Note: An Olympic-Size Farce -Shibayan Raha writes

News Wrap -A G D

Great Hunger 2008 -Farooque Chowdhury

When Writing Is Crime -Subhas Ghatade

A Vote Against Marxists -A B

IFFI 2007: Indian Panorama -Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

Karnataka: BJP Victory in Perspective -P Menon & V Sridhar

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Note: Oil Trap -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

News Wrap-A G D

University Education in Knowledge Society -Himangshu Roy

Hindu Terrorism: Kathmandu, Thane, Vashi... -Subhas Ghatade

Theatre: Naraker Darja -Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

Discussing Democracy in Islamabad -A B

Oil: The Tipping Point -Martin Khor

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Note: Poor Psephology -Himangshu Roy

News Wrap-A G D

World War III: Target Iran -Yoginder Sikand

Of Benaras and Starving Weavers -Bharat Dogra

"Market Beyond Control" -Farooque Chowdhury

Big Business is the Problem -Robert Weissman

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Note: Sweet Words for the Poor -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

News Wrap-A G D

The Rise of Christian Fundamentalism -Yoginder Sikand

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Note: Buy One, Get One Free -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

News Wrap-A G D

Blasts and the State Terror -I K Shukla

Land: Conflicts and Reforms -Sunil

War is Terrorism -Howard Zinn

Film: End of the Word -Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

Democracy, Parochialism and Peace - Asghar Ali Engineer

Orissa: State for Corporate World -Debranjan

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Note: Of Basel and Waste -Hira Jhamtani & Lutfiyah Hanim

News Wrap-A G D

Which Way Venezuela? -Michael Albert

The World of Inequality -Joseph E Stiglitz

How Not to Combat Terrorism -Asghar Ali Engineer

Of Agriculture and Change - Martin Khor

Film: Khela -Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

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Note: WTO -Next Round? -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

News Wrap-A G D

Global Trade Talks Collapse -Bill an Auken

Vegetarianism and Communalism -T Vijayendra

Mobilising Muslims: The Aman Story -Yoginder Sikand

Film: The Court -Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

Another Food Summit -Martin Khor

Letter

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Note: Inflation and Investment -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

News Wrap-A G D

NAPM Report: There is an Alternative

"DOHA" is Dead -Devinder Sharma

Democracy Unites -Asghar Ali Engineer

Trajectory of Srikrishna Report -Ram Puniyani

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back -Kanaga Raja

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Note: 'No' to Nano -Sabuj Mukherjee

News Wrap-A G D

Of Peak Oil and Urban Initiatives -T Vijayendra

Left's Nuclear Moment -P K Sundaram

Film: Gardens in Autumn -Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

Letters

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Note: All that Glitters... -A Correspondent

News Wrap-A G D

Kashmir-I: Religion and Politics -Yoginder Sikand

Kashmir-II: Hypocracy Doesn't Pay -Shabir Choudhury

Kerala: Chengara -Another Nandigram? -M J Vijayan, Bijulal

Orissa: Dance of Terror -Nikunj Bhutia

Food Insecurity -the Roots -Kanaga Raja

Film: Naalu Pennungal -Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

Letter

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Show Business in Politics -Robi Chakravorti

Misplaced Targets -Manas Joardar

Industrialization Debate: Searching for Anthropological Roots -Abhijit Guha

Remembering D D Kosambi -Ramkrishna Bhattacharya

Indian Left -Trapped in Epistemological Conundrums -T G Jacob

National and Ethnic Question in the Present Era -M Pranjali Bandhu

Communism and Democracy: A Revisionist Agenda -Sujit K Das

The Language Labyrinth -Sandip Bandyopadhyay

Violence in Contemporary India -Himangshu Roy

Secular Democracy, Socialism and Maulana Bhashani -Peter Custers

There is an Alternative -Anirban Biswas

Towards A Fossil Fuel Free Society -T Vijayendra

Making of the Development (of India): A Random Note -Subhendu Dasgupta

Development By the People, For the People -Dipanjan Rai Chaudhuri

IFFI 2007 -Non-Feature Films -Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

Independent Unions: Challenging Traditional Unions? -Ismail Chaudhury

Micro Credit: A Great Fraud -Madhusudan Pal

Economic Crisis & Market Turbulence -S A Shah

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Note: Award for the Babus? -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

