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What I had feared for the past five years has now come to pass: the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), under... habibsiddiquicountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/author/mike-brock/ Mike Brock | Countercurrents How a Dangerous Ideology Born From the Libertarian Movement Stands Ready to Seize America As I write this in early 2025, a quiet revolution is unfolding within... mikebrockcountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2026/04/home-minister-accused-of-overstepping-legal-limits-amid-bengal-election-tensions/ Home Minister Accused of Overstepping Legal Limits Amid Bengal Election Tensions | Countercurrents Apr 24, 2026 - Godi media’s eulogy to the voter roll revision, implying SIR, for the massive turnout of voters during the first phase of the Bengal Assembly election has not… legal limitsbengal electionministeraccusedoverstepping https://countercurrents.org/2026/04/baramullas-lost-green-corridor/ Baramulla’s Lost Green Corridor | Countercurrents Apr 15, 2026 - There was a time when the Baramulla bypass did not merely take you somewhere it made you feel something along the way. It was not just a road; it was a passage… green corridorlostcountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2025/05/ May 2025 | Countercurrents Mass hunger continues to stalk Gaza as the United Nations warned on Friday that the besieged enclave is the “hungriest place on earth.” Jens Laerke, a... may 2025countercurrents https://countercurrents.org/author/scientists-for-people/ Scientists for People | Countercurrents To, The Chairman,State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Andhra Pradesh 3rd Floor, AP MARKFED Building, APIIC Colony Road, Auto Nagar Vijayawada... scientistspeoplecountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2026/04/israels-appetite-for-death-mind-boggling/ Israel’s Appetite For Death Mind-boggling! | Countercurrents Apr 22, 2026 - The Gaza Health Ministry stated, Tuesday, that the hospitals in different parts of the Strip received 7 martyrs and 21 injuries in the previous 24 hours. mind bogglingappetitedeathcountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2024/04/ April 2024 | Countercurrents The Biden administration Monday condemned an ongoing investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of senior Israeli figures who masterminded the... april 2024countercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2026/04/ April 2026 | Countercurrents I once fought for pensions inside a public institution. Years later, I began to wonder whether we were asking the wrong question. Most people spend their... april 2026countercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2026/02/ February 2026 | Countercurrents Relations between Cuba and the United States have long oscillated between confrontation and cautious engagement. More than six decades after the revolution led... february 2026countercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2024/02/ February 2024 | Countercurrents “We will destroy everything not Jewish.” —–Theodore Herzl[i] “We have no solution, you shall continue to live like dogs, and whoever wishes may leave, and we... february 2024countercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2026/04/the-definition-dilemma-why-food-systems-resist-simple-answers/ The Definition Dilemma: Why Food Systems Resist Simple Answers | Countercurrents Apr 19, 2026 - There is a familiar pattern that emerges from the conversations around us. Experts speak with confidence. Problems are clearly defined. Solutions seem to have... food systemssimple answersdefinitiondilemmaresist https://countercurrents.org/2026/01/rising-to-the-challenge-of-the-sociopolitical-environmental-economic-polycrisis/ Rising to the Challenge of the Sociopolitical-Environmental-Economic Polycrisis | Countercurrents Jan 7, 2026 - Ways to Forge a Path and Meet the Moment More people are starting to see and understand the tangled ball of troubles and threats that are being aimed at many... environmental economicrisingchallengesociopoliticalpolycrisis https://countercurrents.org/author/bharat-dogra/ Bharat Dogra | Countercurrents The people of Ukraine and Russia have close historical and cultural relations with each other. Despite this, the two neighbor countries have been locked for a... bharatdogracountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/author/e-a-s-sarma/ E A S Sarma | Countercurrents Appeal to respected Rashtrapati ji, Declare the habitat of Chenchus in Nallamala forests as a “Chenchu Reserve” by issuing a Presidential Regulation under... esarma https://countercurrents.org/author/william-d-hartung/ William D Hartung | Countercurrents Right at this moment, we are witnessing an unprecedented shift of resources from domestic investments in the United States to the military-industrial complex... williamhartungcountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2026/04/israel-demolishes-137-palestinian-homes-since-early-2026/ Israel Demolishes 137 Palestinian Homes Since Early 2026 | Countercurrents Apr 22, 2026 - The Israeli authorities have demolished 137 Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of 2026 according to the Palestine Information… israel demolishessince early2026 countercurrents137palestinian https://countercurrents.org/subtopics/climate-change/ Climate Change | Countercurrents Many of the people who’ve been working for years on climate issues assembled this week in Santa Marta, Colombia for a conference on how to get off fossil... climate changecountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/about/ About Countercurrents.org | Countercurrents Humanity is facing its greatest existential threat ever with climate change and resource depletion. This is not a crisis waiting to happen in the future… countercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2026/04/childfree-by-choice-feminism-freedom-and-the-case-against-motherhood/ Childfree by Choice: Feminism, Freedom, and the Case Against Motherhood | Countercurrents Apr 7, 2026 - The first question I’m often asked when being interviewed about my childfree books and activism is: When did you know you never wanted to have children? childfreechoicefeminismfreedomcase https://countercurrents.org/author/ashraf-zainabi/ Ashraf Zainabi | Countercurrents The human stomach is ancient, designed for safe and limited food. Stomach has not evolved, but the food available to stomach has evolved in quantity and... ashrafcountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/topics/globalisation/ Globalisation | Countercurrents Analysis of globalization, trade policies, economic inequality, and their impact on developing nations. globalisationcountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2026/04/lives-of-the-homeless-in-indias-cities/ Lives of the Homeless in India’s Cities | Countercurrents Apr 24, 2026 - The plight of homeless people in India remains one of the least discussed and least understood dimensions of urban poverty. While the Census of India 2011… liveshomelesscitiescountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2025/08/solidarity-journalism-and-solidarity-economy-are-the-need-of-the-hour/ Solidarity journalism and solidarity economy are the need of the hour | Countercurrents Dec 16, 2025 - Speech given at the webinar on the 5th Anniversary of Keraleeyam, Webportal Let me begin with two rhetorical questions: Why do we do journalism? solidarityjournalismeconomyneedhour https://countercurrents.org/topics/book-review/ Book Review | Countercurrents In-depth reviews of books on politics, history, social issues, and contemporary affairs. book reviewcountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/subtopics/coronavirus/ Coronavirus | Countercurrents The number of deaths due to COVID-19 in India during the peak of COVID as reported by the Government of India were 3.3 lakh. As per the worldometers website... coronaviruscountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/topics/environmental-protection/ Environmental Protection | Countercurrents Environmental news, conservation efforts, biodiversity, pollution, and ecological sustainability coverage. environmental protectioncountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2026/04/solution-delusions/ Solution-delusions | Countercurrents Apr 24, 2026 - So, it’s more than ten years since the celebrated 2015 Paris Climate Agreement – and humanity remains totally unprepared for the cataclysmic consequences of… solutiondelusionscountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2022/06/mapping-our-differences-for-palestines-liberation/ Mapping our differences for Palestine’s liberation | Countercurrents Jun 29, 2022 - “We affirm our support for the Mapping Project out of Boston, and condemn attempts to censor this useful educational tool.” The above expression of solidarity… mappingdifferencesliberationcountercurrents https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/february/countercurrents Selma Dabbagh | Countercurrents Feb 27, 2026 - When the Taliban blew up the Bamiyan Buddhas in March 2001, the destruction was writ large in newspaper headlines and... selma dabbaghcountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/topics/india/ India | Countercurrents Political analysis, social issues, democracy, and current affairs coverage focused on India and South Asia. indiacountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2026/04/right-wing-paganism-is-hardly-fascist-the-european-right-and-the-indo-europeans/ Right-Wing Paganism is Hardly Fascist: The European Right and the Indo-Europeans | Countercurrents Apr 24, 2026 - Orientation Who’s in and who’s out? One of the major controversies within the Neopagan movement is whether a tradition should draw from the country of its... right wingpaganismhardlyfascisteuropean https://countercurrents.org/2020/07/ July 2020 | Countercurrents It was 80 years ago (July 31, 1940) Udham Singh died on the gallows in the Pentonville prison of London. Through the contemporary police documents, we come to... july 2020countercurrents https://countercurrents.org/author/smitha-janet-nilgiris/ Smitha Janet Nilgiris | Countercurrents Magnitude has a homegrown metaphorIn Thrissur Pooram here.The irony unmistakeable .Blasted poverty, torn, split wide openatomic, lay charred, singed; freshly... smithajanetnilgiriscountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2026/04/exhausted/ Exhausted | Countercurrents Apr 23, 2026 - Magnitude has a homegrown metaphor In Thrissur Pooram here. The irony unmistakeable . Blasted poverty, torn, split wide open atomic, lay charred, singed… exhaustedcountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2026/04/the-crisis-of-globalization-and-the-search-for-alternatives/ The Crisis of Globalization and the Search for Alternatives | Countercurrents Apr 22, 2026 - Moving towards genuine self-reliance in times of war and climate collapse. The world is reeling from the crises generated by the war in the Gulf… crisisglobalizationsearchalternativescountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/author/patrick-martin/ Patrick Martin | Countercurrents On Saturday night, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, was tackled and subdued by Secret Service agents after he broke through the outer... patrickmartincountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2025/02/ February 2025 | Countercurrents In yet another mockery of democracy, the RSS-led BJP central government, using the National Investigation Agency (NIA), has arrested Raghu Midiyami, an Adivasi... february 2025countercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2026/04/israels-war-obsession-and-the-urgency-of-palestinian-leverage/ Israel’s War Obsession and the Urgency of Palestinian Leverage | Countercurrents Apr 23, 2026 - It is tempting to argue that Israel’s new military doctrine is predicated on perpetual war—but the reality is more complex. Not that Israeli Prime Minister… warobsessionurgencypalestinianleverage https://countercurrents.org/subtopics/covid19/ COVID19 | Countercurrents Many discussions of epidemics present a superficial approach to the “causes” of epidemics, seeing epidemics as unfortunate but otherwise natural, random events... covid19countercurrents https://countercurrents.org/author/dr-salim-nazzal/ Dr Salim Nazzal | Countercurrents A friend objected to something I had written earlier, when I stated that people in sectarian societies are, to a large extent, sectarian. He saw this as an... drsalimcountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2026/04/after-the-us-bombing-a-venezuelan-community-under-siege-speaks/ After the US Bombing, a Venezuelan Community Under Siege Speaks | Countercurrents Apr 24, 2026 - The large-scale US airstrike on Venezuela was unprecedented in modern history. The surprise attack forcibly kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and his wife… us bombingvenezuelancommunitysiegespeaks https://countercurrents.org/2025/03/ March 2025 | Countercurrents On the first day of Eid al-Fitr, Israel turned Gaza into a slaughterhouse. Warplanes bombed homes, refugee camps, and even rescue workers. At least 76... march 2025countercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2026/04/women-as-wombs/ Women as Wombs | Countercurrents Apr 21, 2026 - BirthStrike-Verena, as the Focus, a popular German magazine, calls me, has no qualms about coming out as childfree whenever the occasion arises… womenwombscountercurrents https://countercurrents.org/2022/09/ September 2022 | Countercurrents I agree with Jan Oberg Dr. Jan Oberg, Co-Founder and leader of the Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research, wrote a really excellent article on... september 2022countercurrents