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                                                                                                                           – Brinda Karat, Originally posted in Indian Express Image Courtesy The Hindu The Planning Commission, headed by the prime minister, has filed … Continue reading

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The Bolsheviks and Islam

The Bolsheviks and Islam by Dave Crouch From the International Socialist Journal Faced with a possible disaster in Iraq, the political establishment has closed ranks to scapegoat Islam. On the day of the London bombings in July 2005, Blair’s foreign … Continue reading

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Hu Jintao’s Call for Marxist Innovation

On Hu Jintao’s Call for Marxist Innovation By Heiko Khoo From china.org.cn Hu Jintao’s speech at the CPC’s 90th anniversary gathering covered a wide range of historical, contemporary and future issues confronting Chinese Marxists. The main issue that the Western … Continue reading

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कार्ल मार्क्सचा वरकड मूल्याचा सिद्धांत

कार्ल मार्क्सचा वरकड मूल्याचा सिद्धांत – शुभा शमीम कार्ल मार्क्स आपल्या वरकड मूल्याच्या सिद्धान्ताला अर्थशास्त्राच्या विश्लेषणामधील स्वतःचे सर्वात महत्वाचे योगदान मानतो. ह्या सिद्धांतामुळेच मार्क्सला आपल्या समाजशास्त्रीय आणि ऐतिहासिक विचारांमधील अत्यंत महत्वाची अशी भांडवली उत्पादन पद्धती, त्यात अंतर्भूत असलेल्या आर्थिक अंतर्विरोधाचे … Continue reading

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The Plunder Economy

THE PLUNDER ECONOMY – The poor may be vulnerable, but they do not lack intelligence by Ashok Mitra From The Telegraph India, 15th July 2011 (http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110715/jsp/opinion/story_14221652.jsp) One lives to learn — or unlearn. The working head of what passes for … Continue reading

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Capitalism and Imperialism

CAPITALISM AND IMPERIALISM by Prabhat Patnaik From People’s Democracy 19th June 2011 http://pd.cpim.org/2011/0619_pd/06192011_13.html THE anti-colonial struggle in the third world countries had brought together workers, peasants, agricultural labourers, artisans, middle class intellectuals, and even the national bourgeoisie into one camp, … Continue reading

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The Myths of Capitalism

THE MYTHS OF CAPITALISM by Prabhat Patnaik From People’s Democracy, 3rd July 2011 http://pd.cpim.org/2011/0703_pd/07032011_7.html THERE is a pervasive view that growth under capitalism, though it may worsen  poverty, even absolute poverty, to start with, eventually leads to a lowering of … Continue reading

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