News Wrap-A G D

Shifts in the World Economy -Raymond Lotta

Maoists Against Saffron Fascists? -Sumanta Banerjee

Prosecuting Minorities

Amarnath: Manufacturing Crisis

Letters

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Note: Mining Means Displacement -A Correspondent

News Wrap-A G D

Environment and Food Crisis -Farooqe Chowdhury

Stock Exchange and Colonisation -R Mukherji

Torture Techniques: Blame it on Communists -Li Onesto

Film: The Last Lear -Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

Letters

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Note: The Balancesheet -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

News Wrap-A G D

Rights and Wrongs: "Crimes Against Humanity"

American Military Bases: Where the Sun Never Sets -Meenakshi Raman

Victims of 'War on Terror' -Yoginder Sikand

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Note: Rupee Declines -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

News Wrap-A G D

Maoist Capitalism: Class Struggle in China -Christian Parenti

Jammu, Temples, Dargahs -Yoginder Sikand

Karnataka: Another Gujarat in the Making? -N Divakar

Orissa: 'Encounter' Stories -Biswapriya Kanungo

Letters

Note: 'IKS is No More' -Shamsul Islam

News Wrap-A G D

A Response to Frigga Haug's Call.. -Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

They are 'Dreaded Terrorists' -Subhas Ghatade

End of Globalization? -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

Bt Brinjal: Poison in Stomach -Davinder Sharma

Global Turmoil and Asian Economies -Martin Khor

Letter

Note: American Crisis And India -B J

News Wrap-A G D

Making Biological Time-Bombs -Rashme Sehgal

Where Will The Money Come From? -Devinder Sharma

The Circle of Violence -A Correspondent

Of Tribals and Salwa Judum -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

Globalization and Identity Politics -Himanshu Roy

Reverse Swing -Martin Khor

TB and IMF -Robert Weissman

Letters

Note: Income Poverty And Undernutrition -David Mepham

News Wrap-A G D

Global Economic Mayhem -T G Jacob

'One Straw Revolution' -M R Rajagopalan

The ‘Disappearance' Syndrome -Subhash Gatade

Tata–Bengal Pact

Missing the 2010 Target? -Ashish Kothari

An open letter to Mr Tata -Sandip Bandyopadhyay

News Wrap-A G D

New Economic Limbo: Crisis and Solution -Anirban Biswas

Letter From America: Financial Hurricane -Raymond Lotta

Meltdown–European Response -Kavaljit Singh

Climate Change: World Bank–The Culprit -Riaz K Tayob

India, China and Great Depression’ -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

Asian and Arab Film Festival -Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

Note: Affecting the 'Real Economy' -Martin Khor

News Wrap-A G D

‘Chuar’ Rebellion Revisited: Revolt in Jangalmahal -Santosh Rana

Terror in the Name of God -Yoginder Sikand

Peace For War: Sabres Rattle Again -Beena Sarwar

Religion And Fascism: Agnivesh on Hindutva

Radio News : Present and Future -Bibekananda Ray

Social Justice and Human Rights -Kanaga Raja

Note: World is Hungry -Michael Fleshman

News Wrap-A G D

Recession : Global and Indian -Anirban Biswas

Mass Uprising in Tribal Bengal -Partho Sarathi Ray

Saudi Arabia : Its Political Tactics -Robi Chakravorti

World Peace: The Merchants of Dealth -Bill Quigley

Letters

Note: Of MCOCA and Malegaon -Mubasshir Mushtaq

News Wrap-A G D

Srilanka: Conquering Tamil Tigers -Ravi Prasad

Remembering Che -Hector Arturo

Mumbai Under Siege: The Never-Ending Conflict -Yoginder Sikand

Saffron Terrorism: Dangerous Liaisons -Pavan Nair

Pragmatic Options: Of Meltdown and Opportunity -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

Letters

Note: Karl Marx Returns -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

News Wrap -A G D

Military Keynesianism -Peter Custers

Venezuela: The Meaning of PSUV Victory -James Petras

Latin American Scenario: The Bursting Of The Bubble -Deisy Francis Mexidor

‘The Idea of India’

Climate Change and Food Crisis -Sven Harmeling

Letter

Note: The Empire is Crumbling -Martin Khor

News Wrap -A G D

Nationalism, Sub-Nationalism and Regional Chauvinism -T G Jacob

Globalization—An Anti-Text -Anirban Biswas

‘State, Tribals, Naxals’: Whose Democracy is This -Sunil Kumar

‘Save the Planet...’

