Amitabh Pal
@amitpal
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Amitabh Pal is the author of a book on nonviolence, published by Praeger, and is working on a book on the global rise of rightwing populism.
Madison, WI
Joined March 2008
@officialFORSEA's Maung Zarni met Norm Stockwell, the Publisher of The Progressive, 100 years old magazine informing citizens of #USA about vital issues including American direct involvement in #Israel genocide in #Palestine, and Amit Pal, former editor. Friends of 30 years.
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I wrote a tribute in honor of a certain Indian independence leader on the occasion of his birthday for @ffrf's pantheon of secular heroes. #GandhiJayanti #Gandhi #WasDevoutButSecular #OpposedtoHindutva
https://t.co/0bOShgU7rU
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Got to hang out with #robertredford when he was chief guest at @theprogressive's centennial celebrations some years ago. It was great of him to dedicate a few days to a small publication--but it was in keeping with the way he functioned! A life truly well lived.
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Heading out to teach at @EdgewoodCollege here in Madison the first day of my course on #democracy and #authoritarianism around the world. Sadly, plenty of current examples to talk about! #Worldsoldestdemocracy #Worldslargestdemocracy #Manyothers #Interestingtimes
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My write-up on perhaps the greatest filmmaker ever for @ffrf's pantheon of freethinking greats. #SatyajitRay #Oscar #MartinScorsese #WesAnderson #TheGreatestever?
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INTERVIEWER: “Do you believe in God?” RAY: “No. I don't believe in religion either. At least not in organized religion. Nor have I felt the necessity for any personal religion.”
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Was fortunate to engage in (along w/ @GilGilmuni) a fabulous intvw for @WORTnews' "World View" with Rollo Romig on his @PulitzerPrizes finalist book about the killings of #rationalists in #India. @ffrf #HinduNationalism #Secularism
https://t.co/TiyBp2dbT9
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The intvw @GilGilmuni & I conducted for @WORTNews' "World View" w/ author Rollo Romig on his @PulitzerPrizes finalist book about the killing of rationalists in India will be broadcast this weekend. Listen in at the below link at 5:30 Central Sunday! @ffrf
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Went to an exhibition at @ChazenArtUW here in Madison on the #Ayodhya issue! The artist is the grandniece of the editor of a progressive newspaper in the region, and her perspective stems from this connection. Fascinating--especially for someone like me with roots in the region!
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Got a great #FathersDay's gift from my daughters marking all the central places in my life (in order, my village of origin, my place of birth, and my home for the last many years)! #India #Germany #UnitedStatesofAmerica
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Did an absorbing intvw for @FFRF's radio show with Rollo Romig about his @PulitzerPrizes finalist book on #GauriLankesh's killing in #India in 2017 -- and what that tells us about #HInduNationalism and freethought in the country. @PenguinBooks
https://t.co/MA0Dyjjhe4
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We discuss Pulitzer Prize finalist Rollo Romig's book, "I Am on the Hit List: A Journalist's Murder and the Rise of Autocracy in India."
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The various books I gifted myself for my birthday have finally arrived in the mail, including one on a libertarian party both my grandfathers belonged to, another one on Indian political thought, and two recent reinterpretations of theories that have long fascinated me.
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As competing religious nationalisms drive #IndiaPakistanTensions, an intvw @GilGilmuni & I did for @WORTnews w/ Wayne State Univ. Professor Pradeep Sopory (born & brought up in #Kashmir, the nub of the dispute) helps shed light on the conflict. @ffrf
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Pradeep Sopory, Kashmir native, now Professor of Communications at Wayne State University, talks about the state of the India-Pakistan relationship after Kashmir attack.
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A bright Spring day as I head out to teach the last class of my @EdgewoodCollege International Relations course gives me some cheer even as gloomy news comes in from around the world.
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@amitpal @uofl @FFRF @AsianDemocracy Excellent interview. Freethought Radio is a beacon of sanity in these fraught times. SCOTUS will obliterate our constitutionally mandated church-state separation. The oral arguments proffered by Alito & his Federalist Society cronies in Drummond are a travesty. New @ffrf member
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If you're reeling from SCOTUS oral arguments in Drummond v. OK Statewide Virtual Charter School Board @amitpal's interview with Prof Buckley "Blessing America First" is a must listen. Mr Jefferson Build that Wall. It's incumbent upon us to keep it strong. https://t.co/DPAR5B6PsK
It was really enlightening to intw @uofl Professor David Buckley for @ffrf's Freethought Radio show on his new book about how #religion and #populism have driven the #TrumpAdministration's conduct in the international arena. @ffrf @AsianDemocracy
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It was really enlightening to intw @uofl Professor David Buckley for @ffrf's Freethought Radio show on his new book about how #religion and #populism have driven the #TrumpAdministration's conduct in the international arena. @ffrf @AsianDemocracy
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David Buckley discusses his new book, "Blessing America First: Religion, Populism, and Foreign Policy in the Trump Administration."
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Did a great intvw (along w/ @GilGilmuni) for @Wortnews w/ Yasmin Ullah of Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network on the #Myanmar crisis, refugees, the countries profiting, & the group's work. Listen in at this link at 5:30 Central on Sunday! @ffrf
https://t.co/vGovdd8Sxu
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