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Reality of Human being

February 1, 2012

 

Afghanistan: The Best Way to Peace

February 1, 2012

FEBRUARY 9, 2012 Anatol Lieven Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan, 1979–89 by Rodric Braithwaite Oxford University Press, 417 pp., $29.95 …

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Twitter users beware: Homeland Security isn’t laughing

February 1, 2012

Planning to make a joke on Twitter about bombing something? You might want to reconsider: according to a report from …

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The New New World Order

January 24, 2012

RISING AND FALLING Throughout the twentieth century, the list of the world’s great powers was predictably short: the United States, …

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Rules for a new world order

January 24, 2012

After the end of World War II, a new international system arose, characterised politically by the primacy of the large, …

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What to read on Pakistan

January 24, 2012

Central to the fight against al Qaeda and the stability of South and Central Asia, Pakistan is one of today’s …

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What to Read on Bin Laden and Al Qaeda

January 24, 2012

The terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden more than 20 years ago has orchestrated terrorist attacks such as 9/11, …

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Inside Al-Qaeda and the Taliban

January 24, 2012

Book Description President Obama may have delivered on his campaign promise to kill Osama bin Laden, but as an Al-Qaeda …

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The Future of Pakistan

January 22, 2012

Dr Stephen P Cohen, a Senior Fellow at the Washington DC-based think tank the Brookings Institution, is considered as the …

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Purpose of Life

January 18, 2012

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John Lennon – Imagine

January 18, 2012

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Facebook: the magic mirror

February 17, 2011

Cosy cocoon or spider’s web? by Philippe Rivière A few days ago Facebook asked me to change my user name. …

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The Political Power of Social Media

February 17, 2011

On January 17, 2001, during the impeachment trial of Philippine President Joseph Estrada, loyalists in the Philippine Congress voted to …

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Study Guide for Engels

February 17, 2011

Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Chapter 1. Stages of Prehistoric Culture Terms: Civilisation, Tribal Society. Questions …

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The origin of family, private property and state

February 17, 2011

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The origin of family, private property and state

February 17, 2011

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Dialectical and Historical Materialism

February 17, 2011

Dialectical materialism is the world outlook of the Marxist-Leninist party. It is called dialectical materialism because its approach to the …

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A game-changing decade

February 17, 2011

The world’s political and economic centers of gravity have shifted during past 10 years with rise of developing nations As …

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Not much could be done to really change things

October 27, 2010

Written and compiled by Salman Khalid In the Marxist conference 2008, John Holloway (Marxist-oriented sociologist and philosopher) and Alex Callinicos …

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Media Control – The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda

October 15, 2010

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Beautiful words by Che

October 15, 2010

Che said in an interview: “Individualism. The isolated action of a person in a social environment must disappear from cuba” …

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Audio slideshow: Long walk to freedom

September 30, 2010

It is 20 years since the South African authorities agreed to free Nelson Mandela – the man who would lead …

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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

September 30, 2010

PART ONE: A Country Childhood Born July 18, 1918 in Mvezo to the village chief Gadla Henry Mphakanqiswa and one …

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Long walk to freedom

September 30, 2010

It is an excerpt taken from text 7 of nelson mandela book. Very inspirational indeed. Download from here.

When Mandela wasn’t the messiah

September 30, 2010

Governments around the world, who now officially worship Nelson Mandela, once called him a terrorist and did deals with South …

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Male and female ability differences down to socialisation, not genetics

August 25, 2010

Behavioural differences between the sexes are not hard-wired at birth but are the result of society’s expectations, say scientists Robin …

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Why I am an Atheist

August 18, 2010

It is a matter of debate whether my lack of belief in the existence of an Omnipresent, Omniscient God is …

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Collateral Murder: New video shows US choppers mowing down Iraqis

August 10, 2010

Collateral Murder Overview 5th April 2010 10:44 EST WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying …

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Book asks: Is Internet ruining our minds?

August 7, 2010

When author Nicholas Carr began researching his book on whether the Internet is ruining our minds, he restricted his online …

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Lights, Camera… Covert Action: The Deep Politics of Hollywood

August 7, 2010

By Matthew Alford and Robbie Graham Here we build a prima facae case supporting the idea that Hollywood continues to …

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Preparing for World War III, Targeting Iran

August 7, 2010

Part I: Global Warfare by Michel Chossudovsky Humanity is at a dangerous crossroads. War preparations to attack Iran are in …

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