Expendable lives
WE have always known that some human lives are expendable for causes that are deemed ‘important’ by others. These are lives of people who have not signed up to participate…
The expendables
It’s about time that everyone started preparing lists of those they are ready to spare for the bloodthirsty goddess of democracy. With or without the aid of the Panama Papers,…
The expendables
When there is excess labour, compared to capital, the price (or wage) that labour can command, in a capitalist market-based system, will be low. There is no guarantee that the…
The language of war
Finally it comes down to this: Some people are expendable. In certain parts of the world – where we and our allies are waging war – the expendable people come…
Why the poor don’t kill us
In his new book ‘Why the Poor Don’t Kill Us: The Psychology of Indians’, Indian columnist Manu Joseph poses a question that sounds fictional but cuts deep. He is curious…
Necropolitics of hunger
While starvation profoundly affects individuals across all age groups, this essay focuses specifically on Palestinian children to illuminate how deliberate starvation strategies are designed to compromise the futurity of the…
Keepers of civilisation
Do people who still choose to delve into the annals of history rather than fritter away idle hours on social media or streaming platforms truly still exist in our society?…
Getting rich on YouTube
EVERYONE is into it. Before leaving, your dadi’s friend grabs you by the arm and whispers “Beta aap bhi meri subscriber banein na” she says as she adjusts her glasses,…
Human capital disaster
THE World Bank recently launched the Human Capital Review report for Pakistan in Karachi and Islamabad. The headlines of the report were not a surprise: Pakistan’s Human Capital Index is…
Frontline Peshawar
PESHAWAR bleeds once again. The brutal slaughter of more than 100 innocents by unidentified killers is another galling reminder that very little changes in the land of the pure. The response of…
