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1 month ago | 
countercurrents.org | Raymond Lotta |Mazin Qumsiyeh |Medea Benjamin |Chandra Muzaffar
On March 13, the Trump fascists issued an outrageous and unprecedented list of demands that Columbia University must comply with in order to even negotiate with the government for federal funds. This comes five days after the Gestapo-like abduction of Mahmoud Khalil (the Palestine solidarity activist and a movement spokesperson at Columbia) by ICE agents! It comes six days after the federal government cut off $400 million for scientific research conducted at Columbia.
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1 month ago | 
countercurrents.org | Junaid Ahmad |Zeeshan Nasir |Chandra Muzaffar |Sandeep Pandey
To an outsider, Pakistan’s ruling class appears schizophrenic, perpetually swinging between Washington and Beijing, using each as leverage against the other. While Pakistan’s geostrategic importance allows this game for now, the day may come when both powers grow tired of Islamabad’s antics and walk away. Even if former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s tenure was considered lackluster, his skyrocketing support since his 2022 ouster raises a crucial question: why would a failed leader gain popularity?
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1 month ago | 
countercurrents.org | Norman Solomon |Ranjan Solomon |Chandra Muzaffar |John Ruehl
Donald Trump’s power has thrived on the economics, politics, and culture of war. The runaway militarism of the last quarter-century was a crucial factor in making President Trump possible, even if it goes virtually unmentioned in mainstream media and political discourse. That silence is particularly notable among Democratic leaders, who have routinely joined in bipartisan messaging to boost the warfare state that fueled the rise of Trumpism.
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1 month ago | 
countercurrents.org | Ranjan Solomon |Chandra Muzaffar |John Ruehl |Michael Albert
The world has entered a new era in global politics. In just the three weeks that Trump has been in power, he has created disarray on a range of issues. The world is rather despondent but clearly unwilling to allow the USA to assume the reigns of super power to which all others, especially, the weak must pay obeisance. A major democracy – if you can any longer reckon that the USA is a bona fide democracy – has faulted, and faltered.
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1 month ago | 
countercurrents.org | Bhabani Nayak |Ram Puniyani |Chandra Muzaffar |zeenat khan
Hindutva politics has consolidated its base and risen to power by co-opting mass movements against neoliberal capitalism, presenting nationalist Gandhian socialism as an alternative. However, after assuming power, Hindutva-led governments under Vajpayee and Modi have relentlessly pursued neoliberal policies, betraying the public mandate against the post-1991 economic framework.
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1 month ago | 
countercurrents.org | Chandra Muzaffar |John Ruehl |Michael Albert |Tom Engelhardt
Since returning to the White House in 2025, Donald Trump has pursued aggressive policies in three key areas: Tariffs, Territory, and Transfers (of People). Tariffs: He raised tariffs on multiple countries, triggering retaliatory measures and disrupting global trade. Territory: He controversially suggested Canada join the U.S., expressed interest in acquiring Greenland, and sought control over the Panama Canal, all met with strong opposition.
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1 month ago | 
countercurrents.org | zeenat khan |Bharat Dogra |Chandra Muzaffar |Binoy Kampmark
[Left] When Kalpana was rescued in October 2024. [Right] Kalpana is set to be released from the hospital in 2025. Photos: CollectedVery often, it is hard to go through a month without reading a horrid story of a domestic worker victim, who has had to endure unimaginable violence in the hands of an employer. Nowhere in the world other than Bangladesh does it occur so frequently.
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2 months ago | 
countercurrents.org | Bharat Dogra |Anchal Kashyap |William deBuys |Chandra Muzaffar
Himalayan policy should emphasize sustainable livelihoods, environment protection and decentralization based strengthening of communities linked closely to national interestsCivil Society magazine has recently published a series of interviews with eminent persons who are very well-informed regarding the Himalayan region.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
transcend.org | Chandra Muzaffar
Dr. Chandra Muzaffar | JUST - TRANSCEND Media Service 8 Jan 2025 – The genocide in Gaza has entered its 15th month. More than 44,000 Palestinians have been killed so far by Israel. 17,000 of them are children. This is the largest number of children killed in a genocide over a fourteen-month period. A large number of women have also lost their lives. Children and women constitute the majority of those killed. Palestinians in the West Bank are also victims.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
countercurrents.org | Ramzy Baroud |Chandra Muzaffar |Fedaa al-Qedra |Hong Jian
Palestinian Territory – Israel’s consistent obstructions of all United Nations investigations into allegations of sexual violence since 7 October 2023 is profoundly concerning. These obstructions, coupled with substantial evidence indicating systematic and widespread acts of rape and other forms of sexual violence by Israeli forces against Palestinians, including prisoners and detainees, constitute grave violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.
