Our imperial overreach began 25 years ago with the War on Terror. It is being brought to a grim conclusion by Donald Trump’s war on Iran. CHRIS HEDGES SEP 13, 2026 Donald Trump, whose war on Iran is the greatest strategic blunder in United States history, is not responsible for triggering the decline of the […]
মজা কী জানেন, কৃষিঋণ মকুবের প্রশ্ন উঠলেই যে যুক্তিগুলো সার বেঁধে আসে সেগুলো আমাদের মুখস্থ — এতে ঋণ-শৃঙ্খলা নষ্ট হয়, চাষি অভ্যাস খারাপ করে ফেলবেন, করদাতার টাকার অপচয় হয়। অথচ কর্পোরেট রাইট-অফের বেলায় সেই একই জিনিস হয়ে যায় ব্যালান্স শিট পরিচ্ছন্ন করার প্রযুক্তিগত পদ্ধতি — কোনও নৈতিক বিপদ নেই, শৃঙ্খলাভঙ্গ নেই, নাম প্রকাশেরও দরকার নেই। […]
The crusade that George W. Bush launched 25 years ago to “rid the world of evil” only compounded it. Norman Solomon Sep 09, 2026 Three days after terrorists killed almost 3,000 people in the United States on September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush stood behind a pulpit at the Washington National Cathedral and spoke to a nation in […]
Donald Trump is determined to subvert the midterms. All that can save us, if he succeeds, is a national strike. CHRIS HEDGES Aug 31, 2026 The Trump White House has put into place a series of mechanisms to fix or invalidate the midterm elections. Congress will not save us. The courts will not […]
The disaster exposed the extreme fragility of high-altitude Himalayan ecosystems under a shifting climate. By Madhab Pant At roughly 8:30 AM on 26 August 2026, a wall of water, mud, ice, and massive boulders roared down the Lhende Khola into the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river systems. The surge struck without local rainfall or […]
২৯শে জুন রাতে পুলিশ জলিল আখতারকে তুলে নিয়ে গেল। পুলিশ জানায় তাদের কাছে খবর ছিলো যে জলিল বাংলাদেশী, তাই তাকে ধরে বি.এস.এফ-এর হাতে তুলে দেওয়া হয়েছে। জলিলের নাম এস.আই.আর-এর পর ভোটার তালিকাতেও ছিলো, জলিল এবার ভোটও দিয়েছে…। বিপ্লব নায়ক কেবলমাত্র উত্তর দিনাজপুর জেলাতেই নয়, গোটা উত্তর বাংলাতেই রসাখোয়া একটি অতি প্রাচীন ও বড়ো […]
The signing of a security and defence agreement by three countries allied with the United States cannot be viewed lightly, since it may stir significant strategic shifts in the Middle East. by Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini The Mecca Agreement, signed on 7 August, may not be the first step in a series of […]
The petition ultimately asks the Supreme Court to confront not merely the legality of the Noida prosecutions (or lack thereof), but the police investigative culture that made them possible. By Mouli Sharma The Shakambhari writ petition, one of several eponymous petitions filed in India’s courts of supposed justice by the imprisoned 60-year-old journalist Satyam […]
The en masse participation of Muslims in democratic protests — for justice, equality and well-being for all — will depend on the general public accepting them as fellow citizens. Tashhar Mahmood Havā mẽ hai jashn, fizā mẽ hai shor Bhagvē raṅg mẽ liptā huā hai ye daur Par sōchŏ zarā, dil se pūchhŏ […]
But who exactly were the Luddites? They were a collective reaction to the traumas of the Industrial Revolution, in early industrial England. by Brian Lewis, McGill University American filmmaker George Lucas is one of the latest to indicate he’s open to AI in the movie industry. In a recent interview, the director said […]
Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza is a mirage, a conjuring trick in which peace is unilaterally declared as Israel seizes more Palestinian land and brings the genocide to its grim conclusion. CHRIS HEDGES Aug 10, 2026 There is no ceasefire in Gaza. There is no functioning “Board of Peace.” There is no […]
The future of the CJP will ultimately depend on whether it can transform its momentary popularity into a sustained democratic movement capable of bringing meaningful changes to India’s education system. By Dr. Prantik Basak and Ayushiba Jadeja The sudden and unexpected resignation of the Education Minister of India, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, highlighted a […]
দিল্লি বড় রুক্ষ। তার মাঝে আজ এই সবুজ, অবুঝ, কাঁচাদের সমারোহে এক অন্য ভারতকে দেখলাম। বর্ণালী বসু “তোমার কি কখনো এ কথা মনে হয়নি আসলে মুখোশ মোটেই বাইরের নয়। বরং ভিতর যাকে আমরা সত্যিকারের মুখ ভাবি,তেমন কিছুই মানুষের নেই। চেষ্টা করো মুখোশ ছিঁড়তে। তোমারই আঙুল বেঁকে যাবে তবু দৃশ্য বদলাবে না।” – মুখোশ, বীরেন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় […]
The Argentine national football team does not belong to Javier Milei. Nor does it belong to Benjamin Netanyahu. Argentina does not speak with one voice. By Nafisa Nipun Tanjeem Via Common Dreams One day before the FIFA Men’s World Cup final between Argentina and Spain, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his support for Argentina. In […]
The road to fascism, as Ece Temelkuran writes in “Nation of Strangers,” was constructed over the last six decades of neoliberal assault. We have arrived at the terminus. CHRIS HEDGES JULY 20 We are becoming strangers. Strangers in our own countries. Strangers in the world. The values we cherish, the liberties we once […]