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[The true cost of capitalist fashion... -- NP] Bangladesh toll 547; smell proof number will rise By FARID HOSSAIN DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Ten days after the horrifying collapse of a garment-factory building, life has become still more gruesome for crews working to recover bodies at the site. The death toll rose to 547 on... Continue Reading →
[Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries in the world. The poor peoples of Bangladesh have nothing to lose but their chains. Bangladesh's garment industry has recently been in the spotlight due to disasters caused by unsafe and poor working conditions. Here is some background information on Bangladesh's garment industry. -- NP] Special Report: How... Continue Reading →
[The struggle against the capitalists and the inhumane working conditions in Bangladesh is part of a bigger struggle to liberate poor peoples everywhere. Fight back! Execute capitalism! All Power to the people! Poor people of the world unite! Build New Power! Global People's War! Follow the Leading Light! Be the Leading Light! -- NP] Thousands... Continue Reading →
[Hundreds die in a Bangladesh factory disaster. More victims are found. This is the price that is paid in human blood to satisfy capitalist consumerism. Third World people pay the price to keep First World people comfortable. This disaster is simply a symptom of a much larger problem. Billions suffer under inhumane conditions. The entire... Continue Reading →
[The death toll in the Bangladesh building disaster continue to rise. Poor working conditions and cheap labor in the East produce the fashions to be consumed in the West. The masses in Bangladesh pay the price so that people in the West can look good. Now, those in power arrest two owners as part of... Continue Reading →
S Africa police boss endorses officers in killings By NQOBILE NTSHANGASE (AP) MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's police chief said Tuesday she stands by her statement praising officers involved in the shooting massacre of 34 striking miners and insisting they were "just doing your work." Evidence before the judicial commission questioning her Tuesday... Continue Reading →
People of Bangladesh Burn for Capitalist, First World Fashion (llco.org) On November 25, 2012, a fire in a Bangladesh garment factory 40 miles north of the capital Dhaka killed at least 112 people. Many others were taken to hospitals to deal with burns and other injuries. The body count continues to rise. The fire is... Continue Reading →
[Marx, Engels, Lenin, and other classic authors all began to write about the bourgeoisification of segments of the workers. The Leading Light with its global class analysis reached new scientific heights. Even after years of rule by African politicians, Africans are still suffering gross inequalities. Even tough apartheid has been technically eliminated, it still casts... Continue Reading →
South African miners' families back Julius Malema's call for nationalisation Jacob Zuma is criticised as former ANC youth leader says the president sided with mine owner when 34 were killed (TheGuardian) They were there in their thousands, leaning against tin shacks or sitting in the dusty veld: miners and their wives still looking for answers... Continue Reading →
At least 30 killed as S. African police open fire on thousands of striking miners (RT) South African police opened fire at striking miners at the Marikana platinum mine, killing at least 30 protesters. The incident became the bloodiest industrial dispute in South Africa in the 20 years since the end of the country's Apartheid... Continue Reading →
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