5 Point Economic Plan
Yousuf Nazar @YousufNazar on Twitter discusses his 5 point economic plan:#1. Increase gasoline prices, remove tax exemptions/subsidies (for Rs800 billion) for the corporate sector immediately and get $10bn from the
A Self-Taught Artist’s Mastery and Pain
Matthew Wong was a brilliant Canadian painter who died by suicide at the age of thirty-five, just before the start of the pandemic. Largely self-taught, he “spent no more than
Abandoned Places
Some images of abandoned & deserted places, etc. from all over the world:
Why Europeans Colonized America Before Africa
By Tomas Pueyo in Unchartered Territories: Europe is geographically much closer to Africa than America. Northern Africa has been part of the Eurasian culture since Alexander the Great conquered Egypt,
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Dual-national overseas Pakistanis can’t vote anymore
Khan’s government in November 2021 had allowed overseas Pakistanis (including dual nationals) to cast their ballot: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led ruling alliance is all set to undo the provision
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NATO’s Philosophers
Santiago Zabala and Claudio Gallo at Aljazeera: In a recent article – Putin’s philosophers: Who inspired him to invade Ukraine? – we outlined the theoretical stances of three thinkers who likely helped
The danger Pakistan faces today is of democratic backsliding
Maleeha Lodhi in Dawn: Polarization today characterizes the country. There are few if any precedents of this even though divisive politics is not new. This polarization has divided people, society
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What’s The Language of Thought, That A Person May Grasp It?
by David J. Lobina: What I really mean, of course, is what The Language of Thought (LoT, postea) is like; after all, in previous entries of this series on the
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Does America Really Want Real News on Cable?
By Joe Ferullo in The Hill: In a memo issued on his first official day as the head of CNN, Chris Licht told his staff “too many people have lost
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US Dollar and Russian Ruble
Putin’s Decision to Shoot for Gold Could Move Global Energy Trade Away From the Dollar. In a powerful and disruptive move, Putin has floated the idea of Western economies depositing
Why I Support Imran Khan
A WhatsApp share by Zafar Iqbal: Imran Khan is the ONLY leader in the history of Pakistan who has genuinely worked his way up to the top.Sadly, nobody understands this.
Our Global Food System Was Already in Crisis. Ukraine War Will Make It Worse
The Global South will suffer the most as colonial legacies, climate change, and capitalism continue to plunge millions into hunger. Raj Patel in the Boston Review: The first tank hadn’t
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