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The mystery of capital is one thing that Marx dedicated his life in trying to solve, but the way it is manipulated and used till today gives it a mystical quality that may surpass that ascribed to scriptures. The bottom-line as to why there is the surge to gain, accumulate and wield capital is not because it is productive in... 

“It should be noted upfront that economics – or, more precisely, the neoclassical branch of political economy – is not an objective reality. In fact, for the most part it is not even a scientific inquiry into objective reality. Instead, neoclassical political economy is largely an ideology in the service of the powerful.... 

Singapore’s retention of the Internal Security Act’s (ISA) ‘detention without trial’ powers can be seen as delaying the process of national maturation.  While Malaysia has decided on some form of repeal of its own ISA which it admits has been misused against dissidents, Singapore clings tightly onto its colonial hand-me-down. It...