THE PAKISTANI LEFT’S MIDDLE CLASS CRISIS – PART 2
An alternate position on the India-Pakistan war in May 2025 In the first part of this article, we developed a critique of the positions...
The Relationship Between Imperialism, Spectacle, and Fossil-Fuel
“Understood in its totality, the spectacle is both the result and the goal of the dominant mode of production (Guy Debord).” In the...
A Hollow Freedom
Mahrang Baloch was sixteen when her father was taken. She spent the next fifteen years learning that “missing” is often a...
Third World-ism of the People and the crumbling Empire
It is not a secret for anyone that the Empire is crumbling. The downfall started not a few years ago but decades ago. Perhaps with the...
The Feminism That Serves Empire
Scroll through your social media feed. A Western travel blogger rides a motorbike through northern Pakistan, captioning her experience as...
Third World Anti-Imperialism: Notes on the Tricontinental, 1966
Living is no laughing matter: you must take it seriously, so much so and to such a degree that, for example, your hands tied behind your...
The Crisis and Contradictions of Capitalism
Capitalism does not develop smoothly. It lurches from booms to busts, from expansion to crisis. The Great Depression of 1929 and the Global Recession of 2008 show how recurring crises are built into the system.
The Donkeys of Habib Jalib: A Journey from 10 Crores to 24 Crores
They sing lullabies of patriotism and progress, but in reality, they seek to preserve their power. The donkeys meanwhile keep braying in unison: “At least we are fed.”
On the Struggle for Pakistani Identity
That the Pakistani identity is intertwined with Urdu is undeniable.
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October 9, 2026• Articles, Urdu & Other local languages