Month: April 2011

April 26, 2011. 5 pm. Venue: Town Hall

Dear friends,

25 years have passed after Chernobyl nuclear accident. During this period, most of the western countries have stopped building new nuclear plants. India however, is pursuing this dangerous technology in an aggressive manner. read more

What is the way forward now?

One more election under the Rajapakse administration has been concluded. It finished on 17 March. The Election Commissioner himself, having served for a long time in the post and going into retirement after the election, lambasted the government and President Rajapakse for abuse of his position in the course of the election in his use of the state media and government facilities like vehicles, phones and staff. read more

Libyan workers and youth must rely on their own strength

There is little doubt that a bloody war of attrition is being waged against the population of Misarta by forces loyal to the Gaddafi regime.

The Gaddafi regime is relying on brute force to survive, but is able to do so largely because the momentum from the original February uprising, inspired by the revolutions in neighboring Tunisia and Egypt, faltered. Lacking its own independent leadership the movement was effectively hijacked by a combination of pro-western elements and regime defectors who wanted to do a deal with the main imperialist powers. This in turn helped Gaddafi stabilize his rule, at least for now, on a combined basis of terror and exploiting popular fears of losing the social gains made over the last 40 years in fields like health and education. read more