Author: Dilip

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We Stand with India’s Farmers! Now Let’s Connect the Dots Between the Forces of Neoliberalism that Stifle Farmers, from India to the U.S.

What the Indian farmers are enduring now happened in the U.S. almost four decades ago We Stand with India’s Farmers! Now Let’s Connect the Dots Between the Forces of Neoliberalism that Stifle Farmers, from India to the U.S. A solidarity statement in support of the brave and historic protests in India from farmers, and other agroecology, farm and… Read More We Stand with India’s Farmers! Now Let’s Connect the Dots Between the Forces of Neoliberalism that Stifle Farmers, from India to the U.S.

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Book review: The Coolie’s Great War: Indian Labour in a Global Conflict, 1914-1921

The Allied victory in the First World War was won on the back of the labour of non-combatant ‘coolies’, whose deployment allowed for swift mobilisation across fronts. A new book narrates the story of their struggles on the battlefields and of their neglect. Radhika Singha, The Coolie’s Great War: Indian Labour in a Global Conflict, 1914-1921… Read More Book review: The Coolie’s Great War: Indian Labour in a Global Conflict, 1914-1921

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Marina Hyde: The question every politician should be asking is, what does Mark Zuckerberg want with us?

NB: Those who have made capitalism into a religious cult, and who resist social regulation as an impingement on the freedom of the market (as if liberty is al about the liberty of corporates) may reflect on why the likes of Zuckerberg and Murdoch have acquired so much power. DS   This is about more than… Read More Marina Hyde: The question every politician should be asking is, what does Mark Zuckerberg want with us?

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The WEF Agenda Behind Modi Farm Reform. By F. William Engdahl

In September 2021 the UN will hold a Food Systems Summit. The aim will be to reshape world agriculture and food production in the context of the Malthusian UN Agenda 2030 “sustainable agriculture” goals. The recent radical farm laws from the government of Narenda Modi in India are part of the same global agenda, and… Read More The WEF Agenda Behind Modi Farm Reform. By F. William Engdahl

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STOP STIFLING DEMOCRACY! ENTER INTO DIALOGUE WITH YOUTH TO SECURE INDIA’S FUTURE!

Press Conference Invitation STOP STIFLING DEMOCRACY!  ENTER INTO DIALOGUE WITH YOUTH TO SECURE  INDIA’S FUTURE!  Organised by National Alliance of People’s Movements Coalition for Environmental Justice in India People’s Union for Civil Liberties Time: Friday, Feb 19, 2021 03:30 PM IST The shocking manner in which Disha Ravi has been arrested has raised innumerable questions… Read More STOP STIFLING DEMOCRACY! ENTER INTO DIALOGUE WITH YOUTH TO SECURE INDIA’S FUTURE!

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WE STAND WITH INDIAN FARMERS – Full Page Advertisement in New York Times of February 16 in support of farmers movement

WE STAND WITH INDIAN FARMERS   We – farmers, activists, and citizens of the world – stand in solidarity with farmers in India protesting to protect their livelihoods. Nearly one million farmers are peacefully organizing and demonstrating, but the Indian government has responded with state-sanctioned violence, including the use of tear gas, water cannons, mass arrests… Read More WE STAND WITH INDIAN FARMERS – Full Page Advertisement in New York Times of February 16 in support of farmers movement

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Books reviewed: Repression in Xi’s China

In Hong Kong in Revolt, labor organizer Au Loong-Yu analyzes the protests that rocked the city in 2019. The participants were pushing back against the politically motivated disqualification of pro-democracy legislators, the imprisonment of nonviolent activists on trumped-up charges, and other oppressive moves by the Hong Kong authorities, who represent local moneyed interests and take their… Read More Books reviewed: Repression in Xi’s China

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“Pack of lies”: Disha Ravi family lawyers dismiss social media claims about activist’s religion

NB: It is a repulsive, but expected response to any controversy involving the Sangh Parivar and its army of trolls that the first thing they like to do is to cite the religion of a critic. In this case, they have begun circulating a rumour that the activist Disha Ravi is a Christian. It is… Read More “Pack of lies”: Disha Ravi family lawyers dismiss social media claims about activist’s religion

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Oxfam report: 10 Billionaires Made Enough Money During The Pandemic To Vaccinate The Entire World

The coronavirus recession is over, if you ask the billionaires of the world. According to a report released Monday by Oxfam, the top 1,000 billionaires collectively lost about 30% of their wealth when COVID-19 restrictions stalled global economies in March. By the end of November, they’d made it all back. For the world’s richest, it… Read More Oxfam report: 10 Billionaires Made Enough Money During The Pandemic To Vaccinate The Entire World

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