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Longing for Hypocrisy
“Hypocrisy is the compliment vice pays virtue. “ Indeed. Take for instance the outpouring of rhetorical grief after George Floyd’s brutal murder. Leaders of companies of all sizes instructed their social media teams to send messages of solidarity, lamentation, and…
S.P. Udayakumar Wins Nuclear-Free Future Award
TAKOMA PARK, MD, January 14, 2025-- The 2025 Nuclear-Free Future Awards will this year honor individuals from Brazil, India, Navajo country, the United States and Zimbabwe for their achievements in working for a nuclear-free world. The Award laureates are chosen…
Widening the cracks in Israel’s war machine
Trump's threat that all hell will break loose if Israeli hostages are not released by the time he takes office is something he will probably hold fast to. A Palestinian colleague tells me: This could well be Trump's threat to Israel.…
Framing and targeting of Baccha Singh and Manish Azad
On January 3, NIA Ranchi interrogated Baccha Singh in case FIR Number RC-03/2023/NIA/RNC and later arrested him. Baccha Singh was earlier targeted and fabricated in another “Conspiracy Case” when his house was raided by NIA on May 2, 2023 along…
Jammu and Kashmir: The fault lines of BJP and the Gen-Z Bakhshis
Since August 5, 2019, the central government has actively fostered new fault lines in Jammu and Kashmir, with the most prominent and delusional examples being the Reorganization Act and the new Reservation Policy. Both of these measures were crafted not…
Fifty days of Dallewal’s fast: The mode of resistance must change
It is a good development that the Samyuykt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has indicated a supportive attitude towards the farmers' resistance movement being carried out under the joint aegis of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha at Khanauri…
About 200 Israeli Soldiers Refuse to Continue Serving in Gaza
Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Around 200 Israeli soldiers have signed a letter stating they’d stop serving in Gaza if the government didn’t secure a ceasefire. The soldiers acknowledged their involvement in war crimes, including the indiscriminate killing of Palestinians…
Palestinian Authority kills its own people, proves loyalty to Israel
It has been over a month since the Palestinian Authority launched a deadly military operation in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank. So far, at least 14 people, including six members of the PA forces, have been killed…
Sanctioning The ICC By The Congress
Voting in favor of sanctioning the International Criminal Court of Justice, (ICC) which had ordered Israel to take steps to prevent genocide in Gaza, was dismaying. Such decisions to sanction the ICC by Representatives of Congress erodes the ability of the…
Neoliberalism and Agriculture: Who is at the Root of the Crisis?
The roots of the agricultural crisis in India lie in a variety of factors that collectively make the situation more challenging for the country's farmers. Despite agriculture being the backbone of the Indian economy, it often receives inadequate attention. The…
India
Jammu and Kashmir: The fault lines of BJP and the Gen-Z Bakhshis
Since August 5, 2019, the central government has actively fostered new fault lines in Jammu and Kashmir, with the most prominent and delusional examples being the Reorganization Act and the…
Fifty days of Dallewal’s fast: The mode of resistance must change
It is a good development that the Samyuykt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has indicated a supportive attitude towards the farmers' resistance movement being carried out under the joint aegis of the…
Neoliberalism and Agriculture: Who is at the Root of the Crisis?
