“In societies where modern conditions of production prevail, all of life presents itself as an immense accumulation of spectacles. Everything that was directly lived has moved away into a representation.” - Guy Debord, Society of. . .
“They have the force and will be able to dominate us, but social forces can be arrested by neither crime nor force. History is ours, and the people make history” - The Last Radio Broadcast. . .
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a UN body, has lavished praise on Kolkata’s public transport infrastructure. In a report titled titled “ Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change” highly appraised Kolkata’s 12. . .
T he ouster of Imran Khan in Pakistan has once again plunged the country into political crisis that threatens to further aggravate its economic woes. Thousands of Pakistanis have taken to the streets both inside. . .
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has declared that the former Union Minister and BJP MP from Asansol, Babul Supriyo, will be the TMC candidate from the Ballygunge Assembly constituency that was vacated by the death. . .
The first Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report published by the NITI Aayog has resulted in embarrassment for the BJP and its NDA allies. The MPI is based on the methodology developed by the Oxford Poverty. . .
The COP26 summit held in Glasgow had hoped to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but failed as nations failed to balance developmental goals with the effects of climate catastrophe. The. . .
Beyond the everyday headlines, the United States seems to be heading towards a new wave of labour militancy. Almost every major industry in the US seems to have been hit by the recent mobilization of. . .
Facebook is once again at the center of controversy, this time due to accusations by a whistleblower of prioritizing profit over monitoring hate-groups and hate-speech. The lack of transparency over content moderation has often been. . .
The political terrain in Assam and the conditions that led to the drafting of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) have often been euphemistically referred to as ‘complex’, a term that barely captures the anxiety. . .