Freevoice

Freevoice

He writes about the invisible—their struggles, their resilience, and the quiet fortitude that keeps them going.

The Slow Death of the University

Education should indeed be responsive to the needs of society. But this is not the same as regarding yourself as a service station for neocapitalism. In fact, you would tackle society’s needs a great deal more effectively were you to challenge this whole alienated model of
learning.

The Planet’s Largest Carbon Sink Is Reaching Its Limits

Climate change discussions usually focus on what is happening above the water: rising temperatures, heatwaves, melting glaciers, sea-level rise. But roughly a quarter to a third of all the carbon dioxide humanity emits never reaches the atmosphere or remains there. It dissolves into the ocean. For decades, this has slowed the pace of global warming considerably — without the ocean acting as a vast carbon sink, temperatures would already be higher than they are.

The Political Marx: A Review

In today’s world, when capitalism, flawless global technological surveillance, years of war and continuous genocide, violent finance capital, and the use of the state machinery are exploiting the working class, peasants, and labouring people in ever newer ways—at such a difficult time it is imperative to reread Marx’s political writings anew.

How SIR Is Fragmenting Households Across Bengal

If our fellow citizens who have been deleted—who are genuine voters—are unable to exercise their right to vote, then on what moral basis should we participate in the election? Today they are facing this problem; what guarantee is there that we will not face the same tomorrow?

Eidgah by Premchand

A full thirty days after Ramadan comes Eid. How wonderful and beautiful is the morning of Eid! The trees look greener, the field more festive, the sky has a lovely pink glow. Look at the sun! It comes up brighter and more dazzling than before to wish the world a very happy Eid. The village is agog with excitement. Everyone is up early to go to the Eidgah mosque.