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  You’ve probably seen the latest wave of elections sweeping across the nation. Some candidates have won, like NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Others are still campaigning, generating optimism and positivity. But is this a really a new era of American politics?   In this latest episode of CAIR on Air, we're joined by Linda Sarsour, Executive Director of Empower Change, a veteran community organizer, and New York Times bestselling author of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders .   Together, we explore one of the year's biggest political stories: a series of primary and general election upsets involving candidates who publicly addressed the war in Gaza and U.S. policy toward Israel, often while running against well-funded opponents. Listen now.   With gratitude,  The CAIR Team
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The Cockroach Cry: Why India's Education System Is Broken | Interview of Prof. Emeritus Mridula Mukherjee by Mani Shankar Aiyar

The Cockroach Cry: Why India's Education System Is Broken | Prof. Emeritus Mridula Mukherjee   On Mani Ki Baat / Suneet Ke Saath, Prof. (Emeritus) Mridula Mukherjee, JNU, and former Director of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, drawing on her decades of experience in education, traces the roots of the rot in India's education system to motivated Hindutva interference in curricula, textbooks, examinations, student admissions, and faculty appointments. Instead of cultivating young minds by promoting independence of thought, the deliberate centralization of every dimension of education for partisan political reasons, far removed from pedagogical considerations, has wrecked educational institutions that had, over nearly two hundred years, established themselves as institutions of excellence. Students and their future are left hostage to a single examination. Little wonder, then, that only a small fraction can find opportunities for creative and rewarding employment that match...
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Joe Kent: Iran Trap, U.S. Ground Invasion & Israeli Deception

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  ============ Joe Kent: Iran Trap, U.S. Ground Invasion & Israeli Deception Glenn Diesen Jul 25, 2026 Joe Kent is the former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, who resigned in March 2026 due to the war against Iran. https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/joe-kent-iran-trap-us-ground-invasion?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2670149&post_id=208423674&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=7gw7&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
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An educated mind is the greatest weapon against injustice - Shabnam Nasimi

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  Today, India’s education minister resigned. Dharmendra Pradhan sent his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and a movement that had begun as a joke, a satirical Instagram account for “cockroaches” had won. Abhijeet Dipke, the student who started it stood outside in Delhi with a mic in his hand and said “it shows that if you refuse to be intimidated, you can even force powerful people to step down,” he said. “Don’t be afraid, because the moment fear takes over, it is no longer a democracy. If you raise your voice, these same people will be held accountable… because the people sitting there today, like kings, are there because of us.” I’ve read that last line more times than I can count. The people sitting there today, like kings, are there because of us. It is the most ordinary sentence in the world and the most dangerous one. Dangerous, because a population that actually believes it can no longer be governed by fear and fear is the cheapest tool any government owns. I am sat...
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What did the protest at Jantar Mantar achieve?

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  By Justice Markandey Katju– (Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman of the Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own.) The Cockroach Janta Party ( CJP ) protest which began on 19th June 2026 at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, ended on 25th July with the resignation of the Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and acceptance of 2 other demands of the CJP by the government, with great celebration and revelry by the protestors. What has it achieved? Nothing, and yet something. Let me explain. The entire agitation was focused on the demand for resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan. Why? Because of paper leaks in the NEET examinations. But why are there paper leaks? Because of corruption. Corruption is rampant in India, in almost every sphere, not just in NEET. So paper leaks will continue as long as corruption continues in India. And corruption will continue in India, as the Anna Hazare anti-corruption movement of 2011 has proved. The ...
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Jantar Mantar protest updates: President accepts Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation

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  Jantar Mantar protest updates: President accepts Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, Pralhad Joshi to take charge of Education Ministry Dharmendra Pradhan, in a post on X on Saturday (July 25, 2026), announced that he has tendered his resignation from the post of Union Education Minister. The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of Shri Dharmendra Pradhan from the Union Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, under clause (2) of Article 75 of the Constitution of India. Further, as advised by the Prime Minister, the President has directed that Shri Pralhad Joshi, Cabinet Minister, be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Education, in addition to his existing portfolio. Prime Minister Narendra is yet to provide any public comment on this. Also Read | The ‘cockroaches’ who refuse to crawl away Loud cheers erupted at the Cockroach Janata Party protest site at Jantar Mantar after its founder Abhijeet Dipke announced Mr. Pradhan resi...
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