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  COUNTERCURRENTS NEWSLETTER POSTED IN ITS ENTIRETY DUE TO  SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL ISSUES! Dear Friend, As the United States and Iran move deeper into open confrontation, the danger of a wider regional war has become impossible to ignore. Our lead report examines the sixth consecutive night of U.S. strikes and the expanding conflict across the Gulf, while our coverage from Palestine documents the continuing human cost of a ceasefire that has failed to end daily killings in Gaza. This issue also explores the deeper structures behind today's crises. We examine the history of U.S. imperial wars, the global debt system that constrains development, the humanitarian consequences of dismantling USAID, and the enduring promise of the United Nations. Alongside these analyses are stories of resistance and renewal: grassroots democracy in rural Rajasthan, reflections on human rights through Hansa Mehta and Emir Abd el-Kader, the struggles of Afghan refugees, and thoughtful essays on democrac...

 COUNTERCURRENTS NEWSLETTER POSTED IN ITS ENTIRETY DUE TO  SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL ISSUES THAT ARE INCLUDED!  Dear Friend, This issue arrives at a moment of sharpening global tension and deepening structural crises. Escalation in the Strait of Hormuz signals how quickly regional conflicts can threaten global stability, while ongoing violence in Gaza reminds us that human lives remain expendable within entrenched power struggles. At the same time, fractures within NATO and shifts in global alignments point to an unsettled geopolitical order. Closer home, election outcomes raise serious questions about democratic integrity, institutional autonomy, and the future of political opposition. Alongside this, the erosion of press freedom and the unequal burdens of climate change—shaped by caste and class—reveal how injustice is systematically reproduced. Yet this issue also carries voices of resistance, ethical rethinking, and community action—from regenerative agriculture to grassroot...