[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 →
Americans riot for fashions, gadgets, and toys; Third World peoples riot for food
Americans riot for fashions, gadgets, and toys; Third World peoples riot for food (New-Power.org) Black Friday is described by Wiki: "Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. On this day, most major retailers open extremely early and offer promotional sales to kick... Continue Reading →
People of Bangladesh Burn for Capitalist, First World Fashion
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 →
Internet rolls into Bangladesh villages on a bike
[As the masses are able to access the internet, it means that state and corporate monopolies on information breakdown. Marx long ago observed that those very forces that capitalism requires to exist end up bringing about its own downfall. For example, the capitalist mode of production requires a greater socialization of production that early modes... Continue Reading →
Western countries could drown all of Bangladesh says Minister
Western countries could drown all of Bangladesh says Minister (new-power.org) In a recent statement, Environment and Forests Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud stated that all of Bangladesh could drown underwater if global warming continues. At the seminar at National Press Club, he stated: “There is, on average, two-kilometer thick ice layer in the Antarctica. If the... Continue Reading →
Natural disasters are produced by capitalism.. poor peoples of Bangladesh suffer
Natural disasters are produced by capitalism.. poor peoples of Bangladesh suffer (New-Power.org) Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries in the world. Hundreds of years of colonization, exploitation, maldevelopment, imperialism, feudalism, etc. have taken their toll on Bangladesh and its neighbors. Recent events there show how capitalism has once again failed poor peoples. Flooding, accompanied... Continue Reading →
The Story of Bangladesh
[We cannot vouch for the accuracy of everything stated in this film. Even so, it is very interesting. -- New Power]