NATO/US Complicity in the Relentless Israeli Genocide of Gaza

By Colonel (Ret) Ann Wright / World BEYOND War As Israel continued its relentless genocide on steroids of Palestinians in Gaza with over 140 killed in the past weekend, imprisonment without charges of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank and destruction of the hospitals, universities, schools (8 UNRWA schools bombed in the past 10 days),… Read More NATO/US Complicity in the Relentless Israeli Genocide of Gaza

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Encountering the Bhakt: Transformation in Religious Thought

Two examples from mediaeval Odisha’s bhakti tradition show how debates and differences about the sacred were part of devotional practice, and not forced onto us after the institutionalisation of modern, secular, and democratic visions… Each bhakt’s quest toward their own self, or own language, was a gesture to a universal appeal. ABINASH DASH CHOUDHURY Over… Read More Encountering the Bhakt: Transformation in Religious Thought

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Fierce anti-government protests in Bangladesh, 39 dead; thousands injured

Incensed crowd facing riot police set BTV building on fire as students demand end to discriminatory job quotas NB: What is needed now is international democratic solidarity, across frontiers, age, language and religion. Solidarity for justice, peace, and renewed communication. Stand up for the embattled students of Bangladesh. In 1971, General Yahya Khan sent tanks… Read More Fierce anti-government protests in Bangladesh, 39 dead; thousands injured

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The American republic is crumbling – and Democrats share the blame / Joe Biden’s mind is a problem. So is his cold heart towards Palestinians

The foreign military ventures of Democratic elites such as Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden – principally in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also Libya – were also characterised by bloody turmoil and international humiliation. Today, Biden has infuriated natural Democratic voters and morally disgraced the US globally with complicity in Israel’s genocidal rampage. Republicans are enthusiastic… Read More The American republic is crumbling – and Democrats share the blame / Joe Biden’s mind is a problem. So is his cold heart towards Palestinians

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The NEET Exam Leaks Controversy And Its Implications For Indian Youth

There is a deeper systemic rot that goes far beyond seeing this crisis as an episodic event embedded in the NEET scandal. Deepanshu Mohan, 360info Sonipat: Exam paper leaks cause immense damage to the psychological state of India’s younger generation in pursuit of a better, more progressive future. The NEET exam scandal has emerged as an… Read More The NEET Exam Leaks Controversy And Its Implications For Indian Youth

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History’s most iconic ear injury (sorry, van Gogh) + one low information joker

Marina Hyde: Donald Trump just appointed ‘never Trump guy’ as his running mate Encouraging scenes from the Republican national convention (RNC), where US politicians and the wider world are being told to dial down their rhetoric by a crowd of people rhythmically raising their right fists and screaming “Fight, fight!” It’s just a hunch, but… Read More History’s most iconic ear injury (sorry, van Gogh) + one low information joker

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Burning Books and The Nazification of Literature

Heinrich Heine, arguably one of the most famous of German authors, had prophetically announced that wherever they burn books, they will one day burn humans. Pramod K. Nayar German cultural production, as is well known, in the decades leading to Nazidom set about creating a ‘national’ culture by destroying Jewish, communist, humanist and other artwork,… Read More Burning Books and The Nazification of Literature

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Hidden behind Labour’s ‘landslide’ win is a depressing disfranchisement

The gulf in voter turnout between haves and have-nots has widened. The result is no politics for those who can’t afford it Nesrine Malik It’s weird isn’t it, this bit? That period right after a new government has taken over with its all-new faces and fresh starts. The imperative to celebrate feels almost mandatory. Even… Read More Hidden behind Labour’s ‘landslide’ win is a depressing disfranchisement

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