http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/oct/24/students-post-crash-economics Economics students aim to tear up free-market syllabus Phillip Inman Few mainstream economists predicted the global financial crash of 2008 and academics have been accused of acting as cheerleaders for the often labyrinthine financial models behind the crisis. Now a growing band of university students are plotting a quiet revolution against orthodox free-market teaching, […]
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Oct 26: At stake is the dignity of Dalit women
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Comment/NamitaBhandare/At-stake-is-the-dignity-of-Dalit-women/Article1-1134063.aspx# At stake is the dignity of Dalit women Namita Bhandare The national conversation, dominated by temples, toilets, has no patience for stories of Dalit women who face humiliation daily. Given the measly media coverage, their stories cause no outrage. Complicit in this are the police, loath to file FIRs against politically connected and rich […]
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Kaithal- Maruti Suzuki Workers Union Protest Rally, Oct 27
Dear Comrades, The struggle of the workers of Maruti Suzuki, Manesar is continuing despite the daunting nature of odds stacked up against them, even a year and a half after 2300 of them lost their jobs and face acute economic pressure, and 149 of them continue to languish in jail, without any one getting bail, […]
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Protest demands: “Drop the charges against Rasmea Odeh”
Chicago, IL – About 50 people protested here, Oct. 24, to oppose Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people and also to call for the U.S. government to drop charges against local Palestinian activist, Rasmea Odeh. The demonstration took place outside the Chicago Hilton where a fundraising event for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) was held.
Odeh was arrested at her home the morning of Oct. 22 by agents of the Department of Homeland Security on allegations of an immigration violation.
According to Hatem Abudayyeh of U.S. Palestinian Community Network-Chicago, “The IDF enforces Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and siege of Gaza. Now the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice are enforcers of that illegal occupation as well.” He added, “We will raise our voices to oppose this fundraiser and to show our support for Rasmea Odeh. Her voice and ours won’t be silenced.”
Odeh is a well-known activist in the Palestinian community and is a symbol of the enduring spirit of the Palestinians in the face of years of oppression at the hands of the Israeli occupation.
The protest was sponsored by the Palestine Solidarity Group-Chicago, Jewish Voice for Peace-Chicago, American Muslims for Palestine, U.S. Palestinian Community Network-Chicago, Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine, Anti-War Committee-Chicago, Code Pink-Chicago and the ANSWER Coalition-Chicago.
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Kolkata – Meet The Rampal Long March Team – Oct 24 – George Bhavan
Meet The Rampal Long March Team 24th October George Bhavan 1.30 PM Organised by APDR and other organisations Background ========= We started talking about Rampal TPP a few weeks back. At that point of time, we were trying to get some solidarity support in online signature campaign. We tried to submit the deputation on 27th […]
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Philippines: NPA punishes abusive army unit, 5 dead, 5 held as POWs
These fascist military units are responsible for butchering two peasant leaders — Gabriel Alindao and Benjie Planos, detaining and torturing two Lumad minors, and conducting massive harassment against the peasant masses of Loreto, Agusan del Sur.
NEWS RELEASE By ARIS FRANCISCO Spokesperson, Compostela Valley-North Davao-South Agusan Subregional Command NPA Southern Mindanao 25
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Manufacturing Imperialism :The Political Economy of Special Economic Zones by G.N. Saibaba
Picture : G.N Saibaba
Democracy and Class Struggle has recently been sent this work of G.N Saibaba and we are pleased to publish it has it address’s some fundamental questions about displacement and development in India.
The article is longer than what we normally publish but the effort in seriously studying this document will be repaid with
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Manufacturing Imperialism :The Political Economy of Special Economic Zones by G.N. Saibaba
Picture : G.N Saibaba
The country that is more developed industrially only shows, to the less developed, the image of its own future
–Marx, Capital, Vol I
An epitome of beauty, serenity and colonial charm…
–An advertisement for The Carlton, a luxury hotel created by the Rahejas in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu
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Saudi Arabia : Prince Turki al-Faisal and Prince Bandar ranting and raging – Saudi Pivoting meets Arab Spring and oblivion
This video is published by Democracy and Class Struggle for information and we do not endorse views expressed in this debate.The time warp called Saudi Arabia is about to face 21st Century.
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Oct 25: Tribal ‘forced’ to de-mine in Maoist ares, severely injured
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/tribal-forced-to-demine-in-maoist-areas-severely-injured/article5268621.ece#.UmodfSJq60M.gmail Tribal ‘forced’ to de-mine in Maoist areas, severely injured Suvojit Bagchi While de-mining an area in south Bastar as a precautionary measure prior to the November poll, forewarned of possible violence, the local police “forced” Madvi Nanda – a farmer from village Burkapal in Sukma district – to dig out a land mine near […]