Multicultural reference masks the centrality of race and racism to neoliberalism. Race continues to permeate capitalism’s economic and social processes, organizing the hyperextraction of surplus value from racialized bodies and naturalizing a system of capital accumulation that grossly favors the … Continue reading “The Spirit of Neoliberalism: FROM RACIAL LIBERALISM TO NEOLIBERAL MULTICULTURALISM”
Issue: Issue 089
Risky Subjects: Insurance, Sexuality, and Capital
geeta patelOn 1 March 2004 a prominent Calcutta newspaper ran the following advice: “Fixed cost: For birth of a boy: Rs. 3001, for birth of a girl: Rs. 1,501 and for a wedding: Rs. 3501. The next time you’re harassed by … Continue reading “Risky Subjects: Insurance, Sexuality, and Capital”
From Portbou to Palestine and Back
john collinsEntering the staircase, one is gripped with a sense of unease bordering on panic. The enclosed passageway leads straight down over the cliff and appears to open directly into the bay below. It is as if the artist wished to … Continue reading “From Portbou to Palestine and Back”
Flaws in the Flow: ROADS AND THEIR MODERNITY IN PAKISTAN
naveeda khanOn 26 November 1997, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif inaugurated a new highway connecting the capital city of Islamabad to the historic city of Lahore. The six-lane, 333-kilometer-long M2 Motorway, which took five and a half years … Continue reading “Flaws in the Flow: ROADS AND THEIR MODERNITY IN PAKISTAN”