“The opposition can be silenced with the threat of cases. The media’s voice can be curbed with the Digital Security Act. But no law, no case and no threat can silence the voices of the common people.” ~Sohrab Hassan, Prothom Alo A lot of interesting things have been happening in Bangladesh lately. First, India’s Subir Bhaumik, […]
Ever since the independence of Bangladesh, the Awami League has always been in the driver’s seat of politics, whether in power or not. It had been in power for almost four years after independence. Then after the change of the political scene in 1975, it remained in the opposition for 21 years. Even then it […]
Many Democrats have written off Trump voters as hopelessly irredeemable bigots. Yet even as Joe Biden’s electoral prospects improve, Democrats alienate wavering Trump supporters at great peril. With Obama-Trump swing voters accounting for more than two-thirds – nearly 70 percent – of the reason that Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election, painting all Trump voters as deplorable racists is strikingly short-sighted. Far […]
When civility leads to death, Revolting is the only logical reaction. The cries of peace will rain down, And when they do, they will land on deaf ears, Because your violence has brought this resistance. We have the right to fight back. ~Colin Kaepernick, May 28, 2020 In 2016, American football player, Colin Kaepernick peacefully […]