CounterCurrents: A Call For Countercurrents Conference

Dear Friend,

President Donald Trump has chosen an ultra-right acolyte of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to fill the vacancy created by Scalia’s death a year ago, nominating Neil Gorsuch, a federal appellate judge from the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Denver, Colorado.

Trump is creating a Traumatic disorder in America and world wide. A counter vision to Trumpism is needed. There are many floating around. We need much more cohesive vision and coordinated action. Some of the readers and writers of CC in the United States are planning a "Countercurrents Conference" to put forward such a vision and planning for cohesive action by the end of March in San Francisco. Whoever willing to participate and support the initiative please step up.

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Binu Mathew
Editor
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Trump Nominates Ultra-Right Justice To US Supreme Court
by Patrick Martin

http://www.countercurrents.org/2017/02/01/trump-nominates-ultra-right-justice-to-us-supreme-court/

President Donald Trump has chosen an ultra-right acolyte of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to fill the vacancy created by Scalia’s death a year ago, nominating Neil Gorsuch, a federal appellate judge from the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Denver, Colorado.





Fussing About The State Visit: Queen Elizabeth II And Trump Traumatic Disorder
by Dr Binoy Kampmark  

http://www.countercurrents.org/2017/02/01/fussing-about-the-state-visit-queen-elizabeth-ii-and-trump-traumatic-disorder/

Trump Traumatic Disorder has been making its away across the Atlantic, numbing British officials, activists and commentators on one vital point: Should President Donald J. Trump be able to see the Queen on an official state visit?






Western Media Ignore Huge US-imposed Avoidable Mortality In Muslim Countries Subject To Trump Travel Ban
by Dr Gideon Polya 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2017/02/01/western-media-ignore-huge-us-imposed-avoidable-mortality-in-muslim-countries-subject-to-trump-travel-ban/

Racist Trump America now severely restricts immigration from 7 Muslim countries, suspends all refugee admission for 120 days, and bars all Syrian refugees indefinitely. While Trump’s racist travel ban on citizens from 7 Muslim countries has elicited well-justified outrage from Western media, politicians and commentators, the politically correct  racist (PC racist) West resolutely ignores the horrendous,  US-imposed avoidable mortality in these countries, variously due to US Alliance invasion and/or sanctions.





Reaching Trump Supporters With The Promise Of Vision
by George Lakey 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2017/02/01/reaching-trump-supporters-with-the-promise-of-vision/

What they lack, however, is a big picture vision. Their substitute is to look to the past, the good old days of community, mutual support, a sense of place and continuity. They feel angry and grieve, knowing the past is rapidly fading, but have no alternative vision to reach toward. Ayn Rand’s vision is not theirs, however popular it may be among rich right-wingers.





A Call For Countercurrents Conference
by Rachel Olivia O'Connor 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2017/02/01/call-for-countercurrents-conference/

The conference proposed here can be named the Countercurrents Conference.. We will be underwriting the cost of the gathering as a tribute to John Avery Scales, one of the worldwide activists who we cite at the end of this article as a hopeful participant. All readers are invited to attend, some will be financially subsidized as per the details below.  





Despite Obnoxious Campaigns By BJP-Media Nexus, Rahul Gandhi Emerging As The Pivot Of Opposition Unity
by Dr Javed Jamil 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2017/02/01/despite-obnoxious-campaigns-by-bjp-media-nexus-rahul-gandhi-emerging-as-the-pivot-of-opposition-unity/

Rahul Gandhi's people-friendly rather than corporate-friendly approach is what irks the media and the corporate. What I find in him the most important sign of true maturity is the sign of “Immaturity” for the corporate. He will become “mature” for them as soon as he starts saying things that favour them or when he appears to be coming close to power. For me, a true leader has to be sincere, suave and polished rather than one indulging in melodramatics. And if he is sincerely concerned for the masses irrespective of their identities, he is a real asset for the country. I find these qualities in plenty in him.





World Cancer Day: Ensure The Right Treatment At The Right Time To Every Patient
by Shobha Shukla 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2017/02/01/world-cancer-day-ensure-the-right-treatment-at-the-right-time-to-every-patient/

Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide. In 2012, there were an estimated 1.8 million new lung cancer cases (13% of all cancers diagnosed), and 1.59 million deaths (19.4% of the total cancer deaths). According to the latest cancer registry data released by the Indian Council of Medical Research, 0.114 million new lung cancer cases (83,000 in males and 31,000 in females) are estimated during 2016 in India.