Opinion

Khaleda Zia and the enduring paradox of Bangladeshi politics-I

A mirror in the storm THERE are storms you sail into. And there are storms you spend a lifetime watching from the shore — knowing full well that the sea

Quantitative and qualitative reading

Md Kamrul Bari, Shah Rakib Khan and Saba Shrabasty Habil : THE macroeconomic outlook of a country can be projected quantitatively through a large number of economic tools applied on

Israel’s assassination of memory

Chris Hedges : AS ISRAEL ticks off its list of Nazi-like atrocities against the Palestinians, including mass starvation, it prepares for yet another — the demolition of Gaza City, one

Understanding inequality across history

David S D’Amato : EARLIER this month, scholars working at the London School of Economics argued, ‘It’s time to face up to power in the debate about wealth inequality.’ The

Corbyn’s challenge to neoliberal politics

by Akhter Sobhan Masroor : A SIGNIFICANT shift is emerging in the political landscape of the United Kingdom, as former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and MP Zarah Sultana have

On seeing the future too clearly

Rebecca Gordon : I SPENT the summer of 1965 arguing about the Vietnam War. I was 13, and my interlocutor was my 18-year-old camp counsellor in Vermont. She was headed

Protecting children’s rights

Md Siddique Ali : CHILDHOOD, from birth to eighteen, is the single most formative period in human life. It is during these years that the foundations of physical, cognitive, social,

Choice between peace and escalation

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas JS Davies : Donald Trump came into office promising to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. Now, six months later, his high stakes