More Than Meets the Eye: The Material Dialectic of Vision
THERE is more than meets the eye, whether it is the current US-Israel war on Iran now or the way we got our eyes. In both, it is not the creation of someone. However, an underlying dialectic is at work that needs to be understood. But this article is not about the ongoing imperialist war. Charles Darwin said that thinking about the vertebrate eye made him "shudder." The lens, retina, and dense network of neural connections all...
War on Iran and the Declining Empire
This time the display of war in primetime news is not so apparent. Drones and missiles bombarded by the US with utmost precision killing civilians and military as the spectacle of global power is not being televised and celebrated as was the case during the Iraq war. In fact, the war of aggression imposed by the US and plotted by Israel on Iran seems to be evolving as a war of attrition. The US style of aggression in the name of restoring democracy or saving...
LDF Far Ahead in Race, Opposition Resorts to Baseless Allegations
THE Left Democratic Front faces the Kerala Assembly Elections with a high level of confidence and the glory of accolades for the state government’s achievements in the last ten years. The stunning facts of unparalleled growth and overall development are the focus of LDF’s election campaign. Polling is to be held on April 9. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the leaders of the front...
Trump and Netanyahu’s Gift to West Asia: The Third Gulf War
THE third Israel-US War on Iran enters its 33rd day; instead of a swift victory and regime change that the Trump administration had imagined, it has turned into a brutal battle of attrition. Iran has not only stood up to US and Israeli attacks but inflicted heavy damage on the US bases in the region, destroying its THAAD radars and bases in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE. It has also struck the Haifa...
Convention and Rally Held in Mahad to Mark Chavdar Tank Satyagraha
The historic town of Mahad in the Raigad district of Maharashtra once again became the centre of a powerful assertion of social justice and resistance on March 19–20, 2026, as the Communist Party of India (Marxist), along with the Jati Ant Sangharsh Samiti (JASS) (Struggle Committee for Annihilation of Caste), organised a ‘Human Rights Convention against Manuwad and Capitalism’ at Betkar Maharaj Math (...
Clashes a ploy to fool people, capture ADC: Chaudhury
CLASHES before elections and camaraderie after-such infighting among ruling parties aims to divert public attention and capture the ADC, alleged CPI(M) Politburo member Jitendra Chaudhury. He was addressing a spirited rally on Monday in the Manu-Chailengta constituency in support of the Left Front candidate. Earlier, despite heavy rain, he also addressed a meeting in the Halhuli-Asharambari constituency.
The Week In Parliament
LEFT and several other Opposition MPs staged a protest in the Parliament House complex on April 1 against the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, and demanded that the proposed legislation be withdrawn. The Opposition also demanded a discussion on the West Asia crisis, focusing on the impact on India's LPG, crude oil, and fertiliser supply.
No Kings, No Wars: The Protest Waves Against Trump
TRUMP is easy to dislike. He has a boorish style, an attitude toward the world that in a sweep tosses out the niceties of diplomacy and international law. One way or the other, we are going to have Greenland, he said in mid-January 2026; I do believe I will have the honour of taking Cuba, he said in March. Vulgarities like these have not been seen in public for a very long time, perhaps since before 1945, for in the period since then...
Resist any attempt to loot your vote : Manik Sarkar
Hoisting the red flag was once virtually prohibited here. Much water has since flowed down the Gomati. Yet after eight years of BJP rule, large sections of voters have been unable to cast a ballot. Terror, intimidation, assaults, and destruction remain vivid memories. But did any of this reduce hunger? Create jobs? Raise incomes? No. The people feel deceived. However, the courage of the deprived is growing. That sentiment was...
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