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Cuba’s Sustainable Agriculture At Risk In U.S. Thaw 
By Miguel Altieri

http://www.countercurrents.org/altieri290316.htm

President Obama’s trip to Cuba this week accelerated the warming of U.S.-Cuban relations. Many people in both countries believe that normalizing relations will spur investment that can help Cuba develop its economy and improve life for its citizens. Cuba’s small farmers control only 25 percent of the nation’s agricultural land but produce over 65 percent of the country’s food, contributing significantly to the island’s sovereignity. Their agroecological achievements represent a true legacy of Cuba’s revolution. U.S. investment could cause harm to Cuba's agroecology


The Climate Wars: Trench Warfare or Blitzkrieg? 
By Ugo Bardi

http://www.countercurrents.org/bardi290316.htm

Clearly, something has changed in 2014 that has led to a remarkable change in the discourse on the relation of climate and economic growth, with a very large growth (around 700%) of people having an attitude defined as "positive" toward climate change. At first sight, it looks good: this is not trench warfare, it is a true blitzkrieg


U.S. Still Demands Assad’s Removal In Syria 
By Eric Zuesse

http://www.countercurrents.org/zuesse290316.htm

American involvement in the political process in Syria is unwelcomed, if not loathed, by the Syrian people. They don’t want the U.S. to continue supporting the jihadists who are destroying their country; and they also don’t want the U.S. dictating that Bashar al-Assad will stop being their leader


In A Pornified Culture, Even 'Smashing Patriarchy' Is A Fetish 
By Mickey Z.

http://www.countercurrents.org/mickeyz290316.htm

If we men want to live up to self-anointed labels like activist, revolutionary, radical, ally, and comrade, the path is clear. We are required to do almost all of the initial work and make (by far) the biggest changes and commitments. If we care about justice and liberation as much as we claim we do, now is the time to look in the mirror, to call ourselves out, to check our egos and our masculinity programming at the door, and to make what appear to be major sacrifices


The Tyranny Of Triple Talaq 
By Moin Qazi

http://www.countercurrents.org/qazi290316.htm

It may come as a shock to numerous Muslims and others, the Qur’an does not prescribe this form of divorce at all.It is not just Indian Muslim women who are suffering. In some countries in the Middle East and Malaysia, mobile devices have been used to end marriages by simply texting talaq, talaq, talaq. And before the advent of mobile devices, there were instances when telephone calls, snail mail and even telegrams were used to communicate divorce


Dear Sectarian Left- It’s Time To Fight Fascists In Power, Not Kanhaiya Kumar
By Samar

http://www.countercurrents.org/samar290316A.htm

1984 Sikh riots are fundamentally different from 2002 Gujarat Pogrom, reportedly said Kanhaiya Kumar, president of JNUSU as per ever suspect Indian media. He also asserted that Emergency is different from Fascism. Lo and behold, self-designated champions of Sectarian Left were out baying for his blood, as if waiting in the wings for that only


Kanhaiya Kumar And The “We Can” Moment In Vijayawada
By Vijaya Kumar Marla

http://www.countercurrents.org/marla290316.htm

“Let us come together, put aside the differences of the past and start talking to the people about their problems in a jargon which they understand.” Kanhaiya Kumar's appeal struck a chord with the thousands who were listening to him in rapt attention. There was a thunderous applause of approval. Having seen for the last 45 years how the various Left groups fought pitched battles among themselves, it was a pleasant feeling for me to see them sitting together and listening to a young man, young enough to be their son, urging them to bury the past differences and come together to fight the bigger enemy. I have seen leaders of various Left groups embracing each other and recalling the good old days when as young men, they fought together under one flag


RSS : Legacy Of Arrogance 
By Nagesh Chaudhari

http://www.countercurrents.org/chaudhari290316.htm

Ex RSS Bouddhik Pramukh, Mr, M G Vaidya has written an article, One culture one nation' (Indian Express, 24th March ’16.) He says Hindu is not a religion but dharma and dharma has no equivalent term in English. This gimmick is to stress imaginary superiority to the word Hindu. It's an old RSS rut


Is Chhattisgarh A ‘Police State’ Of Democratic India? 
By Pushkar Raj

http://www.countercurrents.org/raj290316.htm

While the police arrested 60,279 persons in 2007 (before the new police Act came into operation), it initiated police action against 7, 39,435 people in 2014 - a twelve times jump. Out of these 1, 44,017 people were served with the bail-able warrant and 81,329 were sent to jail under non-bail able warrant. 4, 88,366 people were made to come to the police station for questioning (National Crime Research Bureau Report, 2008, 2014)


Kashmir Cancer Alarm
By Sheikh Umar Ahmad

http://www.countercurrents.org/ahmad290316.htm

The Cancer incidences in Kashmir have raised to an alarmingly unstoppable situation with experts sensing a cancer catastroph in the next coming decade. The unprecedent rise in Cancer cases this year & doubling since last eight years send message down to experts and administrators to find causes and to curb this growing concern in the valley. This situation is taking all by a surprise with more and more people being diagonosed with one or the other form of Cancer


Syracuse University And SUNY-ESF Stand In Solidarity With HCU
By Concerned Faculty And Alumni

http://www.countercurrents.org/su290316.htm

Statement of Solidarity with Student Protestors at Hyderabad Central University and Mumbai


Rohith Vemula's Murder And Questions Thereafter: 
Through People's Resistance .. Towards Azadi
By Joint Action Committee for Social Justice, Mumbai

http://www.countercurrents.org/jacm290316.htm

Joint Action Committee for Social Justice, Mumbai, Maharashtra, organising a meeting Saturday, 2nd April 2016 at Ambedkar Bhavan, Gokuldas Pasta Lane, Near Chitra Theater, Dadar (East), Mumbai. from 1 pm to 9 pm