The roots of the agricultural crisis in India lie in a variety of factors that collectively make the situation more challenging for the country's farmers. Despite agriculture being the backbone…
Communal (mis)Appropriation of Ambedkar
Ambedkar as an idea of religious liberation and social equality still wields considerable sway in the political imaginations of Dalit people. This permanence of memory makes political appropriation of Ambedkar…
Welfare Schemes for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes should be more extensive and must reach them soon
Nearly a decade has passed since the government had constituted the National Commission for Denotified Tribes, Nomadic Tribes and Semi-Nomadic Tribes in 2015 under the chairmanship of Bhiku Ramji Idate.…
34 SC families in IIT Kanpur without toilets in Open Defecation Free India
When Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur was set up in 1959, two villages were uprooted. The farmers were given meagre compensation for the standing crop. No compensation was given…
World
S.P. Udayakumar Wins Nuclear-Free Future Award
TAKOMA PARK, MD, January 14, 2025-- The 2025 Nuclear-Free Future Awards will this year honor individuals from Brazil, India, Navajo country, the United States and Zimbabwe for their achievements in…
Ukrainian Neutrality Is Still the Key to Peace
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies President-elect Trump said on January 9th that he is planning a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine. He said…
Social Media as It Should Be
BRUSSELS – Mathematician Cathy O’Neil once said that an algorithm is nothing more than someone’s opinion embedded in code. When we speak of “the algorithms” that power Facebook, X, TikTok,…
Martin Luther King’s Prophetic Warning, Denouncing the Merchants of Death
Over the past three years, a collective of volunteer researchers, lawyers, and commentators created The Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal, dedicated to holding accountable four weapon manufacturing corporations based…
AUKUS: Flawed and Sinking
A stillborn agreement treated as thrivingly alive; an understanding celebrated as consensual and equal. The AUKUS security arrangement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, envisaging the transfer…
America and Humour From Hell
Politics is always a game of pretension. Politicians remind us of inherent lies, deception, embedded greed and mastery of persuasive propaganda to voters to do good to fellow citizens if…
Globalisation
The Globalized Elite Are Perpetuating Local Neo-Colonial Plunder
In the decades since the formal end of colonialism, nations across the Global South have proudly waved the banner of independence, self-reliance, decolonization, and now—deglobalization. The rhetoric of national empowerment,…
80 years is enough: Fight for food, land, and climate justice! Shut down the IMF-World Bank!
Rural peoples’ movements and communities demand the shutdown of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. Over the past 80 years, imperialist governments and their transnational corporations (TNCs) have…
Comparing How the West and China Offer Loans to Developing Countries
Established Western economic institutions are facing a formidable challenge from Chinese newcomers, each side offering distinct and competitive lending strategies with far-reaching consequences for global infrastructure and development. In October…
It’s Not Capitalism… It’s MONEYISM!!
Here it is from an old college buddy and confidante of mine, J D. This former progressive talk radio host and socialist thinker nailed it with his commentary on things…
Why Garment Workers in Bangladesh are on Strike
Bangladesh is a major producer of garments supplying to world’s top brands such as H & M, Lewis, Gucci, Zara and many others. Nearly 4.0 million workers, mostly women toil…
Tossing Neoliberalism into the Dumpster
It’s official, according to a speech by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the United States is jumping off the neoliberal globalization bandwagon (a root cause of domestic extremism) and it…
Human Rights
Framing and targeting of Baccha Singh and Manish Azad
On January 3, NIA Ranchi interrogated Baccha Singh in case FIR Number RC-03/2023/NIA/RNC and later arrested him. Baccha Singh was earlier targeted and fabricated in another “Conspiracy Case” when his…
Targeting human rights activism: Shocking comments by the NIA Court, Lucknow
PUCL's detailed response to the observations made by the Special NIA Court, Lucknow; against the PUCL and other Human Rights organisations. FIR 60/2018; Case numbers 1049/2022, 1758/2022 and 2766/2022 Targeting…
