2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1460+ words) Marx’s Capital is grounded in a theory of value—the same theory upon which the entire theoretical structure of political economy is built. Scientifically speaking, no theory—any theory—can be regarded as capable of explaining reality if it depends…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (443+ words) I. The Impasse of the Missing Unit in Political Economy II. The Flight to the Market: Theory’s Resignation from Its Interpretive Role III. Marx and Textual Sanctity: Doctrinal Defense in the Face of Scientific Scrutiny IV. The Temporal Dilemma: When the Measuring…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (264+ words) By connecting the digital humanities and the ethical companion concept, this write-up proves that AI is an ethical companion for humans. It mirrors how artificial intelligence supports emotional well-being and decision-making, serving as a valuable assistant in both personal and…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (224+ words) Co-Issued by: National Alliance for Climate and Ecological Justice (NACEJ), All-India Rivers Forum (AIRF) and National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) Nepal is a country where natural hazards and human vulnerability intersect with unusual intensity. Earthquakes, landslides, floods, debris flows…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1056+ words) Bernie Sanders has recently taken up AI issues but I have a feeling most leftists are skeptical of AI’s critics, not particularly knowledgeable about its features, and overall, not too interested in it. AI exists. We hear about it. We…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (1327+ words) Nepal is a country where natural hazards and human vulnerability intersect with unusual intensity. Earthquakes, landslides, floods, debris flows and glacial lake outburst floods are part of the country’s geographical and climatic reality. Yet the scale of destruction caused by…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (330+ words) Similarly, a study published in the journal Societies found that repeated use of artificial-intelligence tools is linked to weaker critical thinking through a mechanism of cognitive offloading, particularly among young people, producing a generation that grows up less capable of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1597+ words) For more than three decades, I have watched India’s great river valleys become sites of an extraordinary contradiction. Rivers that sustained forests, farms, fisheries, cultures and communities for centuries have increasingly been treated as channels for moving water, generating electricity…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (451+ words) Of course, I couldn’t agree more with him, though I wonder if it isn’t already too late. And of course (yes, again!), if I needed any confirmation of such fears, all I’d have to do is turn to You Know…...