September is the Cruelest Month,Babu
September is the cruelest month, babu We are daily labourers We are kiln workers We are domestic maids We are casual agricultural hands It is a lean season, babu And…
August 2022
Countdown Has Begun
They have seized our country and taking it away from us. Our lush forests,rolling plains,our upstanding hills,our majestic rivers,fruits of our toil, future of our children's children.Our freedoms,our dignity,our past,our…
Diplomatic Missions in solidarity with Palestinian NGOs active accomplices of Israel’s apartheid
What a humiliating failure for the group of diplomatic missions in Palestine that are now supporting the six Palestinian human rights NGOs that Israel has dubbed “terrorist organizations” and closed…
What Zionists are doing is also Jewish
Let me ask you a question. If you identify as Jewish, what is your reaction when you see a news item such as: ‘Israel settles 50 Ukrainian Jewish families in…
Thou Gorbachev, just like Brutus!
Gorbachev’s was a betrayer’s life. He has physically left this earth, hours back; but has kept kilometer posts of betrayal on a land years ago identified as the Union of…
TIFF 2022 : An Exciting Lineup of Worldwide Features
When the Toronto International Film Festival 2022 stands just around the corner, the preparations for the fun and excitement are well underway. King Street West, which is known as the…
Beware the Climate Risks of War Over the Arctic
A recent Senate proposal would needlessly create conditions for conflict with Russia while generating more greenhouse gas emissions. For several years now, the U.S. military has been preparing to expand its…
In memory of Abu Ali Mustafa
Last Saturday on 27 August we commemorated 21 years since the martyrdom of Abu Ali Mustafa, the General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, targeted…
As floods follow earthquakes and drought in Afghanistan, the USA should immediately return its billions
Highly destructive floods devastated parts of Afghanistan in August. This was preceded by a prolonged drought, stated to be the worst in decades, and two earthquakes this year. As an…
Punjab’s Growing Environment Activism is Welcome, Should Have Wider Horizon
In recent months there have been growing signs of increasing assertiveness of environmental movements in Punjab. This should be widely welcomed and is much needed, given the rapid degradation of…
Iraq Protesters Begin Withdrawal After Sadr Demands Deadly Clashes End
Instability in Iraq has not ended in Iraq despite withdrawal of a fighting group. Iraqi supporters of powerful cleric Moqtada Sadr began withdrawing Tuesday from Baghdad's Green Zone after he…
How can Americans tolerate U.S. Government’s crucifixion of Julian Assange?
Julian Assange has long been in solitary-confinement imprisonment in Britain awaiting extradition to America on charges which could bring him 175 years in prison, but he has never been convicted…
Certainty in George Berkeley’s Theory of Vision and Immaterialism
George Berkeley is one of the greatest and most influential philosophers of the early modern period. In defending the immaterialism for which he is most famous, he redirected modern thinking…
The Reactionary US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court term which ran from October 2021 through June 2022 was among the most reactionary, far-reaching terms in memory. With six right-wing judges on the Court, we saw…
Loans to big businesses and the other risks faced by the public sector banks
To Smt Nirmala Sitharaman Union Finance Minister Dear Smt Sitharaman, In my letter dated 26-8-2022 addressed to RBI Governor (https://countercurrents.org/2022/08/reports-on-highly-leveraged-debt-based-operations-of-the-adani-group-calls-for-a-closer-look-from-the-psu-banks-point-of-view/), I had specifically referred to the risks the public sector banks (PSBs)…
Economist Abhijit Sen Has Left Us At A Time When There is Great Yearning for His Ideas
Economist Abhijit Sen passed away on the night of 29 August, 2022. He was 72. For a long time he has been regarded as one of India’s leading agricultural economists…
Population Control or Punishing the Victim?
