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CC Newsletter 12 July - Gaza, Democracy, Climate and the Struggle for Justice

 COUNTERCURRENTS NEWSLETTERS POSTED IN ITS ENTIRETY DUE TO  SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE! WE NEED TO DO BETTER FOR OUR PLANET AND FOR PEOPLE! Dear Friend, This issue brings together voices that confront some of the defining challenges of our time: war, ecological collapse, democratic erosion, inequality, and the enduring search for justice. Our coverage begins with Gaza, where the destruction of critical water infrastructure has deepened an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis. We also examine how Palestine is reshaping political debate in the United States, signalling broader shifts in global public opinion. The issue explores alternative futures through Bill McKibben's vision of bicycle-centred cities and Bharat Dogra's account of women-led water conservation movements. We revisit history through essays on the Arab world's long search for identity and the transformative social legacy of the Bhakti tradition. Other articles investigate the colonial roots of ...
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!

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  Scott Dworkin   Jun 17 The Dworkin Report And that's a fact. Release the files! Don't forget to subscribe: dworkinsubstack.com/sub…
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Sunday Message from MeidasTouch

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Sunday Message from MeidasTouch Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Jul 12 Hey everybody, it’s Ben Meiselas, co-founder of the MeidasTouch Network. I started my morning extra early, as I’m sure many of you saw from our reporting, with the sudden passing of Lindsey Graham. MeidasTouch was one of the first news networks to report on it. More importantly, though, I think we handled it the right way. We approached it responsibly and respectfully, recognizing the weight of life and death, while also refusing to ignore the objective record. Being respectful does not mean rewriting history. It does not mean pretending the decisions someone made didn’t have destructive consequences for our country and the world. We made sure that our coverage of Lindsey Graham highlighted the harm and devastation he caused the world during his life and how he stood for nothing other than power. That’s always been an editorial principle at MeidasTouch, and it will continue to be. As this Sunday begins, Donald...
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