CC Newsletter 23 April- War Expands, Narratives Tighten, Resistance Persists
COUNTERCURRENTS NEWSLETTER POSTED IN ITS ENTIRETY DUE TO SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL ISSUES! Dear Friend, This issue arrives amid a widening arc of conflict and consequence. From escalating tensions around Iran to continuing violence in Palestine and Lebanon, the pattern is clear: military actions intensify while diplomatic pathways narrow. At the same time, deeper structural questions—about imperial power, economic strain, technological control, and the erosion of public rights—surface across regions and disciplines. The essays in this issue do not treat these crises as isolated events. They situate them within longer histories of intervention, inequality, and resistance, while also examining the responsibilities of intellectuals, movements, and institutions in such a moment. Alongside analyses of war and power, we carry reflections on climate urgency, caste, democracy, and the possibilities of peace-building from below. In a time of fragmentation, the task remains to connect, to u...