The ghost of population control was resurrected after the Assam and the draft U.P Population bills made the headlines last year. It reinvigorated the commonly held belief that some people…
Climate Scientists Call For Civil Disobedience
A group of climate scientists have said: Time is short to secure a livable and sustainable future; yet, inaction from governments, industry and civil society is setting the course for…
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.…
Why this Adani port project is being opposed by coastal communities
Opposition to Vizhinjam Port Project Must be Seen in the Wider Context of Protecting Coastal Ecology and Communities The wider discussion on coastal areas often takes place in the context…
Women in the balancing act
The other day, my newly appointed domestic help (Premdevi) was morose and after a lot of persuasion, I got to know the reason. She narrated that her husband who is…
AKSC urges companies in the USA to include caste discrimination in the policy documents
Ambedkar King Study Circle’s 3rd annual conference urged the companies in the USA to include caste discrimination in the policy documents Anti-caste activists gathered in Cupertino on Aug 27th under…
Rejection of Subsidies to Poor To Benefiting Large Corporates
Currently inIndian media an active debate is taking place in the country on “frebbies” or Subsidies given to poor. The controversy was first initiated by PM Narendra Modi who warned…
Noida Twin Tower Demolition Raises Important Questions
On August 28, 3700 kg. of explosives were used in Noida city ( in national capital region) to demolish two 100-metre tall structures called Apex ( 32 storeys) and Ceyane…
From a Pati-Parmeshawar or a Lord to a Partner
How the conservative patriarchal Family Ideology operates and is challenged in the courts …
U.S. Warships Pass Taiwan Strait
The U.S. has deployed two of its warships to the Taiwan Strait in a first such mission since the controversial visit of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei, the…
Living in a Sci-fi World
Honestly, if you had described this America to me more than half a century ago, I would have laughed in your face. Donald Trump becoming president? You must be kidding!…
International Debt: A Tale of Two Stories
The International Debt Statistics (2022) published by the World Bank has revealed that the external debt of 123 low- and middle-income countries have increased on average 5.6 percent to $8.7…
No Friends of Jesus !!
It seems that no matter where one looks nowadays, there is a preponderance of friends and neighbors who call themselves ' Good Christians' and then act the opposite. They need…
UNHRC Session 51 September 2022: Acid test for Sri Lanka
At the UNHRC 51st Sessions due to commence on September 12, 2022, the members are expected to debate the final draft Resolution on accountability, justice and reconciliation in Sri Lanka…
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…
Women revolutionaries brutally victimised for flashing torch of liberation
Women activists’ encompaasing the entire globe are raising their fist to confront imperialism, fascism, and all forms of reaction. Together with the broad masses, they draw inspiration from their heroes…
Thunder without Showers?
There can be little doubt that the two recent events that have caused most stir and grabbed most attention are Ghulam Nabi Azad's letter of resignation from the Congress after…
Duties of the Independence Day
(This is the English translation of my Hindi article titled ‘Swatantrta Diwas Ke Kartavya’ published in 'Yuva Samvad' and 'Hastakshep.com’ on the occasion of 66th Independence Day in 2013.…
UNHRC 51st Session in September 2022 – Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has to face the UNHRC Session in September 2022 and submit its report on human rights, accountability and justice and other Recommendations mentioned in the UNHRC Resolution 46/1…
Students in Ratiya in Haryana protest against anti-student policies of government
In Ratiya district of Haryana on August 25th a protest was staged confronting the selling of education by the BJP govt.in the name of the New Education policy. Students assembled…
APDR condemns the rape culture and inexhaustible powers vested in BSF
Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) expresses its shock and horror at the order by the ASI S P Chero of Border Security Force (BSF) of 68 Battalion to…
GDP is a useless measurement. But what should replace it?
We must place true value on the environment and go beyond gross domestic product as a measure of human progress and well-being,” said United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres in June…
As Millions Suffer, the US Needs to End the Collective Punishment of the Afghan People
A year has now passed since the tumultuous U.S. withdrawal from decades of war and occupation in Afghanistan. With the Taliban functionally in charge, the country faces a deteriorating humanitarian crisis…
It’s All Political: Julian Assange Appeals his Extradition
Julian Assange’s legal team has taken its next step along their Via Dolorosa, filing an appeal against the decision to extradite their client to the United States to face 18…
IMF Bailout of BlackRock amid Adani Greenwash: Where does the Gravy Train End?
