Dr. Mubashir Hasan On Kashmir, Bhutto, Etc. (Video)

From DesPardes archive: Kashmir, Bhutto, “If I’m assassinated”, Benazir, PPP: Dr. Mubashir Hasan shared his…

Palestine Is a Story Away: A Tribute to Refaat Alareer

Mosab Abu Toha in the Los Angeles Review of Books: “Palestine is a story away.”…

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…

Break Every Chain: How Black Plaintiffs in the South Sought Justice

Max Krupnick in Harvard Magazine: MOST AMERICAN SCHOOLCHILDREN learn about one Southern bus ride—on December 1,…

TWO Videos on Palestine, Ukraine

IRSHAD SALIM: TWO years ago (in Feb2022) I commented on the Ukraine issue –using a…

Victims of Our Own Narrative

Markets in Pakistan should be allowed to generate profits, but not at the expense of…

Simone de Beauvoir on The Ethics of Freedom

Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) wrote The Ethics of Ambiguity in 1948. In many ways, it can be…

What You Need to Know About Vitamin C, Vitamin B, Turmeric, and Fish Oil/Omega-3

Avery Hurt in Discover Magazine: Taking supplements has been a popular health trend for the last…

The Cause of Depression Is Probably Not What You Think

“Genetic studies also seemed to rule out any connection between genes affecting serotonin levels and…

Hanif Kureishi: Accident ‘Completely Eradicated’ Sense of Self and Privacy

Author says he had to adjust to ‘becoming another person’ after injuries in Boxing Day…