Note: Rescuing The Rich -MWH and P S

News Wrap -A G D

Myth And Reality: The Black Hole Revisited -Subhendu Sarkar

Pakistan: Fascism in Action -Amal Rana

Mumbai Tragedy: Beyond the Shock -A M Jamsheed Bahsa

Looking Back: The Cuban Missile Crisis -Yeniz Silva Correa

Commodifying Dustbin -Martin O’Brien

The Alternative Path -Anirban Biswas

Film: Welcome To Sajjanpur -Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

Note: Terror And Economy -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

News Wrap -A G D

Fighting Fascism -Yoginder Sikand

Afghanistan-I: Who Are the Taliban? -Anand Gopal

Afghanistan-II: The Vietnam Syndrome? -By a Correspondent

Inequality and Violence -SAR

Letter

Note: The Shoe Drama -Ramzy Baroud

News Wrap -A G D

Beyond the Imagination of Marx -Farooque Chowdhury

Global Recession and China -Mike Head

The Fiscal Package -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

Palestine: Continuing Conflict -Thalif Deen

Terror and Injustice -Xavier Dias

Letter

Note: Of Geography And Demography -MQ

News Wrap -A G D

Reading Ngugi -Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

A Tentative Assessment: America Under Obama -Peter Custers

Socialism Is No Longer a Dirty Word -Andre Schiffrin

Caste and Indian Muslims -Ayub Khan

Talking Braille -Supriya Kumar

Note: The Saffron March -Divakar N

News Wrap -A G D

Growthless Capitalism -Ranjit Sau

Sri Lanka-I: It is Genocide -S Kumara & K Ratnayake

Sri Lanka-II: Continuing Civil War -Ram Manikkalingam

Lalgarh –People’s Power -Dipanjan Rai Chaudhuri

Letters

Note: World Bank ‘Serves’ -Bharti Patel

News Wrap -A G D

Gujarat Today: Lies, Half-Truths And Illusions -Cedric Prakash

Afghanistan: America’s War for Empire -Larry Everest

Ajoy Ghosh: A Forgotten Communist -Sankar Ray

Theatre: Aache Aache Sthan -Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

Emerging New Economy -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

Note: The Peace Mission -Imtiaz Alam

News Wrap -A G D

An Ode to Lalgarh -Ranjit Sau

Fact Sheet: Israel and World Terrorism -Shmsul Islam

Karnataka: No "Accidental Terrorists" -Subhash Gatade

Environment in Jeopardy -Fidel Castro Ruz

Letters

Note: From Salkia to Rajasthan -Sankar Ray

News Wrap -A G D

Of Round and Doha -John Madeley

Nature As Accumulation Strategy -Neil Smith

Bolivia: The Curses of Power -Stephen Lendman

Bangladesh: Battling Climate Change

Bouquets, Boots and Bush -Ram Puniyani

Review: Divine Environmentalist -M R Rajagopalan

China Today: Out in the Cold -Zhang Zhiping

Letters

Note: How to break the Grand Alliance -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

News Wrap -A G D

Reservation: Viva ‘Academic Untouchability’? -Subhash Gatade

From Ayurveda to Ayush to Western Medicine -Debabar Banerjee

UN Forecast: The Outlook for 2009 -Kanaga Raja

Exercise In Escapism?: Right to Education Bill -Ravi Kumar

Climate Change and Inequalities -Bharat Dogra

Note: India and Obama -B J

News Wrap -A G D

India the Dar al-Aman -Ranjit Sau

Global Depression and Indian Left -S R

It’s not Democracy -Michael Parenti

Holocaust in Gaza -Rohini Hensman

Note: Old Wine in New Bottle -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

News Wrap -A G D

Tribal Rebellion: From Muthanga To Mananthawady -T G Jacob

Holy Garb : Profane Agenda -Ram Puniyani

Pakistan: Juliets Are Speaking Up -Beena Sarwar

Bolivarianism Triumphs -Stephen Lendman

The Narmada Myths -Peter Bosshard

Letter

Note: How to Break Recession -B J

News Wrap -A G D

A Ballad of American Capitalism -Ranjit Sau

The ‘dead’ story -Subhash Gatade

"Buy America" -Xinhua

The Great Betrayal: Morichjhanpi Revisited -Garga Chatterjee

Slumdog Millionaire -Pamela Philipose

Note: Agenda for the Voter -B J

News Wrap -A G D

Identity Crisis: Religion In Asia -Chandra Muzaffar

Pakistan: Towards Theocratic Fiefdoms? -Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy

