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How can the resistance of the Venezuelan people and Nicolás Maduro’s government be explained?
Despite economic war, sabotage, low oil prices, international sanctions, and political violence, the Venezuelan people are still standing and supporting the leaders of the Bolivarian Revolution.
Why Venezuela’s election matters—it was under siege by U.S., Canadian and EU influence
Many Americans are angry about Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election. Here’s what they don’t know about our country.
Eco-Marxism and deforestation
The article uses the Eco Marxist perspective to look at deforestation and the impact it has on Earth in terms of soil erosion, air pollution and the threat it places on plant and animal life.
Santos announces that Colombia will join NATO
For the first time in history, a Latin American country will be part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Office of renowned economists Prabhat Patnaik and Utsa Patnaik double-locked by JNU administration
The two retired professors are internationally reputed scholars, and are serving the honourary position of Professor Emeritus.
Donald Trump backs out of Korea summit
U.S. PRESIDENT Donald Trump backed out of a planned summit with North Korea’s hereditary leader Kim Jong Un today, even as Pyongyang demolished its Punggye-ri nuclear test site with foreign journalists watching.
Ten attempts to destabilize the recently re-elected Venezuelan government
Granma outlines ten of the destabilizing actions made public in the last 48 hours against the legitimate government of Nicolás Maduro.
Steven Pinker’s ideas about progress are fatally flawed. These eight graphs show why
It’s time to reclaim the mantle of “Progress” for progressives. By falsely tethering the concept of progress to free market economics and centrist values, Steven Pinker has tried to appropriate a great idea for which he has no rightful claim.
The truth shall make you free
Over the course of the nineteenth century, the violence of white civilization — its destruction of Africa, devastation of the Americas, and plunder of Asia — was obscured, or else rationalized, by a growing accretion of lies about the darker races and their civilizations, lies masquerading as truth, as Western art and science were directed […]
Utopia and value theory
Mainstream economists refer to it as price theory, everyone else value theory. But whatever it’s called, it’s at the center of economists’ differing explanations of what happens in (and alongside) markets.
Marx after Marx
On Karl Marx’s 200th Birth Anniversary SFI organised a lecture on Marx After Marx delivered by Prof. Prabhat Patnaik.
Facebook partners with Hawkish Atlantic Council, a NATO lobby group, to “protect democracy”
The partnership between Facebook and the Atlantic Council is an attempt to ensure the grip of dominant imperialist powers – militaries, multinationals, banks, and philanthropists – who feel threatened by the unrestricted flow of information and anti-systemic narratives on social media.
U.S. refuses to recognize Venezuela’s election results, new sanctions already planned
Despite strict oversights and the presence of international observers, the US dismissed Venezuela’s presidential elections as illegitimate before they even took place. Now, with the polls closed and Maduro the declared victor, the US is already planning a fresh round of sanctions.
Making excuses for Russiagate
As months turn into nearly two years and no solid evidence emerges to nail Russia for nabbing Election 2016, some big Russia-gate cheerleaders are starting to cover their tracks, as Daniel Lazare explains.
Karl Marx & the social sciences
In this bicentennial year of Karl Marx’s birth, there has been a great deal of celebration of his work and ideas. Many essays appeared in the global media during the first week of this month –Marx was born on May 05, 1818 – emphasized the relevance of his critique of capitalism even today.
The surprising popularity of ‘far Left’ policies
“The Far Left Is Winning the Democratic Civil War” was the headline over a Washington Post report (5/16/18) on the results of recent primary elections.
Unpersons
One reason it’s so easy to get an American administration, the mainstream media, and the American people to jump on an anti-Russian bandwagon is of course the legacy of the Soviet Union.
Meeting Marx: Chinese youth dig Marxism’s appeal
Meet Karl Marx. This is not only a wreath and a silent tribute before Marx’s grave in London’s Highgate cemetery.
Corporate taxes and false promises: U.S. workers and the 2017 tax cuts and jobs act
In December 2017 the Congress approved and the President signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