Young Journalist Found Murdered in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh
Geneva: New Year has brought sad news for the Indian media fraternity as a young scribe was found murdered in Bijapur locality of Chhattisgarh State on Friday. Local media persons…
Ensure justice for adivasi villagers and accountability of authorities in Bastar, Chhattisgarh
Urgent Letter to CM, Chhattisgarh and Chairperson, State Human Rights Commission, to ensure justice for adivasi villagers and accountability of authorities in Bastar, Chhattisgarh To,The Chief Minister,Government of Chhattisgarh,Civil Lines, Raipur…
Stop NIA witch hunting of Activists and Students
*CAMPAIGN AGAINST STATE REPRESSION STRONGLY CONDEMNS THE NIA RAIDS ON THE HOUSES OF LABOUR & STUDENT RIGHTS & ANTI-DISPLACEMENT ACTIVISTS IN PUNJAB, HARYANA & DELHI* STOP WITCH HUNTING AND INTIMIDATION…
Harassment of Nadeem Khan and Md Zubair are attempts by BJP govts to stifle voices against communal politics and violence
Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha (JJM) and Loktantra Bachao Abhiyan (LBA) condemn the harassment of human rights defender Nadeem Khan and Alt News founder Mohammad Zubair by the BJP-led UP and central…
Imperialism
Ten Thoughts on Curbing the Worst Excesses of U.S. Militarism
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take America back (again!) to greatness, there’s been much talk of Elon Musk’s new DOGE, or Department of Government Efficiency, and whether it will dare…
The World’s Four Legacy Empires Going Down
Some 2,000 years ago, an itinerant preacher, Saul of Tarsus, was writing to a wayward congregation in Corinth, Greece. Curiously enough, his words still capture the epochal change that may…
Imperialism in its Late, Recent Stage has been Extremely SAD—Stupid, Arrogant and Dangerous
The most defining feature of the 21st century is that this is an extremely sensitive time of human history when the greatest caution is urgently needed to guide the world…
My Internal Exile
“Let me have war, say I; it exceeds peace as far as day does night: it’s spritely waking, audible, and full of vent. Peace is a very apoplexy, lethargy; mull’d,…
The Rise of Trump, the Fall of Imperial America
Some 15 years ago, on December 5, 2010, a historian writing for TomDispatch made a prediction that may yet prove prescient. Rejecting the consensus of that moment that U.S. global…
U.S. Recruits South Korea to Help Colonize and Militarize Space
The United States is colonizing and militarizing Earth’s orbit, recruiting allies such as South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol administration. More specifically, the U.S. Space Force is creating a “swarm” of…
Communal Harmony
Worsening Spiral of Hate speech: Demonization of Religious Minorities
RSS-BJP and its affiliates take every opportunity to deepen the demonization of religious minorities. Though there are legal provisions for punishing these Hate speeches mostly they go unpunished. Last decade…
Communal Amity: Overcoming attacks on our Mixed Heritage
I did have great interest in understanding the society around me and was doing social work in due course. My first foray into social work was in trying to associate…
Mahatma Gandhi’s Vision of Communal Harmony and Peaceful Coexistence
The concept of communal harmony, which is representative of social coherence and harmonious cohabitation of disparate communities, is deeply ingrained in India’s socio-political narrative. Mahatma Gandhi was at the forefront…
Embracing Diversity, Embracing Virtue: A Quranic and Scientific Perspective
Introduction: The Quran offers a comprehensive framework for embracing diversity and pluralism, emphasizing respect, tolerance, and empathy as essential to fostering peaceful coexistence among diverse cultures, beliefs, and ways of…
Peoples power confronts unabashed Communalism and seeks a ‘Common humanity’
On 5th October, Goa was left disrupted and in political stress based on an arrogant and acutely communal statement from the former RSS Chief Subash Velingkar aimed stoking tensions between…
Appeal for Communal Harmony in Himachal Pradesh
We hail the large-scale participation in the peace and unity march by members of the civil society and democratic groups on 27th September 2024 in Shimla and Solan against the…
Climate Change
Learning from the Los Angeles fires for future safety
The biggest immediate need is for rescue and rehabilitation, but at the same time the right lessons should be learnt from the Los Angeles (LA) fires. This in turn must…
Net Zero/2050 Fantasy or Reality?
