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By Barbara Nimri Aziz, June 21, 2020 Years ago in John Killins’ writers’ workshop of largely African Americans, one member woefully explains the thwarted plot of her novel…
OCTOBER 27, 2016, Counterpunch.org CarTalk, in my view, is the most engaging program on US radio, on radio anywhere. A weekly one hour show, it’s been airing every…
JULY 15, 2019, Counterpunch.org Heard “Trader Joe’s” podcast yet? I don’t know who would listen to a 22-minute corporate ad. But, given how cool podcasts have become: hey,…
MARCH 30, 2016, CounterPunch.org Until I caught sight of those Merganser ducks darting up the river, I was trusting on a late winter. I admit: this lingering hope…
DECEMBER 31, 2015, CounterPunch.org The city that never sleeps? Well, this Christmas Eve New York is defying that moniker. Although the metropolis may awaken after midnight, it’s presently…
NOVEMBER 23, 2015, CounterPunch.org Not to be outdone by the Eastsiders’ “92nd Street Y”, Manhattan’s Westside has its own popular cultural center: McDonalds at 96th Street. A sunny autumn day…
APRIL 8, 2015, CounterPunch.org April is a difficult month in northeastern US. By difficult, I mean it’s annoying and at the same time promising. Promising because it marks…
APRIL 16, 2018, Counterpunch.org When will you get the message? Comply, as Jordan, Egypt and others did and we’ll protect your leaders, ensure favorable press, shore up your…
Among the Indian siddha who made their way across the Himalayas into Tibet almost a millennium ago is the dark one called Pha Dampa Sangye (Pha gcig dampa sans rgyas). Most of what we know about this popular India saint who lost his beautiful body en route form India took place after he reached Tibet. There, settled in the Blue Dharma Valley of Dingri, he taught the essence of the path of Prajnaparamita and is now credited with having introduced to the theory and practice of the Void, systems which were taken up by all Tibetan Buddhist schools.
Syria’s Survival
AUGUST 28, 2017, Counterpunch.org Syria’s current struggle against multiple assaults is not over by any means. It remains in a highly vulnerable state. Its people are scattered across…