Revolution will not be t̶e̶l̶e̶v̶i̶s̶e̶d̶ digitised
This isn’t the first time that the military establishment has been on the receiving end of a public backlash. Will
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The rule of the rich
By Dr Aasim Sajjad Akhtar THE IMF issues commandments, and our finance czars comply. The most recent iteration of
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The world & us
By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar The world’s richest, most powerful people are gathered for their annual lovefest at the World Economic
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Imperialisms in our times
Making sense of ‘Chinese characteristics’. Is it time for the Pakistani Left to start talking about Chinese ‘imperialism’? by Aasim
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Venal ruling class
By Dr Aasim Sajjad Akhtar It is all so predictable. The raids on homes of opposition leaders and workers. Heavy-handed
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The forever war
By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar A year after the ignominious withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and the tame reconquest of
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Fake is the new real
By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar Over the past three months, a handful of highly influential news celebrities have left no stone
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AWP vows to emerge as a genuine alternative force
By News Desk The Awami Workers’ Party (AWP) is committed to becoming a genuine alternative force by uniting all Left-wing,
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Protestors march against govt’s ‘neo-liberal policies’
By News Desk A large number of working class people, katchi abadi residents, students, trade union activists and progressive political
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Four budgets
By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar It is budget season. But the budget that will garner all the attention is, frankly, much
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Pakistan’s neoliberal state is a machine for plunder
Pakistani neoliberalism hasn’t rolled back state intervention in the economy. Building on a predatory tradition that dates back to British colonial rule, it has used state power to enforce the ruthless exploitation of Pakistan’s workers and natural resources.
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Venal ruling class
By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar IT is all so predictable. The raids on homes of opposition leaders and workers. Heavy-handed baton
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Book launch: Struggle for Hegemony in Pakistan
It was only a politics of new horizons that matched the ambitions of revolutionaries of the twentieth century, coupled with a spiritual and intellectual reformation to create a man or woman who would fight for this new inclusive order, that this was necessary to address our dual economic and ecological crises.
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Redistribute now
By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar It has been a month since the so-called unity government came to power. It still seems
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Class, nation, empire
By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar Labour Day, an occasion steeped in great significance, synonymous with working class politics as well as
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