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Somdeep Sen

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It’s regular old racism, not ‘Hinduphobia’

It’s regular old racism, not ‘Hinduphobia’

Trump’s Hindu nationalist supporters are refusing to accept the apparent anti-Indian racism of his base.

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Somdeep Sen

Elon Musk is a global problem

Elon Musk is a global problem

The far-right billionaire seems to be trying to replicate all across the world what he already has achieved in the US.

07.02.2025 40

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Somdeep Sen

Let’s rejoice the ceasefire, but also make sure Gaza is allowed to recover

What we witnessed in Gaza was the destruction of an entire society. Healing will not be easy.

15.01.2025 10

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US higher education is staring at an uncertain future under Trump

Rashid Khalidi, America’s foremost scholar on Palestine, best described the sorry state of higher education in the United States today in a recent...

23.12.2024 30

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Trump will deliver the final death blow to the liberal order

The liberal world order, with its supposed commitment to the rule of law, human rights and equality for all, met its demise in Gaza. There is more...

26.11.2024 20

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Genocide rages on, but it’s business as usual at the neoliberal university

Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues without an end in sight. Settler violence and frequent military raids have left Palestinian communities in the...

16.10.2024 10

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Somdeep Sen

‘Dahiyeh Doctrine’ returns to Dahiyeh

When Israel struck an underground Hezbollah command centre in Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh last Friday, killing its longtime...

03.10.2024 1

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Somdeep Sen

Israeli academia is directly complicit in the crimes of the state

“Politics should be kept out of academia!” This is how many in Western academia respond to calls from fellow professors and students for a boycott...

10.09.2024 4

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Why does India hate Arundhati Roy?

After they unexpectedly lost their parliamentary majority in this year’s election and were forced to enter into a coalition government, I predicted...

22.07.2024 8

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Somdeep Sen