I looked into Tariq Ali because the Rolling Stones wrote Street Fighting Man about Tariq. I felt intrigued why a legendary Rock’n’Roll band wrote a song about a revered Pakistani British Intellectual who opposes Colonialist genocide. I wrote about You Can’t Please All, and The…

Tariq Ali’s book Extreme Center discusses various factors which led into Donald Trump and Brexit since 1989 from a British-Pakistani Muslim Marxist perspective. Islamophobic western imperialism combined with neo-liberalism are inflaming a fascist populism. Extreme Center points out white…

De La Soul’s David Jolicoeur aka Dove died Feb 12, 2023. Dave was the Andre 3000 of De La Soul. Dove was soft-spoken, vulnerable and clever. David Jolicoeur’s death is central for comprehending De La Soul’s new album Cabin the Sky as an artistic innovation.De La Soul is one of the most important…

I sawTariq Ali while watching Democracy Now. Tariq is a British Pakistani intellectual who was discussing Palestine. Tariq Ali shouldn’t be confused with Al Tariq of the Beatnuts.Are You Ready?The Rolling Stones wrote Street Fighting Man about Tariq Ali in the late 60’s. Street Fighting Man’s…