Net Zero/2050 Fantasy or Reality may be the most significant issue of the 21st century. Net Zero refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG), such as…
The Big Bang, Horrifying LA Fires, and Our Self-Destructive Species
What’s happening right now in Los Angeles is almost too painful to write about. I’ve spent much of the day writing and calling back and forth with friends and colleagues.…
The Los Angeles inferno: A historic crime of capitalism
California is facing what could be its most devastating wildfire in history, with fires burning uncontrolled throughout Los Angeles County. Images shared widely on social media show whole neighborhoods and…
What Climate Justice Means for Latin America and the Caribbean
by Thiago Barral and Woochong Um RIO DE JANEIRO/NEW YORK – November’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, dubbed the “Finance COP,” left many deeply disappointed – for…
Arresting and Killing Greenies: Targeting Climate Change Protests
Climate change, like any crisis afflicting earth and humanity, is bound to bring out the best and the worst of a species that soils its nest, salts the earth, and…
Environmental Protection
India’s Massive River Links Project Can Disrupt River Ecology like Never Before
Viswamitra sage : (Addressing Beas and Satluj rivers)—You move like chariots to the sea, through the power of Indira. You are full of water and wish to unite with each…
Green Taxation in India: Implementation, Challenges, and Pathways for Reform
by Abhilipsa Mohanty and Karshana Agarwal Introduction In this era of rapid industrialization and globalisation, where pollution has become a global problem, there arises a need to strike a balance…
The Earthquake Environmental Justice Aren’t Talking About
On December 15th, many people in Syria felt the earth quake. Seismic scales registered above 3.0 on the Richter scale and could be felt up to 500 miles away. Natural…
2024: People’s Resistance against Dam, Hydro Projects in Himalayan States
(Feature Image: Tribals in Siang river belt in Arunachal Pradesh demonstrating against a proposed mega hydropower dam. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement/The Hindu) All through 2024, the vulnerable communities across Himalayan states…
Interlinking Rivers: The story from scratch
The interlinking of rivers (ILR) is ill-conceived, ruinously expensive, technically questionable, ecologically devastating, and socially disruptive. Here’s why ILR needs to be scrapped, and integrated water resource management of river…
Jesting on the Environment: Australian Mining Gets a Present
Mining magnates seem to have it all. Far more significant than royalty, such figures are the unelected captains of industry who know that governments will do whatever they can to…
Counter Solutions
Can the Swaraj Path be India’s Answer to Climate Change?
As climate change intensifies and the inadequacy of the west-driven climate response becomes clearer by the day, it is helpful for the entire effort if countries of the global south…
Towards Comprehensive Food and Farming Policy
There is increasing realization that while various countries have varying levels of success in their food and farming policies, on the whole, at world level, the existing farming and food…
Protective Agenda for World Must Emphasize Resolving the Survival Crisis in Time
Most thoughtful people are likely to agree that what the world needs most is a protective agenda—protective towards vulnerable and poorest people as well as protective towards environment. However in…
Beyond Growth: The promise of a wellbeing economy
In this article, econometrician and sustainability researcher Gaya Herrington considers whether a transition to a Wellbeing Economy is possible and what that would mean for our society and how we…
Food: from commodity to commons
Below I republish an article I wrote almost ten years ago. It can give new readers a summary of my perspective on the food system. For those interested in even…
Economic Growth Is the World’s Most Dangerous Game
In Richard Connell’s popular short story “The Most Dangerous Game,” hunter Sanger Rainsford goes overboard while sailing to the Amazon, washing up on an island owned by deceivingly charismatic General Zaroff.…
Resource Crisis
The Project of Capital and the Project of the Proletariat in a time of World Crisis
ABSTRACT This is a response to the two sets of articles written by Sajai Jose on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and on the world’s and India’s hunger crisis. It is…
Sustaining the Unsustainable: Why Renewable Energy Companies Are Not Climate Warriors
In the fight to address climate change, renewable energy companies are often assumed to be Jedi Knights. Valiantly struggling to save the planet, wind and solar interests are thought to…
The Gritty Reality of Solar Power
by Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox Time is fast running out. The world’s affluent nations, with their abundant greenhouse emissions, have to finally drag themselves across the starting line…
Solidarity with Resistance to Extraction
by Don Fitz and the Green Party of St. Louis People the world over are opposing fossil fuel extraction in an incalculable number of ways. It is now clear that…
Will There Be Resource Wars in a Renewable Future?
Thanks to its very name — renewable energy — we can picture a time in the not-too-distant future when our need for non-renewable fuels like oil, natural gas, and coal…
The Growth Of Fascism Or The Fascism Of Growth?
