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The Coverage of Israel’s Assault on Palestine Reveals an Abandonment of Journalism’s Core…

From disparaging commentariat pieces to ostensibly balanced news broadcasts, we have seen many tacitly supporting egregious Israeli state…

Oct 27, 2023

The Coverage of Israel’s Assault on Palestine Reveals an Abandonment of Journalism’s Core…

Oct 27, 2023

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History Reminds Us That The First Day of the Year is a Moment for Radical Change

As we begin 2023, reminding ourselves of the momentous historical events that have taken place on January 1st can inspire and bolster our…

Jan 3, 2023

History Reminds Us That The First Day of the Year is a Moment for Radical Change

Jan 3, 2023

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2022 is the year I finally learned that despair can be overcome

After being prompted by Medium to think about what defined my 2022, I rather uncharacteristically immediately thought of hope.

Dec 21, 2022

2022 is the year I finally learned that despair can be overcome

Dec 21, 2022

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Free Speech, and Transphobia

The author’s 2022 Reith Lecture was an eloquent defence of free speech in the age of social media — but also evasive when it came to…

Dec 11, 2022

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Free Speech, and Transphobia

Dec 11, 2022

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Rishi Sunak becoming Britain’s first POC Prime Minister isn’t the win for inclusivity you think it…

Rishi Sunak has become the first non-white Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. All it took for the melanin in his skin to be erased was…

Oct 25, 2022

Rishi Sunak becoming Britain’s first POC Prime Minister isn’t the win for inclusivity you think it…

Oct 25, 2022

History did not begin on October 7th

As Israeli leaders prepare to spin yet more tendentious propaganda in defence of their ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people and…

Oct 6

History did not begin on October 7th

Oct 6

Hope Still Endures: India’s 2024 Elections Marks a Unique Triumph for Democracy

Defying pessimists, the achievements that the progressive INDIA coalition has made despite an unfair and decidedly unfree election has…

Jun 4

Hope Still Endures: India’s 2024 Elections Marks a Unique Triumph for Democracy

Jun 4

Will This Be India’s Last General Elections?

As the country awaits the formal result of the 2024 General Elections, Modi and the BJP’s threat to India’s democracy has never been more…

Jun 2

Will This Be India’s Last General Elections?

Jun 2

Days of Rage & Hope

The facile idea that we should be polite and quiet in the face of genocide hinders progressive actions and favours bleak passivity.

Feb 12

Days of Rage & Hope

Feb 12

The inauguration of the Ram Mandir means Hindu Fascism has triumphed in India

The building of the Mandir on the ruins of the Babri Masjid, ravaged by thuggish Hindu mobs decades ago, comes just ahead of national…

Jan 21

The inauguration of the Ram Mandir means Hindu Fascism has triumphed in India

Jan 21

Aditya Iyer

Aditya Iyer

Freelance journalist and writer. Interests: history (pre- and post-colonial), culture, and immigration. Also strives to befriend small animals.

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