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By Barbara Nimri Aziz, May 1, 2020 For two decades now, following U.S. invasions of Afghanistan, then Iraq, and as we approach ten years of upheaval in Syria…
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…
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…