Bear with me, scrupulous historians, as I try to run through some questions and parallels between centuries that I hope will enrich the essential debate on how to confront the…
Patriarchy
Navigating Sexual Autonomy Within the Institution of Marriage
“Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It’s not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates.” -Michelle Bachelet[1] The Supreme Court of India is…
Concerns arising from the suicide of Atul Subhash: A feminist response
The tragic suicides of Atul Subhash and police constable, Tippanna Alagur in Karnataka have once again given rise to volatile debates on the ‘misuse’ of the laws related to gender…
Taliban, Women’s Equality and Hindutva Nationalism
Tavleen Singh is a well known columnist. In a recent column (Religiosity is sick, not Secularism, I.E. 8 December 2024) writes about the barring the women studying medicine in Afghanistan.…
Luring a Man, Sexual Coercion, and the Patriarchal Narratives
There are thousands of self-help books, articles, and social media pages that promise to reveal the secrets to luring different types of people—whether it's a romantic partner, employees, employers, or…
Menstruation and Society: Unveiling Discrimination, Utopian Visions, and Media’s Role
The literary work of Rokeya Sakhawat Begum, namely "Sultana's Dream[1]," can be interpreted as a utopian endeavour aimed at conceptualizing a feminist society referred to as "Ladyland." This envisioned civilization…
Yes, All Men and Women Who Stay Silent Perpetuate the Culture of Violence with Impunity
Recently, there was a debate on social media regarding `#Not All Men’. This phrase is popularized online by mostly the Men’s Rights Activists (MRAs) to depict that not all men…
Palestine
Widening the cracks in Israel’s war machine
Trump's threat that all hell will break loose if Israeli hostages are not released by the time he takes office is something he will probably hold fast to. A Palestinian…
About 200 Israeli Soldiers Refuse to Continue Serving in Gaza
Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Around 200 Israeli soldiers have signed a letter stating they’d stop serving in Gaza if the government didn’t secure a ceasefire. The soldiers acknowledged their…
Palestinian Authority kills its own people, proves loyalty to Israel
It has been over a month since the Palestinian Authority launched a deadly military operation in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank. So far, at least 14 people,…
Sanctioning The ICC By The Congress
Voting in favor of sanctioning the International Criminal Court of Justice, (ICC) which had ordered Israel to take steps to prevent genocide in Gaza, was dismaying. Such decisions to sanction the…
The Lancet: 64,260 Gaza Violent Deaths Indicating 257,000 Indirect Deaths In 9 Months
On 9 January 2025 epidemiologists published a paper in the leading medical journal The Lancet in which they estimated 64,260 Gaza deaths from traumatic injury in the 9 months since…
Any Seeds of Hope Beneath the Rubble in Gaza?
Watching, on the one hand, the Israeli soldiers’ video confessions of their genocidal intent and acts and, on the other hand, the Palestinians’ livestreaming of their own deaths and devastation,…
South Asia
Hindutva sought to be injected into India’s foreign policy for hegemony over Bangladesh
“A 5-day long Sharadiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangladesh Hindu Community ended peacefully through the immersion of deities at different water bodies, on 2024 Oct 13..It…
South Asia’s New Cold War as the BRICS Rise: US Sanctions, Regime Change Protests, and Religion/s Weaponized
There will be no honeymoon for the newly minted National People’s Power (NPP) Government that got a massive people’s mandate for debt justice. The storm blowing from Washington DC across…
Medical Education in Jeopardy
Siting in a protest camp in the freezing weather of Quetta during the peak of winters isn’t easy but for a medical student like Saima Baloch, it is a matter…
Vijay Diwas 2024: A limited success trumps an undeniable victory
Every year since 1971, we have observed 16 December as the anniversary of Pakistan’s Lt Gen A.A.K.Niazi signing the Instrument of Surrender of all Pakistan’s Eastern Command combatant troops to…
Bangladesh dispels misinformation: Few outside India believe it
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri concluded a one-day visit to Dhaka, on Dec 9, meeting Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh’s Interim Government. (Photo by DD). The meeting, some…
Bangladesh: Lesson not Learned from the Fate of Prime Minister Khawaja Nazimuddin