Letters

Note: Of Water Shortage and Climate Change -B J

News Wrap -A G D

Common Word: On The Idea Of India -Ranjit Sau

World And Cuban Revolution: 50 Years Since That Victorious January -Nidia Diaz

France: Revolting Students -Michael Galvin

Revisiting Great Depression: Package, Expenditure, Income -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

Missing Perspective: Liberalism and Extremism -Asghar Ali Engineer

Letter

Note: Mine Ban Treaty -B D

News Wrap -A G D

The Great Depression -RUP

The Nayachar Nightmare -Subrata Sinha

Weaving Woes -Bharat Dogra

The Front Lines of Crisis -Stephen Lendman

The 'Buy-American' Clause -Martin Khor

Letters

Note: Third Front—A Brake? -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

News Wrap -A G D

‘Growth’ and Black Money -T G Jacob

Reflections On Obama: ‘Politics and Ethics’ -Fidel Castro Ruz

Two Years Later: Why is Binayak in Prison? -Jhuma Sen

Jal-Jangal-Jameen: Displaced Forever -Dayamani Barla

Why ‘Hate Speech’? -Ram Puniyani

Letter

Note: Plight of Weavers -Bharat Dogra

News Wrap -A G D

Brewing Woes: Tea Crisis in the Nilgiris -T G Jacob

The Art Of Not Writing: Back from ‘Salwa Judum’ Land -Shubhranshu Choudhary

Message to the Future -Peter Chamberlin

Lalgarh Revolts

Genocide 1984: Long Search for Culprits -Shamsul Islam

FoE Report: ‘No’ to GM Crops -Brett Cherry

Note: J C Bose's Annus Mirabilis -Ashish Lahiri

News Wrap -A G D

India-EU Free Trade: Opening UP Banking Sector? -Kavaljit Singh

Infinite War to Infinite Crisis -Atilio Borón

Afghanistan: Obama's Quick Exit Plan -Apratim Mukarji

Review: When Technology Fails -Carolyn Baker

Note: How To Reform The Reformers -Kanaga Raja

News Wrap -A G D

"Prisoners At Risk": Binayak's Unjust Imprisonment -Aseem Shrivastava

Evolution Vs Creation: Darwin : Two Hundred Years -Sisir K Majumdar

Orissa: Tragedy Continues -Ram Puniyani

Film: The Band’s Visit -Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

Bihar: Silent Agony of Retistan -Sankar Ray

Note: Compulsory Voting -N Divakar

News Wrap -A G D

Overseas Market and Home Market -Aseem Shrivastava

Gujarat Model: An Ecological Catastrophe -S Faizi

‘Hindutva Means Emancipation’ -Ram Puniyani

Reviewing Rural Economy -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

The Relevance of ‘Swadeshi’ -Bharat Dogra

Letter

Note: Small Arms, Immense Harm -B D

News Wrap -A G D

Nor'wester for the Left -Bibekananda Ray

Obama and American Left -Sam Webb

Venezuelan Model: Reimagining Socialism -C D Arria

Silent Looms of Gazipur -Bharat Dogra

‘Blind Optimism’ -Marina Litvinsky

G-20 Summit: Figures For Fun -Martin Khor

Letters

Note: Banning Cluster Bombs -Bharat Dogra

News Wrap -A G D

The Nano Story -Dipankar Dey

IMF: Back In Business -C Y Heong

Rich World's Bank -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

Film: Kolkata Film Festival -Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

Whither Bolivarian Revolution? -Gregory Wilpert

Note: Reforms and Authoritarianism -A correspondent

News Wrap -A G D

Left-Out Lefts -Ranjit Sau

The End of the Chinese Miracle? -Gordon G Chang

Aila Shock for the Left -Sankar Ray

Global Meltdown: The Chain Reaction -Martin Khor

Film: Firaaq -Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

Letter

Note: NREGA is Unsustainable -Bharat Jhunjhunwala

Social Business Without Profit -Farooque Chowdhury

Nuclear Option & Defence Journalism -Sankar Ray

Monster Called Monsanto -Sheila Samples

Obama's Dilema -Fidel Castro Ruz

Goa Film Festival -Abhijit Ghosh-Dastidar

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