Relevance of Marx today
“Philosophers have so far only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to change it”, says Karl Marx in his famous 11th and last thesis on Feuerbach.…
Category: World
Bad old days
The Trump administration made both its National Security Strategy and the National Defence Strategy public in December and January respectively. The new documents clearly reflect the priorities, intentions, aims and…
Troubled ties
The deteriorating relations between two longstanding allies – Pakistan and the US – reflect a growing conflict of interests. Mutual relations and alliances are built on common interests and goals.…
Venezuela on the brink
When former army officer and left-wing populist Hugo Chavez won the presidential election in 1999, nobody thought that he would emerge as an icon of anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist movements across…
Is radical reformism back?
One thing is certain in this world of uncertainty, chaos and instability: radical left-wing reformism is back. The mood in society has started to change. A strong anti-free market economy…
Target Iran
The message that came out from the US-Arab-Islamic summit was to isolate, tame and weaken Iran to combat terrorism in the Middle East. If the purpose of the summit was…
A deepening crisis
President Trump’s electoral victory in the US on the economic agenda of protectionism and nationalism, Brexit and the rising tide of extreme right-wing, populist, nationalist, anti-EU forces in Europe coupled…
Donald Trump, mass shootings and terrorism
Right wing whipping up anti immigration and anti Muslim propaganda Donald Trump has launched vicious propaganda campaign against immigrants and Muslims soon after the mass shooting in Orlando gay nightclub,…
Bernie Sanders campaign; Political Revolution should continue
American people needs their own party When Senator Bernie Sanders announced to enter into the race for the democratic presidential nomination year ago, political pundits and commentators right him off.…
Hillary Clinton won California and so the nomination
Hillary Clinton celebrated her triumph as the first woman to lead a major party in a race for the White House, scoring big wins in California and New Jersey to…
Rising inequality between rich and the poor in Pakistan
Free market economy and neoliberal economic policies created huge gulf According to a recent survey conducted by a reputed audit firm exposed the inequality between the earnings of the CEOs of…
The veil and Muslim women
By Rukhsana Manzoor 11/12/2006 There is again heated debate going on around the veil worn by Muslim women. The new controversy was sparked by the comments of British ex-Foreign Minister and…