Essays
Shakil’s Articles
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Manufactured Freedom and the Myth of Choice
Founder & CEO of Stars and Rights, Shakil Ahmad, shares his op-ed in New Age Bangladesh on how freedom and choice are…
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From Barter Myths to Debt Imperialism: How David Graeber Rewrote the Story of Money
In 2014, something extraordinary happened that most people completely missed. The Bank of England – one of the world’s most powerful financial…
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The Forgotten Man: How Hazlitt’s 80-Year-Old Economic Wisdom Predicted Today’s Policy Debates
Why are rent prices rising even when rent control laws expand? Why do tariffs meant to protect American jobs end up raising…
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Complete Guide to 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang
Ha-Joon Chang’s book is one of the clearest and most important critiques of modern capitalism. Written after the 2008 financial crisis, it…
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Season- 3: Do You Still Have Faith in People?
In the final chapter of The Game Is Rigged, we explore how Squid Game Season 3 confronts not just systems of oppression,…
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🧠 যখন সত্য জানাও যথেষ্ট নয়: স্কুইড গেম সিজন ২ ও বিশ্বাসের জালে আটকে পড়া জীবন
যখন আপনি জানেন যে সিস্টেমটা ভাঙা… তবুও আপনি আবার খেলতে ফিরে যান — কেন? Squid Game সিজন ২-এ খেলোয়াড়েরা ফিরে আসে সেই…
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Season 2: Even When You Know the Truth: Squid Game Season 2 and the Trap of Manufactured Belief
What happens when you know the system is broken… but you keep playing anyway? In Squid Game Season 2, players return to…
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🎮 গেমটা আগে থেকেই সাজানো: স্কুইড গেম, পুঁজিবাদ এবং মিথ্যা মুক্তির গল্প
স্কুইড গেম যেন একটি নির্মম প্রশ্ন করে আমাদের কাছে— আমরা কীভাবে সহিংসতা ও নিপীড়ন মেনে নিই, যদি কেউ “নিজের ইচ্ছায়” তাতে অংশ…
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Season 1: The Game Is Rigged: Squid Game, Capitalism, and the Illusion of Free Choice
What if the greatest trick capitalism ever pulled was convincing us that our suffering was our own fault? In Squid Game, 456…