The dirty picture of neoliberalism: India’s New Economic Policy By Raju J. Das source: Links The Bollywood movie The Dirty Picture(apparently) runs on three things: entertainment, entertainment and entertainment. The dirty picture of neoliberalism runs on three things, as well: class, class, and class. Indeed, neoliberalism must be seen as the restoration and reinforcement of… [Read more…]
March 6, 2012
Momentum builds for May 19 protest against NATO /G8 By CHRISTINE MARIE this article appears in the March, 2012 Socialist Action On March 23-25, hundreds of antiwar and international solidarity activists, students, and Occupiers are coming together in Stamford, Conn., for the United National Antiwar Coalition conference. A major task of the UNAC conference will… [Read more…]
March 1, 2012
To Break their Haughty Power Report on the India General Strike by Kunal Chattopadhyay (Radical Socialist) Eleven all India trade union federations and about 5000 trade unions came together to call an industrial strike on 28 February 2012. It was reworked to become a general strike. This was against repeated court orders, according to which calling… [Read more…]
February 26, 2012
100 Million will Strike in India Source: International Socialist Group, Scotland On February 28th over 100 million Indian workers are set to participate in a one-day general strike across the subcontinent – a move branded as one of the largest shows of industrial strength in the world. The twenty-four hour walkout has the backing of… [Read more…]
February 25, 2012
Face the enemy in unity or back the chauvinists and perish Vickramabahu Karunarathne (source: International Viewpoint) Pro government trade union leaders claim that a certain group of people backed by International Non Government Organizations is conspiring against the country, when it is on the right track for development after 30 years of protracted war. They… [Read more…]
February 23, 2012
Against the Rule of Capital; For the General Strike Radical Socialist (24.02.2012) The industrial strike initially called for 28 February is all set to become a general strike. For the last two years, the UPA government has virtually refused even to negotiate with workers and their unions over any issue. Meanwhile, working class militancy has… [Read more…]
November 12, 2011
Urgent finance appeal for “Faisalabad 6” Farooq Tariq As you all are aware, six labor leaders from Faisalabad have been handed jail sentences of 490 years in total. Their only crime was to lead a peaceful strike for an increase in minimum wages as announced by the government. They are Akbar Ali Kamboh, Babar Shafiq… [Read more…]
May 4, 2011
The Antiwar Movement Today By CHRISTINE MARIE The following article appears in the May 2011 edition of Socialist Action newspaper. The extrajudicial killing of Osama bin-Laden by U.S. special forces in Pakistan, and the Obama administration’s celebration of it, increase the likelihood that the U.S. government will seek to prolong its wars in the… [Read more…]
February 12, 2011
Egypt/Pakistan Two great victories in one night Farooq Tariq (source: International Viewpoint) As people around the world celebrated the fall of Mubarak, the Pakistan working class had another cause for celebration too. Farooq Tariq report. Egypt: A Great Victory. After 18 days of very brave protests and people’s uprising in the streets of Cairo, Alexandria… [Read more…]
November 16, 2010
After the Floods, the IMF Adaner Usmani* (Source, International Viewpoint) PAKISTAN IN RECENT years has found itself in the headlights of the international press with increasingly regularity. As Obama’s surge into Af-Pak has taken shape over the last 12 months, the country and its people have been thrust to the forefront of political discussion for forces… [Read more…]
April 13, 2012
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