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…

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…

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)…

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…

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!…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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