The economists who managed to incorporate colonialism into mainstream economic theory *without* challenging the underlying (Eurocentric) understanding of capitalism... Ofc will be rewarded by the Economics discipline.

Prosperity through West-driven capitalism is ahistorical, eurocentric & utterly exploitative when it comes to global South. Awarding their discarded theory of institutional development a Nobel Prize reminds one of Sartre's historical take when he called it a bourgeoise institute.

🧵1/5 Acemoglu or Paul Baran’s Prize? Acemoglu’s argument on settler versus non-settler colonialism was first presented, in almost the same language, by the Marxist economist Paul Baran decades before the publication of AJR 2002 in his book The Political Economy of Growth.

This was my interview w Lama Al-Arian. It's his last ever on-camera interview. Everyone told us he was in hiding as it was just days after an assassination attempt during 11 days of Israeli bombardment in 2021. We found him walking down a street, so we stopped him & asked for an intv

Biden admitted today that US special operations forces have been assisting Israel to locate and track Hamas leaders, an involvement in the Gaza war that goes far beyond what the government previously disclosed. kenklippenstein.com/p/with-sinwar-…

Wolff Responds: "Another Nobel prize for the same old mainstream economics" October 18, 2024 (Bonus)

Here is our commentary on how the 2024 Economics Nobel integrates colonialism into economics, while leaving a colonial worldview intact (with Surbhi Kesar & Devika Dutt). To explain how & why they do this, we go back to the colonial origins of economics. epw.in/journal/2024/4…

Here's the PDF: ingridhk.com/wp-content/upl…

Sinwar: 'It's time for a change, end the siege' ynetnews.com/articles/0,734…

Dear friends, My short course (4-seminars) on Marx’s Capital in the 21st century, which covers all 3 volumes and their applications to the contemporary era, is now available on this YouTube playlist. Hope it helps you understand this amazing book. youtube.com/playlist?list=…

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Žižek on Soft Fascism, AI, and the Collapse of Shame – Sri Lanka Guardian slguardian.org/zizek-on-soft-…

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Wittgenstein's cabin near Skjolden, Norway, 1914.

Gaza and the fall of Da-Sein The fall of "temporality and spatiality" in itself embodies the fall of Dasein, where the eternal decline of "temporality" and the disintegration of "spatiality" confine Dasein within the boundaries of a dusty, fragmented, and imprisoned existence.

Gaza’s catastrophe is such an event that compels us to rethink Heidegger in many terms. The fall mentioned in earlier tweets is not a fall as such rather a fall that a modern man is destined to face. A fall that has no ground at its beneath.

The silence of the sultans: Muslim regimes and the holocaust of our time – Middle East Monitor middleeastmonitor.com/20250613-the-s…

Really grateful for this generous and perceptive review of my book by The Magic Mountain’s translator ⁦Susan Bernofsky⁩ in ⁦The Nation⁩. Can’t wait to read her version of the novel. thenation.com/article/cultur…