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Washington DC Action: Rally Against Dow Chemicals, June 24, 2014
Most people have heard at some point of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, India, 30 years ago. Tens of thousands of people were scarred. Dow Chemicals, which bought Union Carbide, is resisting calls to follow a summons issued by…
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Red, White and Saffron
A little birdy gave me a copy of the materials Hindu American Foundation is using to lobby U.S. Congresspeople. Lobbying is a process involving visiting with policymakers that groups like corporations and non-profits use to push their agendas on the…
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On second thought: a conversation about fascism and the 2014 Indian elections
In the aftermath of the Indian elections, South Asia Labor Watch was one of many groups and individuals to be dismayed by the victory of Narendra Modi based upon an analysis that emphasizes the role of the RSS as the shock troops…
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There Is Nothing Left To Say
India has elected its first fascist government. At no point in the last three decades had the electorate given such a resounding mandate to a political force so hardline. The previous BJP governments were dependent on coalition partners and…
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RSSurgent
“If the BJP becomes dominant in the next government, the Sangh juggernaut will likely begin rolling, entering a period of potentially unprecedented activity to fulfil its broader social goals.” The quote above is from an excellent article in the Caravan on…
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Big up, BIGUF
Nomita Nath is the 26-year-old President of the Bangladesh Independent Garment Workers Union Federation, the largest garment workers’ union federation in Bangladesh. BIGUF has 42 unionized factories as member unions and several more pending. Nath was recently in Washington, DC for…
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