
The collected works of Ramesh Chennamaneni.
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Would Karl Marx be right after all?
The early years of the twenty-first century have not been good for global capitalism. An international credit crisis and a widespread recession since 2008, with all their attendant anxieties and miseries, have unsurprisingly shaken public support for free-market processes – especially within many of capitalism’s traditional strongholds. In addition, with the recent Covid-19 pandemic-induced supply…
Hyderabad Integration Day: Whose legacy is it?
A most powerful Marxist quote and very relevant for many struggles says “social conditions determine social consciousness”. It tells us that if you put a population under conditions of extreme inequality and injustice for sufficient time, then they will eventually rise up. Social consciousness may also stimulate working towards a common goal. ‘Azadi Ka Amrit…
Why Trump became unbearable.
From dividing people to convincing them that they are cheating, Trump is now undermining the electoral system itself Nicholas Goldberg wrote an interesting observation in the Los Angeles Times on Nov 4. “But this much is clear: On one level, Donald Trump has already won. He’s won because he has sown exactly the kind of…