UK: Labour’s General Election Manifesto
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UK: Labour’s General Election Manifesto

  Kenneth Surin   Those of us who attended the Labour Party annual conference in September knew from the resolutions passed there that the party’s manifesto for the next election would offer a vision of socialism not seen since the immediate postwar Labour government. While not all conference resolutions find their way into the manifesto,…

The Realism of Bernie Sanders’ Climate Policy
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The Realism of Bernie Sanders’ Climate Policy

Naomi Klein, Sivan Kartha   As Bernie Sanders brings his plans for a Green New Deal to Iowa, one part is proving most resonant: the idea that, as our economy rapidly shifts to renewable energy, power companies should be publicly owned and controlled, and the biggest polluters should help underwrite the costs.   Interestingly, this…

Palestine: We Thought the House Was Empty
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Palestine: We Thought the House Was Empty

Vijay Prashad   On 13 November 2019, as part of its deadly attack on the people of Gaza, Israeli armed forces bombed a building in the Deir al-Balah neighbourhood of Gaza City. That strike killed eight people: Rasmi Abu Malhous (age 45), Miriam Asoarka (age 45), Yoseri Asoarka (age 39), Sim Mohamed Asoarka (age 13),…

Protests Against Firoz Khan: Undoing India’s Glorious Tradition
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Protests Against Firoz Khan: Undoing India’s Glorious Tradition

Minakshi Rajdev   Who is Firoz Khan? What is his identity in Indian society? How did he develop an interest in learning the Sanskrit language? Is it because of something beyond the narrow peripheries of religion but a reason which is deeply rooted in the culture of India?   Firoz Khan, the newly appointed assistant…

New IR Code Bill: Another Nail in the Coffin
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New IR Code Bill: Another Nail in the Coffin

Ronak Chhabra   After introducing starvation-level wages and removing protections available to the workers, the next target of the labour law codification is the trade unions and the industrial action. To tame the former and dismantle almost every possibility of the latter seems to be the objective of the reforms. This is how Prime Minister…

Our Demands on the 35th Anniversary
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Our Demands on the 35th Anniversary

International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal, Press Release    For over three decades, several survivor led organisations have been fighting for justice and a life of dignity (proper health care, economic and social rehabilitation and safe living conditions). On the 35th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster, the survivors have specific demands of the Governments…

New Industrial Relations Law: Farewell to Job Security
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New Industrial Relations Law: Farewell to Job Security

Subodh Varma   Silently, indeed clandestinely, a major change has been brought about in the relations between employers and employees. This will affect not just crores of employees of all types—private or public sector, in industries or in services—but also future generations. Jobs are no longer going to be the same again, ever.   On…

Despite Hurdles, Jammu–Srinagar March Succeeds 
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Despite Hurdles, Jammu–Srinagar March Succeeds 

Sandeep Pandey, Rajendran Narayanan   A ‘Restoration of Democracy’ march, part on feet and part on vehicles, was planned from Jammu to Srinagar between 26 November and 1 December, 2019 in Jammu and Kashmir after the decision of Government of India earlier on 5 August to abrogate Articles 370 and 35A and divide and downgrade…