Four months have passed since the student-led revolution overthrew Sheikh Hasina, the most despised dictatorial prime minister in Bangladesh, on August 5, 2024. The nation has not yet shown signs…
Annihilate Caste
Dalits should be cautious of the divisive policies of BJP-RSS:All India Peoples Front
• Dalits should be cautious of the divisive policies of BJP-RSS • Supreme Court's decision on SC-ST sub-classification is not based on facts - Prof. Thorat • Unity of Dalits…
Dalits’ Condition Remains Dire Despite Reservation, says Sukhadeo Thorat
Despite decades of reservation policies aimed at addressing historical injustices, the socio-economic condition of Scheduled Castes (SCs) in India remains dire, as highlighted by Sukhadeo Thorat, former Chairman of the…
Bhakti-Kal and Caste Question
An abridged version of talk delivered on 23rd October, 2024 at Calicut University I say this with emphasis that in Indian history two periods, only two periods, came as a…
Dr. Ambedkar’s Dream of Economic Empowerment of Dalits is Incomplete
On 14 October 1956, Dr. Ambedkar converted to Buddhism in Nagpur due to untouchability, caste and class divisions in Hinduism. This day is as important for his followers as 14…
Court Rebukes Caste-Based Discrimination in Prisons
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has directed all states and union territories to immediately amend prison rules to stop caste-based discrimination and segregation of labor in prisons. The…
Poona Pact and Its Adverse Effects
Caste is considered to be the cornerstone of Indian Hindu society. In this structure of hierarchical inequality, the untouchables are at the lowest level, who were officially called 'Depressed Classes'…
Life/Philosophy
Longing for Hypocrisy
“Hypocrisy is the compliment vice pays virtue. “ Indeed. Take for instance the outpouring of rhetorical grief after George Floyd’s brutal murder. Leaders of companies of all sizes instructed their…
Western Marxism, Neo-liberal Capitalism and the Imperialist State – Part II
This article was originally published in International Critical Thought journal, and you can access it here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21598282.2024.2431960. We are reproducing the article with the permission of the author. ABSTRACT Many Western…
Necrophilia: Locating Dignity in Death and the Law
In the US, two males were accused of breaking into the morgue at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills on September 19, 1995, and having sex with two female…
Iqbal M Chagla raised his bold voice against Corruption in Judiciary and championed constitutionalism
Senior advocate and one of India’s most prominent lawyers Iqbal M Chagla, expired on Sunday in Mumbai at the age of 85. I M Chagla’s contributions to the legal arena…
Kerala Palliative Care Day: A Few Reflections
Celebrated on the 15th of January every year, Kerala Palliative Care Day is not an annual ritualistic celebration as in many similar celebrations with such nomenclature. Instead, it has greater…
Reducing Working Hours is the Need of the Hour
Two days ago, while talking to his employees, S. N. Subramaniam, Chairman of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) construction company, said that workers should work 90 hours a week. For extra…
Arts/Literature
Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s Song: Mor Ghumo ghore ele monohar
Kazi Nazrul Islam in 1926 (Chittagong) (Born 24 May, 1899 -- 29 August, 1976) “O my love, my soul, my heart/ in my deep sleep, you came, my love…” You…
Meet Mr. Dylan
[The following is a close transcript of the 319th episode of the podcast titled RevolutionZ.] Perhaps you are aware there is a new movie out titled A Complete Unknown. It addresses…
Five Poems for Gaza
How Can I Write a Poem for Gaza’s Children? When white men or women,especially Christians, raise their voice for the people of Gazaor for the Palestinians,they are usually praised for the…
Mari Selvaraj’s Convictional Aesthetics: A Cinemascape for Social Justice and Equality
“One should be ashamed of inherited privileges”, exclaimed one of my friends over the phone after watching Mari Selvaraj’s Vaazhai. Notably, the friend hails from a socially privileged section of…
The Era of Elonization
Is Elon Musk’s connection to the latest US Election somewhat similar to the movie The Manchurian Candidate that stars Denzel Washington? In the movie, the multinational corporation Manchurian Global deploys a candidate …
Bohe Nirontoro Ononto Anondodhara – (“The Shower of Eternal Bliss Forever”)
A tribute to Kobiguru Rabindranath Tagore. The translation of the song from the Geetabitan Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) Parjaay: Puja (324) Upa-parjaay: Aanondo Taal: Jhaptaal…
