Category: Politics
Vote for Leaders Who Will Prioritize the Environment
Jane Goodall is encouraging voters in elections around the world this year to consider candidates who prioritize the environment.
What Does it Mean When Politicians Autograph Bombs?
by Santiago Ramos at The Wisdom of Crowds: Both sides do it. On Sunday, the…
Ammar Ali Jan on Why ‘Pakistani State Has Fallen Into an Unprecedented Crisis of Legitimacy’
“the fissures in the judiciary, military and the media, are reflective of larger breakdown of structures that once sustained the ruling dispensation.”
Beef in ‘Laddus’ and the Baffling Silence of Cow Vigilantes
by Dr Syed Ali Mujtaba at Clarion India: THE Hindus were shocked to learn recently…
A History of Prejudice
David Feldman in The Ideas Letter: Over the last 100 years, the struggle against antisemitism…
What Happened When Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Went to Dhaka After the Formation of Bangladesh
From Aaj TV Official on YouTube: Some talking points and perspective of renowned Pakistani intellectual,…
Pulitzer Prize Winner Viet Thanh Nguyen on How Hollywood Has Become the US Military-Industrial Complex’s Unofficial Ministry of Propaganda
An unfortunate status that Viet Nam shares with Palestine is that the war in Viet Nam was both an actual war and a spectacle for global viewership.
Retranslating Marx’s Capital
From the Jacobin: The language of Karl Marx’s Capital, which was originally published in 1867,…
Security Expert ANM Muniruzzaman: Bangladesh is Amid a Serious Security Threat
“It is important to realize that any country goes through a period of unrest, to an extent, in a post-revolution period.”
A Nazi Magazine Regularly Published Manipulated Photos and Misinformation, Long Before the Age of AI
by Daniel H. Magilow at The Conversation: (A)ccusations – that fake-looking images are real, that…
A Fun Introduction to Public Choice Theory and Polycentricity
How does order emerge from anarchy? How do human beings create institutions? Can big problems like climate change, income inequality…
The Surprising Role of Deep Thinking in Conspiracy Theories
by Stephen Gadsby and Sander Van de Cruys at Psyche: Conspiracy theories are seemingly everywhere….