A Call for Revolutionary Internationalism
For all of the outrage that many rightly feel, it is not surprising that the Pakistan state’s inherently authoritarian streak has come to the fore in the midst of the pandemic. COVID-19 …
Pakistan Left Review
The Roots of Pakistan’s Food Crisis
Four weeks into the COVID lockdown, millions of Pakistanis have been pushed into hunger.
Radical demands of the 1960s and lessons for our present
The most remarkable thing about the late 1960s movement in Pakistan were its radical demands, argues Anushey Malik.
It is Right to Rebel
At a time in history when human expectations of the future are beginning to resemble sci-fi reality, COVID-19 has abruptly disrupted these fantasies. The manner in which the mightiest empire appears helpless in front of a virus makes …
A Socialist Feminist Manifesto for Our Times
Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya and Nancy Fraser, in “Feminism for the 99% – A Manifesto”, deliver scathing criticism of mainstream feminism, which they term as “equal opportunity feminism”.
Confronting Viral Uncertainty
The lock-downs and mandatory social distancing seem to be a mere interlude—albeit a unique one—in the onward march towards freedom and progress.
A Left Strategy Against Coronavirus in Pakistan
First, we should be very clear that what we are looking at is not a “recession”. It is not a “financial crisis”. This coronavirus pandemic is a profound dislocation of the essential components of …
