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Quote of the Day by Karl Marx: ‘The human being is in the most literal sense a political animal, not merely…’Philosopher Karl Marx argued people develop individuality through social interactions. Our identities form within relationships, communitie...
Quote of the day by Karl Marx: “Society does not consist of individuals but expresses the sum of interrelations...” — inspiring lessons on human connections, social systems, and how relationships shape society by author of The Communist Manifesto and Das KapitalKarl Marx shared a powerful quote about how people are connected in society. His words explain that human relationships, work, and social s...
Quote of the day by Karl Marx: ‘Capital is dead labor, which, vampire-like, lives only by…’Karl Marx's 19th-century metaphor vividly critiques capitalism, describing capital as "dead labor" that thrives by exploiting "living labor...
Quote of Day by G.A. Cohen: ‘Of course, not everybody likes camping trips…’ — How a socialist philosopher used a camping trip to explain socialismIn Why Not Socialism?, G.A. Cohen uses humour and a camping-trip metaphor to highlight human differences and personal limits. By joking abo...
The billionaire as Marxist: Does Jeff Bezos’ redefinition of being wealthy as how much wealth you create for others hold up?In a recent discussion, Jeff Bezos posited that true wealth represents the value contributed to society. While this perspective sounds appe...
Who is Kamala Harris' father Donald Harris who Trump accused of being a Marxist in the debateIn a debate, the former president Donald Trump charged Vice President Kamala Harris with Marxist views, drawing a connection between her an...
Communism as a fling: N.R. Narayana Murthy's ideological journey and lessons for today's youthSome thought Marxism would die after the collapse of the USSR. But they were wrong. Every year, close to a billion youngsters reach the age...
Far from having socialist leanings, Babasaheb believed Adam (Smith) could be infused with AmbedkarA new biography by Shashi Tharoor ticks all the usual Ambedkar boxes. It also recounts a Parsi man, Naval Bhathena, who was Ambedkar's room...
When Bombay Stock Exchange CEO Ashish Chauhan received IIM Calcutta’s highest honourWhile accepting the award, Chauhan spoke of what took him to the institute in the first place
Kiren Rijiju takes swipe at Left's win in JNU pollsUnlike JNU, in Delhi University which had embraced the ABVP, the students were "fresh minded" and insulated from the "obsolete" Left ideolo...
BJP kowtowing to diktats of international finance capital, alleges LeftThe parties alleged that divisive and anti-democratic policies pursued by BJP are ones which "suit" the interests of international finance ...
Marxism faces risk of becoming irrelevant: Chinese GeneralAs China held its first world Marxism Congress, a Chinese military general has warned that Marxism would become irrelevant.
Left parties to meet in Delhi; CPI sings unity mantra"The meeting would be attended by CPI, CPI(M), RSP, Forward Bloc, CPI-ML (Liberation) and SUCI," CPI general secretary S Sudhakar Reddy sai...
Sunday ET: Why Marxists retain some relevance in the subcontinent culturally, if not politicallyMarxists, Maoists, Leninists, Trotskyists all are welcome under the broad Incredible India umbrella.
- Eric Hobsbawm: A man whose hopes lived on to haunt him after their sources had died
His own intellectual history resonates with the tragedy of the Left in India as it battles gathering marginalisation.
- Triumph of Guangdong model over Chongqing model in China
The 'Guangdong model', at least in theory, put a premium on 'unity', 'stability' and 'social harmony, the catchphrases of the current CPC l...
- Karat thinks indoctrination not enough, school soon
In suburban Beijing, a school tutors senior officials of the Chinese government and specialises in disseminating Marxism-Leninism theory. N...
- Communist summit in the time of decimation
After the drubbing in the last Lok Sabha elections, CPM and CPI, the front-line communist parties in India, are in the throes of a monument...
- Struggling CPIM, CPI to organise 3-day intl communist conclave
After the drubbing in the last Lok Sabha elections, the CPIM and CPI - the two frontline communist parties in India - are in the throes of ...
- A spectre is haunting us...
...It's the spectre of Marx via Ayatollah; a spectre haunting capitalism.