PinnedAditya IyerThe 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, 2023Oct 27, 2023
PinnedAditya IyerHistory Reminds Us That The First Day of the Year is a Moment for Radical ChangeAs we begin 2023, reminding ourselves of the momentous historical events that have taken place on January 1st can inspire and bolster our…Jan 3, 2023Jan 3, 2023
PinnedAditya Iyer2022 is the year I finally learned that despair can be overcomeAfter being prompted by Medium to think about what defined my 2022, I rather uncharacteristically immediately thought of hope.Dec 21, 2022Dec 21, 2022
PinnedAditya IyerChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Free Speech, and TransphobiaThe 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, 2022Dec 11, 2022
PinnedAditya IyerRishi 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, 20221Oct 25, 20221
Aditya IyerHistory did not begin on October 7thAs Israeli leaders prepare to spin yet more tendentious propaganda in defence of their ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people and…6d ago6d ago
Aditya IyerHope Still Endures: India’s 2024 Elections Marks a Unique Triumph for DemocracyDefying pessimists, the achievements that the progressive INDIA coalition has made despite an unfair and decidedly unfree election has…Jun 4Jun 4
Aditya IyerWill 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 2Jun 2
Aditya IyerDays of Rage & HopeThe facile idea that we should be polite and quiet in the face of genocide hinders progressive actions and favours bleak passivity.Feb 12Feb 12
Aditya IyerThe inauguration of the Ram Mandir means Hindu Fascism has triumphed in IndiaThe building of the Mandir on the ruins of the Babri Masjid, ravaged by thuggish Hindu mobs decades ago, comes just ahead of national…Jan 21Jan 21