by those dignified jobs.” … Continue readingEconomic Populism: Republicans For Labor
What Does Democracy Look Like?
That we associate democracy with political demonstration is no surprise. After all, democracy is the rule of the people, and… … Continue readingWhat Does Democracy Look Like?
America and the World
(T)he period between the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, and the election of Donald Trump exactly thirty-five years later comes to constitute an ‘era’… … Continue readingAmerica and the World