Cry Out For Manipur:Stop Killing Christians in India
Speech at rally for Manipur in Congressman Ro Khanna's district https://youtu.be/HawRq6WV1J0 The ongoing violence in Manipur is the worst pogrom in the nine years of the Modi regime’s rule over…
July 2023
How prisoner-led organizing saved my life
Joining the Black Prisoners Caucus helped me find direction and the opportunity to serve my community while serving a life-without-parole sentence. To survive in prison, inmates usually accept a “convict…
Gender and Politics
Preface The text has aim to investigate the situation of female representation in politics in the industrialized contemporary Western democracies. Though women are more and more visible in politics, we…
Himachal a Test Case for Role of Foreign Aid in Disaster Relief and Recovery
Following abnormally high damage caused by floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh, the role of foreign aid in recovery effort is being discussed, particularly aid likely to be received from…
Fostering Local Prosperity: Maximizing Economic Impact through Tourism Spending
Tourism plays a vital role in fostering economic development and prosperity for destinations worldwide. However, it is essential to consider how tourist spending impacts local communities and whether it circulates…
Could the US Realistically Use Taiwan to Fight a Proxy War with China?
Interview with antiwar writer John Walsh John V. Walsh (@JohnWal97469920) is an antiwar writer who is well versed on China. Recently, he wrote an article titled “Arming Taiwan is an…
Will Sentience Improve LLMs, Autonomous Vehicles?
There is a new paper, Universal and Transferable Adversarial Attacks on Aligned Language Models, where the authors wrote, "In this paper, we propose a simple and effective attack method that…
July 2023 Floods in North India Should be a Wake-up Call for Better Disaster Preparedness
Following heavy rain in many parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand in western Himalayan region in July 2023 there were reports of abnormally high incidence of landslides, floods and flash…
The Profiteers of Armageddon-Oppenheimer and the Birth of the Nuclear-Industrial Complex
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few months, you’re undoubtedly aware that award-winning director Christopher Nolan has released a new film about Robert Oppenheimer, known as the “father…
Asia’s ‘Strategic Autonomy’: How the New Era Could Shape Our Collective Identities
In a recent speech, China's highest-ranking diplomat, Wang Yi, spoke of a 'united Asia' and its need to develop a “strategic autonomy”. In principle, Wang was not wrong; after all,…
My Yellowed Loves
Yellowed loves Come The punctured gutters of God Open The veins of silent gold In the lazy mouths of mocking youth Fountains overflowing with first sun A flock of oaths…
PUCL’s Demands regarding the Manipur crisis
Accountability 1. PUCL strongly condemns the use of sexual violence as an instrument of control, terror and/or ethnic cleansing and gives a call to all groups in the conflict that…
A Friendship Treaty for a Prosperous and Peaceful World
Reflections on the occasion of World Friendship Day 2023 …
Has Manipur Crossed The Rubicon?
The BJP has done a Humpty Dumpty on Manipur. The Prime Minister’s political acumen, Maan ki Baats, high-pitched oratory, and the massive Bhakt network around the country, nothing at all,…
Neurobiology: AI Safety, The Mind and Mental Illness
There is a recent paper in Nature, Antipsychotic drug efficacy correlates with the modulation of D1 rather than D2 receptor-expressing striatal projection neurons, where the a part of the abstract…
The climate crisis reaches a tipping point
A joint statement released Thursday by the European Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirms that the first three weeks of July have been the…
Stop Escalating High Risks in an Already Endangered World
Imagine an already crumbling big building housing about two hundred families in a coastal area which has suddenly been exposed to even higher risks due to increased frequency and intensity…
Let Them Eat Bugs: Challenging the WEF’s Corporate-Driven Food Reset
The prevailing globalised agrifood model is built on unjust trade policies, the leveraging of sovereign debt, population displacement and land dispossession. It fuels commodity monocropping and food insecurity as well…
AUSMIN and Assange: The Great Vassal Smackdown
It was there for all to see. Embarrassing, cloying, and bound make you cough up the remnants of your summit lunch, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary…
Food for Thought: Caste, Communalism, and Culinary Majoritarian Identity Politics
As I scrolled through my social media feed in the morning, a provocative statement by Sudha Murty, Chairperson of Infosys Foundation, caught my attention. She remarked that when travelling abroad,…
O.P. Jindal Global University Students Suspended for Distributing Magazine in Campus, Students on Hunger Strike
A group of students from O.P. Jindal Global University Sonipat, distributed a magazine called “Nazariya”, an English language magazine focused on issues of working class, farmers, students, and intellectuals within…
Nuclear Weapons – A Blessing in Disguise?
