Another Woman Dies Of Hunger In Jharkhand After Aadhaar
Kicking Off 2018 With A Pledge Dear Countercurrents family (present and future)— 2017 was a tough year all around. Hot and cold wars continue, the environment further degrades and Trumpism/Putinism/Modiism reigns. One can get depressed- forlorn even- by the array of monsters to fight. Humanity in many weighs appears to be stepping backwards, embracing narrow and racist nationalism, further eroding the rights of women, reveling in obscurantism, and rejoicing in, well, meanness. Still, it is our world. No matter what events have passed, it is indeed our world to fight for, to shape, to love, and to watch our children flower in. But- and there is always a “but”- we have to make sure we focus and work hard to both further the erosion of the Good and to stem the growth of the Bad. Yes, those terms are not nuanced but at times we need to be clear- there are binaries in the world that we need to recognize. ...