New Socialist Alternative

Month: January 2012

  • Repeal AFSPA now!

    Why wait for getting into power in the State again?! Firstly it is a Central Govt. issue, secondly Prime Minister Singh, as early as in 2004, made a definite promise to the people of Manipur,that the AFSPA would be repealed, and even set up the Jivan Reddy Commission to look into the issue, the Commission…

  • Comrades

    We gathered to speak our rights They came and told us we have none We resisted them with our fights They called us names and snatched our bun. They told everybody we were evil, enemies of the nation Hypocrites with words and heckled our mission. Some who did not believe their tongue Were made to swear…

  • Socialism More Popular Than Capitalism Among Youth and African Americans

    Despite near universal demonization of socialist ideas in the corporate media and political establishment, according to a new Pew Research Center Poll half of young people aged 18-29 view socialism positively while only 43 percent react negatively to the term. In the same age group, only 46 percent have positive views of capitalism, while 47 percent view…

  • Capitalist Globalization: India in a death trap

    Down with Neo-liberalism which is impoverishing the peasantry and the urban poor! The following article is written by Kaveri Rajaram Indira, an activist and a close supporter of New Socialist Alternative (CWI-India). The article appeared in the Jan-Feb 2012 edition of Dudiyora Horaata (Workers’ Struggle). On the 1st of January 2012, Ameena Banu, a one…

  • Public health crisis in India

    During the 2011 budget, when the Indian GDP is estimated to increase by 37% from 2009-10 to 2011-12, the allocation for the health ministry for the various public health oriented national disease control and prevention programmes has gone down by 14%. The Indian ruling class are only concerned on protecting their vested interests and the…

  • The woes of North-East

    The following article written by Madhusudan S, a member of New Socialist Alternative (CWI-India), is based on his experiences on a recent visit to North-Eastern India. The article appeared in the Jan-Feb 2012 edition of Dudiyora Horaata (Workers’ Struggle). The scenic, beautiful and culturally diverse states of the North Eastern frontier really are a “Paradise…

  • Oppose FDI in retail – Don’t Let the Fox in!

    The following article written by Modoko J Pfoze, a Manipuri Student activist studying at St. Josephs, Bangalore and also a close supporter of New Socialist Alternative (CWI -India). This article appeared in Jan-Feb 2012 edition of Dudiyora Horaata (Workers’ Struggle) and is based on the recent controversial decision of the Indian government to increase the…

  • Child Rights: India’s Least Priority

    Recently on December 4th 2011, we the students of St Joseph’s College gathered to spend our day with children to celebrate Childhood. Arround 200 kids from Khader Shariff Garden and Lakshman Rao Nagar in Bangalore took part in this joyful event. But unfortunately today not all kids today can lead a happy and funfilling childhood.…

  • No Casteism Without Capitalism

    The following article is an attempt to address some of the issues raised by Dalit organizations and intellectuals in the light of the recent upsurge of the Anti-Corruption campaign led by Anna Hazare. While rightly pointing out the upper casteist/ class nature of the campaign and the deep mark of saffron values (e.g. slogans of…

  • ದೇಶವೆಂದರೆ ನಿರ್ಜೀವ ಗಡಿರೇಖೆಗಳಲ್ಲ ! ದೇಶವೆಂದರೆ ಆರೋಗ್ಯವಂತ ಪ್ರಜೆಗಳು !!

    ಎರಡು ದಶಕಗಳ ನವ ಉದಾರೀಕರಣ ಭಾರತದ ಬಹು ಜನರನ್ನು ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯದ ಅಧೋಗತಿಗೆ ತಳ್ಳಿದೆ “ಅಪೌಷ್ಟಿಕತೆ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ್ರೀಯ ಅವಮಾನ” ಎಂದಿರುವ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಮನಮೋಹನ್ ಸಿಂಗ್ ರು ಉದ್ಗಾರ, ಧೀರ್ಘ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾಹೀನ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿದ ರೋಗಿಯೊಬ್ಬ ಧಿಡೀರನೆ ಎಚ್ಚರಗೊಂಡು ತನ್ನ ನಿಶ್ಯಕ್ತತೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅಚ್ಚರಿಯಿಂದ ಹಲುಬಿದಂತಿದೆ. ಇದೀಗ ಕಳೆದ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ ತಿಂಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಮೇಧಾವಿಗಳಾದ ಮನಮೋಹನ್-ಮಾಂಟೆಕ್-ಮುಖರ್ಜಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಪ.ಚಿದಂಬರಮ್ ಎಂಬ ಚತುಷ್ಪಾದ ಜೀವಿಗಳ, ದಿನವೊಂದಕ್ಕೆ ನಗರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 32 ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 27 ರೂಪಾಯಿಗಳ ಆದಾಯವಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಅದು ಸುಖ-ಸಮೃದ್ಧಿಯ…