Book Review
Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right 1924-77
"Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right 1924-77", Abhishek Choudhary's biography of the late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, captures his early years and reveals how Vajpayee handled political and…
In Pursuit of Democracy by Najma Heptulla
In Pursuit of Democracy: Beyond Party Lines, written by Najma Heptulla, is a fascinating account of her political career in India. Her remarkable career is covered in the book, including…
Organising workers is political: Trade Union Studies in UK and Kenya
Trade Union Studies in UK and Kenya, Nigel Flanagan and Shiraz Durrani. Vita Books, Nairobi 2024. History is a story of class struggles with the working classes fighting for their…
‘Caste and Revolution’ explores link of Caste with Class in Revolution
In 'Caste and Revolution' by N. Ravi, the author addresses questions raised by Dalit and Bahujan intellectuals inspired by revolutionary parties. These questions centre on caste issues and seek to…
‘The Shudra Rebellion’ by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd highlights pivotal role of Shudras as builders of Indian civilisation and productive communities
'The Shudra Rebellion', authored by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd, presents a revolutionary perspective on Indian civilisation, shedding light on the overlooked contributions of Shudra nationalism. This work redefines the historical narrative…
A Tribute to the Luddites
A Review of “Blood in the Machine” by Brian Merchant George Santayana’s statement that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” is quoted most-often as an…
Editor's Picks
Why it is Imperative to Support Independent Journalism
Dear Readers, As a loyal reader of Countercurrents.org (CC) I am writing this letter to you all to espouse support for this website. In today’s world, Independent journalism should be…
Climate Change: Why Should The Global South Pay For The Profligacy Of The Likes Of Taylor Swift, Elon Musk?
Climate change is a threat facing the whole of humanity. The real generators of this crisis are the developed economies of the Global North. They found a way to circumvent…
Deaths in Gaza and Us
Death is normal unless if it happens one of our dear and near ones. 40000+ (as per official figures) people have been killed in Gaza. According to The Lancet almost…
Landslide In Wayanad Is Only The Beginning!
Here is an AI-generated Podcast based on the article On the morning of July 30, a huge landslide occurred at Mundakkai, in the mountainous district of Wayanad, Kerala, India. 282…
Stories that can bring a positive change deserve to be called news: Binu Mathew
At a time when the Indian media is increasingly being controlled by the rich and dominated by the caste elites, Countercurrents.org has set up an example of giving space to…
A People’s Manifesto for Ecological Democracy – 2.0
This is an updated version of the “People’s Manifesto for Ecological Democracy” that Countercurrents.org published on 15th August 2020, where we set out a broad framework on how India should…
COVID Response Watch
Shadow of Covid lingers over the erstwhile Kingdom of Cooch Behar
The princely state of Cooch Behar merged with the Dominion of India on August 8, 1949 and became a part of the State of West Bengal on January 1, 1950.…
Public life in MP disrupted by heavy rains linked to climate change
Roads are crumbling, bridges are collapsing and railway lines are flooded . The surging waters from the rivers are drowning entire villages all around. It has rained so much that…
Hanging by a thread, Sheffield of the East
Sometimes it was a rise in pig iron prices due to disruption of supply chains due to the Covid pandemic. Now you can find the Ukraine War as a reason…
Malnutrition and death of children decreased in the system, increased in reality
In Maharashtra, the administration has been claiming that there is a steady decline in the number of malnutrition and child deaths in the state. But, in recent figures that have…
When Forest Rights meets Right to Education
With the horrors of the deadly virus still in the air, this would appear to be like a remarkable fairy tale in the post-Covid pandemic scenario, almost like a dream…
Uttarakhand In Need of Climate Resilient Agriculture Practices
In the last few years, we have been witnessing erratic, unpredictable and unexpected changes in climate, which are more perceptible in the Himalayan region of the country. These changes are…
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