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Somdeep Sen

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Why is ‘Deuce Bigalow’ rooting for Viktor Orban in Hungary?

Why is ‘Deuce Bigalow’ rooting for Viktor Orban in Hungary?
29.01.2026 30

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Somdeep Sen

Xenophobia runs the world

06.12.2025 60

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Somdeep Sen

A 10-point plan for Israel

06.10.2025 50

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Western bids to recognise a Palestinian state put Israel first

In April last year, I wrote that, given the genocide it is committing in Gaza, its violent occupation of the West Bank, numerous attacks on its...

19.09.2025 90

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Superman’s new job at ICE is the perfect American plot twist

Dean Cain’s leap from TV hero to immigration enforcer captures America’s embrace of fear as patriotism.

20.08.2025 60

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Israel’s narrative cannot survive the truth, so it’s silencing the world

As Israel kills tens of thousands, its defenders go after anyone who dares to speak out.

24.07.2025 60

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Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid is bigger than New York

Amid a global rightward shift, Mamdani’s progressive campaign offers a rare blueprint for the left to win.

25.06.2025 30

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History says the genocide in Gaza will be recognised – eventually

The world never sees crimes against humanity in the moment. Justice, if it comes, is always delayed.

17.06.2025 50

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Israel belongs in Eurovision

Israel’s war on Gaza doesn’t betray European values – it embodies them.

21.05.2025 40

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United States is no longer a safe destination for international students

Abductions, deportations and fear define campus life for many foreign students in Trump’s America.

11.04.2025 20

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Modi and Trump are on the same page on immigration

That the Indian PM is not willing to do much to help undocumented Indians in the US should not surprise anyone.

28.03.2025 10

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It’s regular old racism, not ‘Hinduphobia’

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

27.02.2025 10

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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 30

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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 10

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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 6

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