Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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US: Two Years in Power — Obama Fails to Deliver
Millions were hoping for radical change Barack Obama: “You would be hard-pressed to identify a piece of legislation that we have proposed out there that, net, is not good for businesses…We are pro-growth. We are fierce advocates for a thriving, dynamic free market,” (Bloomberg.com, 2/10/10). On the campaign trail, Obama was greeted by huge crowds…
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BANGALORE ACTIVISTS PROTEST AGAINST POSCO
PRESS RELEASE: Over 100 activists from different civil society organizations under the banner of People’s Solidarity Concerns protested against the entry of the South Korean multinational in Orissa as well as Karnataka (9th Nov. 2010). The Rs. 54,000/- crore project to construct a steel plant, iron ore mining and a port is already being opposed…
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Video: New Socialist Speaks Out
The following video is an interview with a leading full time member of New Socialist Alternative (CWI – India) by the St’ Joseph’s college magazine on the issue of death of more than 30 inmates at Beggar Rehabilitation Centre in Bangalore between 15th – 30th August, 2011. Also See: Capitalism’s Systemic Malaise
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Video: The exploitation of India by European Multinationals
Joe Higgins, Socialist Party MEP for Dublin (Ireland), spoke in the European parliament, condemning the exploitation of India by European multinationals through free trade agreements. This Seven minutes video scathingly attacked the Free Trade Agreement being hatched between the European big business and the slavish Indian establishment and exposed the whole FTA’s class bias. In…
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Justice for Kashmir now!
Civilians massacred In the last 2 months alone more than 100 people have lost their lives because they dared to express their opposition against a regime that has denied them their basic rights. They were killed because the Indian state could not answer their genuine questions. Kashmir has lost thousands of its children in this…
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Condition of Garment Workers in Bangalore
Garment Industry: Special Exploitation Zone There are over 1000 garment industries employing over 5 lakh workers (Statistics given by Garment & Textile Workers Union – GATWU). But according to conservative govt. figures there are only 787 units employing 3,55,000 workers out of which 85 – 90% are women. Most of these workers have come from…
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Domestic Workers: Struggle for Social Security Benefits
Globalization & the new economic policy have only benefited capitalism & their stooges in the Indian govt. Liberalization policy have only resulted in crores (millions) of organized workers being pushed out to the unorganized sector. Of the 800 million (80 crore) unorganized workers, a significant part of them are domestic workers (over 100 million). From…
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Communal attacks on the rise in Karnataka
Public protest Against Assault on Brother Philip Noronha Over 200 people, mostly students belonging to St. Joseph group of Institutions under the aegis of Bangalore Citizen Initiative, gathered on 4th Nov, 2010 at the city’s protest spot Mahatma Gandhi Statue in Bangalore to protest against the assault on Brother Philip Noronha, Vice Principal of the…
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POSCO U R Illegal- Get out of India NOW!-Protest Demo on 9th at MG Statue @5pm
Peoples’ Solidarity Concerns- Bangalore. In solidarity with the the anti-POSCO struggle in Orissa. A heroic struggle led by the Posco Prathirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS) for the last 5 years is at a crucial stage, a committee constituted by the Central Government has given a majority recommendation saying POSCO is illegal, which vindicates the stand of…
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Successful protest agaisnt the Indian Government
The Tamil Solidarity Campaign (TSC) held a successful protest outside the Indian High Commission in London on Thursday 4 November against the Indian government’s ongoing attacks on the Kashmiri people and the attack on the well-known activist and Booker prize winner Arundhati Roy. The South Asian Solidarity Group also participated in the protest. Many people…
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