With two nuclear superpowers involved in the war in Ukraine, coupled with the recent debut of the film “Oppenheimer,” the possibility of nuclear war has once again reared its ugly…
Linking devolution of funds to Kerala to installation of smart meters under a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) constitutes an onslaught on federalism
To Shri Pinarayi Vijayan Chief Minister Kerala Respected Chief Minister, I understand that the Union Ministry of Power has undertaken a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) to provide grants to the States for…
Navigating the Polycrisis—Life in Turbulent Times
How can we explain the explosive emergence of global awareness of the polycrisis over the past year, 2022-2023? Three years ago, almost no one had heard of the polycrisis. What…
The Nuclear Energy Trap
Nuclear reactors are directly in the line of fire of global warming. In fact, nuclear reactors cannot survive global warming. But that’s only the start of serious issues with the…
Barbie Pathologies: It’s All About a Doll
As the ancient Greeks reminded us, bone cold definitions as starting points are essential in any discussion. One current discussion, insignificant to posterity but amusing for advertisers and the presently…
Europe Should be on the Side of Peace and Justice While Choosing Its Options
The greater part of Europe has for long enjoyed the status of very high levels of prosperity and even higher levels of prestige. It has been the desired land not…
The Past Is Prologue
Just viewed, for the first time, the 2012 ESPN documentary 'Ghosts of Ole Miss' written by Wright Thompson and directed by Fritz Mitchell. The film covered the 1962 segregationist riot…
Hunger-Strike Appeal: Ro Khanna, Stand and Speak For Manipur
On my 4th day of hunger-strike, here is my direct message to Ro Hi Congressman Ro Khanna. As you probably already know, today is the 4th day of my indefinite…
Theatre performance reminding us of Manipur situation
The current events in the troubled state of Manipur remind me of a very powerful Manipuri play Draupadi I saw at Prithvi theatre in Mumbai more thana twenty years ago.…
Behind the Curtains: Continued Servitude of Domestic Workers
For two years, Usha Thopna’s day started at 5 am. After waking up, she would cook and clean for her new employers in Bangalore - Mr. and Mrs. Vatsa. Barely…
Amplifying Hardships: The Impact of Poverty on the Lives of the Disabled
The government has taken significant steps to support and protect the rights of persons with disabilities through the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPWD Act) 2016, implemented on 19…
Rethinking the Decision: Why Your Child or Young Teen Shouldn’t Have a Smartphone?
Let’s face it, every other parent has encountered the challenging dilemma of what to do when their young child or teen insists on having a smartphone. Whether it's to connect…
PLI Scheme- Do Subsidies To Profit-earning Private Manufacturers Yield Commensurate Societal Benefits?
To Shri G C Murmu Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) Dear Shri Murmu, Please refer to my letter dated 2-6-2023 addressed to you on the above subject (https://countercurrents.org/2023/06/pli-scheme-do-subsidies-to-profit-earning-private-manufacturers-yield-commensurate-societal-benefits/).…
Remembering Usaa, the writer-activist who lost his way
Usaa (Uppumavuluri Sambashiva rao, (1951 Feb 2019 -2020 July 25), well-known writer- activist was remembered by some of his admirers in a small meeting at Hyderabad to mark his death…
The Taylor Swift Exploitation Machine
She doesn’t love you, she doesn’t care for you, and she doesn’t know you. But does her team pretend to, confecting an image of faux empathy and interest, sorting out…
That Other War – Struggle and Suffering in Sudan
by Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox It’s been devastating, even if no one’s paying attention. Three months of fighting in Sudan between the army and a paramilitary group called…
The Unsettling Settlers-Severely Damaging Americans
Unimpeded Jewish settler violence has left the Palestinian people in desperation. “Between 2010 and 2019, nearly 3,000 Israeli settler attacks killed at least 22 Palestinians and injured 1,258 others across…
Unraveling Israel’s Complex Relationship with Peace
The Abraham Accords represents the latest in a series of significant peace initiatives aiming to resolve the long-standing Arab/Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Although the issue with Palestine was not directly addressed, these…
Korea: Rally to End an Unresolved War in an Effort for Peace
In the severely hot and humid early evening here today in Washington, peace activists demonstrated and marched in a rally to end the war on the 70th anniversary of the…
LLMs: A Model of Free Will in Schizophrenia
