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For a while now, one question has been circling in my mind about how we inhabit digital ecosystems: from what stance do we speak? What position do we take when we participate, share, or interact in those spaces that, though…

Truth Between Light and Shadow: Cultural Boycott, Historical Memory, and the Politics of Meaning

The “No Music For Genocide” campaign is not an isolated gesture of indignation; it is a cultural intervention that reopens an ancient and urgent question: what do we do with truth when it appears before us? Do we make it…

Among Fossils and Philosophy: What a one-million-year-old Asian Skull does to our Theories

The digital reconstruction of the Yunxian 2 skull, discovered in Hubei in 1990 and dated between 940,000 and 1.1 million years ago, constitutes an epistemic event that goes beyond the merely archaeological. Precisely this week, an international team of paleoanthropologists…

The Burnout Society: A Philosophical Critique of Contemporary Self-Exploitation

The Burnout Society, written by the South Korean-German philosopher Byung-Chul Han, is a brief book based on an essay that challenges the conceptual frameworks underpinning the dominant paradigms of contemporary society. In this work, Han offers a profound and accurate…

The Poisoned Wicket

The ancient Olympic Truce, or Ekecheiria, was a sacred tradition where warring Greek city-states laid down their arms to allow safe passage for athletes and spectators. This ideal—that the playing field is a realm apart, a temporary sanctuary where rivalry is…

India: The JusticeForZubeen Campaign Gains Momentum

An initial sadness and grief following the unforeseen death of Assam’s cultural icon in Singapore have now turned into outrage, demanding justice for Zubeen Garg, as millions of his fans and admirers are convinced that something wrong happened to their…

AGOA: True Trade and Development Opportunity or a Return to Plunder?

It is striking to see news that some African leaders and exporters express optimism about the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). It is jarring to see international press coverage (citing, for example, the Financial Times and Reuters) portraying the current AGOA…

‘BJP-led Central Government failed at all fronts’- Why does Congress allege so?

After the extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on September 24 in Bihar, a resolution was passed slamming the ruling BJP- led central government that it has failed in all fronts. Why is the Congress party alleging so? Why is…

Muhammad Yunus’ Islamist Blueprint: Bangladesh at the Edge of a Security Collapse

 By Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury  Bangladesh is entering one of the most dangerous phases of its history. At the center of this looming crisis is the unelected regime of Muhammad Yunus, which is presenting itself abroad as democratic and reformist while systematically dismantling the country’s…

Zelensky Is Manipulating Trump Into A Disaster Of Epic Proportions

Even worse, it would be all because of Zelensky’s lust for money and power, not any legitimate reason. Trump’s flip-flop on Ukraine was explained here as being partially due to him responding to the whispers of warmongers like Zelensky, who boasted afterwards that “Gradually,…

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