Buenos Aires was rocked again last week by massive protests against austerity measures imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Structural reforms with austerity have resulted in soaring inflation, currency…
Pandu Narote’s death is a perfect illustration of neo-fascist murder by the State
Pandu Narote, who was framed d along with former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for Maoist links, died on Thursday…
With one out of 7 persons affected by floods, Pakistan declares emergency
30 to 33 million persons are reported to be seriously affected by floods in Pakistan, a country with a population of 220 million. Due to this a national emergency has…
Dalit Agricultural Labour counter dummy land auctions by capturing seven acres of Land in Hardike village in Sangrur
In Village Hardike in Sangrur the Zameen Prapt Sangharsh committee planted their flags to launch a successful land capture of seven acres of land. A truly remarkable victory giving the…
Fables of Chinese Debt Trap
The international debt trap is a product of colonial and neo-colonial plunders, imperialist hegemony and neoliberal economic policies imposed by developed countries on developing world. The Asian, African, Latin…
Alluri Sitarama Raju, Unique Revolutionary, Remembered on Rampa Adivasi Revolt’s Centenary
A statue of Alluri Srirama Raju, ( July 4, 2022 - May 7th 1924) with bow and arrows; this model is the standard depiction seen in most places, across the…
Growing support globally to end HIV medicine stockouts in India
Several networks of people living with HIV are pouring in support to the ongoing indefinite sit-in (since 21st July 2022) outside offices of India's AIDS programme, to demand an end…
Whistleblowing at Twitter: Mudge Spills the Beans
It must have been music to Elon Musk’s ears. Twitter, a platform he has had a patchy relationship with, has been the recipient of various blows inflicted by Peiter “Mudge”…
The UN Proved Its Usefulness in Crafting Ukraine Grain Deal
The United Nations helps design a deal to ship foodstuffs blocked in Ukraine ports. The United Nations has some bragging rights in Ukraine after months of criticism it could not…
How the USDA Fails to Enforce the Animal Welfare Act
For years, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspectors dutifully documented extensive animal suffering at Moulton Chinchilla Ranch (MCR), a chinchilla breeding facility in Minnesota. In 2021, MCR was the only USDA-licensed supplier of…
Did Nancy Pelosi Accelerate Chinese-Russian Military Cooperation With Her Taiwan Visit?
China had warned of “serious consequences” in the lead-up to the visit but has avoided any significant military escalation so far. Following the chaotic U.S. departure from Afghanistan in August…
Algeria: the 2019 Highs, the Covid Ebb, the Bitter Present, and What Might the Future be?
Thanks to Parti des Travailleurs (حزب العمال Akabar Ixeddamen) of Algeria for letting us know the cruel condition of life in which the majority of population are in. But before…
Despite Clear Need for Resurgence of Non-Alignment, Several Questions Remain
In recent months the need for strengthening the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has become clearer than ever before. As USA/NATO relations with Russia and China have deteriorated fast, there are increasing…
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…
Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra: Which is the best way out?
Bharat Jodo Yatra of the Congress Party has become a topic of much discussion in the media. The Congress has announced that it will organise a padyatra (foot march) which…
Great Genius Anthropologist – Doctor ‘Iravati Karve'(Her Life Story)
Dr. Iravati Karve [15 December 1905 ----11 August 1970 ] is India's first pioneer, leading anthropological researcher and world-renowned researcher in sociology. Anthropologist, social scientist, atheist, rationalist and literati, the…
Heatwaves Rated ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Could Triple This Century, Warns New Climate Study
As record-breaking high temperatures and historic droughts afflict millions of people around the world, a study published Thursday warned that by the end of the century, dangerous heat driven by the…
The Stakes in Brazil’s Election Couldn’t Be Higher
Ahead of October's election, with leftist Lula leading the polls, fears are rising of a Bolsonaro coup – meaning it's the entirety of Brazil's democracy at stake. After four years…
Profiles of Freedom Fighters from Aligarh Muslim University
The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, is celebrating the spirit of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” in 2022 to mark 75 years of India’s independence. It is well-timed and relevant…
RSS-BJP’s Fake Love For Tricolour Will Not Wash Off Their Crime Of Persistently Denigrating The National Flag!
RSS-BJP rulers of India have suddenly developed immense love for the Indian national flag. According to press reports under “Har Ghar Tiranga” [Tricolour at every home] campaign Centre facilitated hoisting…
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