There is a recent article on Big Think, What does schizophrenia feel like?, stating that, "What characterizes schizophrenia is experiencing hallucinations: perceptions that appear real but are created by the…
Manipur: The Relentless Saga of State-Sponsored Terrorism – Interview with Dr Lamtinthang Hoakip
https://youtu.be/aWsbZ0x1MV4 It's almost three months since Manipur, the Northeastern State of World's largest democratic nation started burning due to unbearable ethnic clashes. The current and overall political condition of India…
Rajasthan Initiatives to Help the Poor Deserve High Praise, But Also Have Limitations
Recent steps taken by the government of Rajasthan, one of the better governed states of India, can result in providing much needed relief to the weaker sections ( with rights…
No Idea of Gomata or Bovine Identity in Ancient India
There was no idea of gomata or gau mata in ancient India. Evidence of beef eating is found even in the oldest Indian religious text of supposedly divine origin, Rigveda.…
On Global Security Models and Their Functionality
The fundamental aim of the text below is to deal with the concept and models of global security as one of the crucial topics of global politics studies. The question…
The Empowered Tribal Girl Who Fought Against Sexual Harassment
From being a school dropout in 8th standard due to molestation to working as a fellow for Udaan fellowship to spread awareness on molestation and sexual violence, here is the…
After two years, Land Rights activist Comrade Batakrushna Swain is released from Jail!
Convenor of Upakuliya Jami o Jangal Surakhya Samiti (Coastal Land and Forest Protection Committee) and leading activist of Sipasarubali Land Rights Movement, Comrade Batakrushna Swain, was released after two years…
Towards Safer and Sustainable Cooking: Addressing Health Risks, Eco-Friendly Initiatives, and Government Interventions
Cooking oil plays a vital role in Indian cuisine, enhancing the flavour and texture of dishes. From palm to olive oil, a wide variety of edible oils are commonly used in…
Glimpses of an endgame in Ukraine
The problem with the war in Ukraine is that it has been all smoke and mirrors. The Russian objectives of “demilitarisation” and “de-Nazification” of Ukraine wore a surreal look. The…
Can Brain Science Characterize Artificial Intelligence?
There is a new article in Nature, ChatGPT broke the Turing test — the race is on for new ways to assess AI, where the author wrote, "The most famous test…
US and Israel: Is the ‘Unbreakable Bond’ Finally Breaking?
Israeli President Isaac Herzog added nothing of great value in his speech at the United States Congress on July 19. His was the typical language. He spoke of a ‘sacred…
Two Paths of Peace in Korea
On 27 July the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice is being observed at a time of increasing tensions. As a recent note of ICAN (International Coalition to Abolish…
Why I’m Hunger-Striking to Demand Ro Khanna Speak On Manipur Horror
Ro must realize that legends don’t walk middle grounds In 2019, US Congressman Ro Khanna reached out to me, and we have stayed in touch since. For over the past…
Delimitation Woes
Assam has been in uproar over an haphazard process of dilimitation of constituencies and for a couple of weeks erupting into cries of frustration and rage over the way it…
Failed Fukushima System Should Cancel Wastewater Ocean Dumping
From the Fukushima-Daiichi triple-reactor meltdown wreckage, Japan’s government and “Tepco,” the owner, are rushing plans to pump 1.37 million tons (about 3 billion pounds) of radioactive wastewater into the Pacific.…
Record-shattering heat signals a global climate change tipping point
Global climate developments in the month of July, which have shattered heat records and brought devastating fires and flash floods, have made clear that capitalist-induced global warming, fueled by the…
Hindi Cinema and Society
by Bharat Dogra and Madhu Dogra Note—This is a slightly edited version of an extract from the recently published book Hindi Cinema and Society written by Bharat Dogra and Madhu…
From Birdsong to X-Scape: What Lies Behind Elon Musk’s Visionary Shift for Twitter
Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur known for his role in founding and leading companies like Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink, has once again made headlines with his bold decision to rebrand…
Outlaw Superpower
The United States Refuses to Play by the World’s Rules- Here Are Three Ways In 1963, the summer I turned 11, my mother had a gig evaluating Peace Corps programs…
Cuba Reaffirms Socialism While It Reckons With Its Private Sector
Seventy years have passed since Fidel Castro and a daring group of young Cubans launched an assault on the Moncada Barracks in eastern Cuba, aiming to topple the Fulgencio Batista…
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