[Revisionism is real. Prachanda's Maoists of Nepal have betrayed the revolution there. - NP] THEHE, Feb 27 (AFP)— When Nepal's Maoist-led government outlawed bonded labour in 2008 and promised to compensate victims, farmworker Hiralal Pariyar was elated to walk away from a life spent in virtual slavery. But the compensation never came, leaving a homeless... Continue Reading →
Gujarat Encounter ‘Specialist’ Vanzara Set to Walk Out of Jail
[The Indian state cares nothing of justice, nothing for the people. It allows murders to walk free and it terrorizes the people who fight oppression. The Indian police are death squads that assassinate those who fight for justice in the countryside, in the villages, the slums, and on the campuses. The police-death squads manufacture "fake... Continue Reading →
The Bengal Famine: How the British engineered the worst genocide in human history for profit
by Rakhi Chakraborty (http://yourstory.com/) “I hate Indians. They are a beastly people with a beastly religion. The famine was their own fault for breeding like rabbits.” ... Continue Reading →
Photos: Rubbish pickers of Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, there is such great poverty that many are forces to live off garbage. This is the sad reality of capitalism. The First World is rich. The Third World barely survives: more: more: See more photos here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
Reality Show Sends Fashion Bloggers to Work in Cambodian Sweatshop
[LOL - NP] (Source: http://www.ecouterre.com/reality-show-sends-fashion-bloggers-to-work-in-cambodian-sweatshop/) by Jasmin Malik Chua , 01/23/15 A young blonde woman weeps openly on camera, her manicured fingers perched wanly against her cheekbones. “I can’t take it any more,” she sobs in Norwegian. “What sort of life is this?” Her name is Anniken Jørgensen, one of three 17-year-old fashion bloggers who “star”... Continue Reading →
Firebomb attacks kill two in worsening Bangladesh unrest over vote
[Brutal violence against ordinary working people, ordinary Muslims by those who have twisted the religion to serve dark-age barbarism. We must oppose those who would impose a dark-age religious tyranny to help Empire crush our people. --NP] (Reuters) - Two people died in bomb attacks in Bangladesh on Friday, raising the death toll to at... Continue Reading →
No conflict seen in US, China influence in Latin America
[One big happy Empire.. for the First World and its allies. The reason there is little inter-imperialist conflict is because all the economies are so integrated today through transnational capital. -- NP] BEIJING (AP) — Costa Rica's foreign minister said Friday he sees no conflict between the U.S.'s longstanding ties with Latin America and China's... Continue Reading →
NASA detects massive deforestation in Malaysia during 1st quarter 2014
(http://kl.coconuts.co/) The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has detected a surge in deforestation in Malaysia over the first quarter of 2014. The agency's satellite-based Quarterly Indicator of Cover Change (QUICC) recorded an alarming increase of 150% in the number of deforestation signals in Malaysia relative to a five-year baseline. The increase is second only... Continue Reading →
Maoist rebels say ready to resume peace talks in Philippines
[We wish them well in their fight against imperialism, but do not think they are a true communist organization led by science. And, we think that no good can come of peace treaties with the state - NP] MANILA, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Maoist-led guerrillas in the Philippines say they are ready to resume peace... Continue Reading →
Haha. Hackers hack reactionary Sony war mongers
Haha. Hackers hack reactionary Sony war mongers (New-Power.org) It is reported that: "The Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy "The Interview" would never be confused with high art or classic film drama. But just days before its release in theaters around the country, the tale of a pair of TV journalists involved in a CIA... Continue Reading →
At the coal face: Mineral processing factory in Bangladesh where the women do all the hard work
(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/) A photo essay of the tremendous oppression of women in Bangladesh, where capitalism intersects with patriarchy: Dusty days work: The women at the coal processing plant in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, sort through the waste coal using a giant sieve : Still smiling: Despite working long hours doing back breaking work, this coal worker happily offers... Continue Reading →