A Statement by Shramjivi Pahal [The following is a translation of the original Hindi text, which appears below. – Ed] Since last two weeks, rural areas of Muzaffarnagar and its neighbouring districts are simmering with communal strife. Although it has subsided to an extent in the last few days but tensions still prevails in the […]
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Indian TV interview with Prof Saibaba : Are Left sympathisers being branded as Naxals?
Protests Against the raid on G N Saibaba : photos
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The Bathani Tola Massacre and the Ranbeer Sena in Bihar
by Bela Bhatia (Source : EPW) Recent judgments of the Bihar High Court have acquitted the perpetrators of organised massacres of dalits and other oppressed groups. What is public knowledge could not be proved in the court of law. It is now over a year since the high court judgment in the Bathani Tola case […]
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The Bathani Tola Massacre and the Ranbeer Sena in Bihar
by Bela Bhatia (Source : EPW) Recent judgments of the Bihar High Court have acquitted the perpetrators of organised massacres of dalits and other oppressed groups. What is public knowledge could not be proved in the court of law. It is now over a year since the high court judgment in the Bathani Tola case […]
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Sep 21 : America’s Sinking Middle Class
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/19/business/americas-sinking-middle-class.html America’s Sinking Middle Class By EDUARDO PORTER In some respects, 1988 has the feel of an alien, distant era. There was no such thing as the World Wide Web then. The Soviet Union was still around; the Berlin Wall still standing. Americans elected a Republican president who would raise taxes to help tame the […]
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Larry Wilkerson on Netanyahu’s Israeli Mid East Strategy "Greater Israel"
Senators Graham and McCain represent a strong opposition backed by Israeli lobby looking to knock down Iran as a regional power. Clearly Wilkerson represents another faction of the US elite that wants to do a deal with Iran and rein in Israel.
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Sep 20 : Power producers make a killing on giveaway coal
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/power-producers-make-a-killing-on-giveaway/-coal/article5147147.ece?homepage=true Power producers make a killing on giveaway coal Shalini Singh Ministry of Power documents reveal that the government has consistently failed to protect consumers from high electricity tariffs witnessed since 2007, despite being aware of the huge profit margins earned by power producers thanks to captive coal allotments at throwaway prices. Private power producers […]
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FBI infiltrator in anti-war movement
Minneapolis, MN – With the third anniversary of the FBI raids on anti-war and international solidarity activists approaching on Sept. 24, we are reprinting the above photo of “Karen Sullivan” (right) with her associate, “Daniela Cardenas.” These agents are dangerous to progressive activists. If you see them or are in contact with them, make their presence known to others in the peace and justice movements.
Starting a few months before the protests against the 2008 Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, Minnesota, a law enforcement officer going by the name “Karen Sullivan” infiltrated the Twin Cities Anti-War Committee (AWC). She joined the AWC in April 2008 and about a year later she joined the Freedom Road Socialist Organization. Her associate “Daniela Cardenas” then appeared on the scene.
Conversations between attorneys for the raided anti-war and international solidarity activists and the U.S. Attorneys Office in Chicago have confirmed that these professional liars did their best to put a criminal cast on protected political activity.
These two, along with their higher-ups, are responsible for causing the raids on the homes of anti-war and international solidarity activists in the Twin Cities and Chicago and for the wave of grand jury subpoenas – 23 in all – that were served on progressive activists. Using their lies, the government is attempting to manufacture a case alleging “material support of terrorism.” These two posed as friends and political colleagues, while working full time to destroy progressive and revolutionary organizations.
All of the activists involved refused to testify in these McCarthyite grand jury proceedings and have continued to build resistance to these attacks on civil liberties.
On Sept. 24, the Minnesota Committee to Stop FBI Repression will be holding a rally under the slogan, “Three Years Too Many! End the Investigation of Anti-War and International Solidarity Activists Now!” The rally will take place at the Minneapolis Federal Building, 300 South 4th Street, at 4:30 pm.
In a statement promoting the rally, organizers say, “Since 9/11 national security has been used to justify wars abroad and attacks on civil liberties at home. In September 2010, FBI agents raided the homes and offices of Minneapolis and Chicago peace activists, investigating them for ‘material support for terrorism.’ Demand an end to the bogus investigation and unite against the growing wave of political repression. Stand with the anti-war 23, targeted Arabs and Muslims like the Holy Land 5, jailed people’s attorney Lynne Stewart and whistleblowers Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden.”
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Kolkata – Labour, Labourers and Development, Nagarik Manch, Sep 24
*Nagarik Mancha turns 25* ACHYUTANANDA DAS Reminiscences and Memorial Interaction On *Labour, Labourers and Development* Discussants: Various organizers of labour organizations and associated people. Venue: Rammohan Library Hall, 267 APC Road, Kolkata 700009 *[ Sukea Street-Circular Road crossing; between Rajabazar and Maniktala ]* 4.30pm, Tuesday, 24 September 2013. Labour, labourers and production are the age-old […]
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Kolkata – Labour, Labourers and Development, Nagarik Manch, Sep 24
*Nagarik Mancha turns 25* ACHYUTANANDA DAS Reminiscences and Memorial Interaction On *Labour, Labourers and Development* Discussants: Various organizers of labour organizations and associated people. Venue: Rammohan Library Hall, 267 APC Road, Kolkata 700009 *[ Sukea Street-Circular Road crossing; between Rajabazar and Maniktala ]* 4.30pm, Tuesday, 24 September 2013. Labour, labourers and production are the age-old […]