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South Africa: Marikana massacre, the struggle continues

“This is not our government”

As we publish these reports from Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM – CWI in South Africa) activists on the ground, reports are coming in of a spreading of the miners’ struggle, with a dispute of similar characteristics and demands having broken out at Anglo Platinum mines, in the same area. Workers are in rebellion against the NUM representatives, and have set up committees to control the struggle from below. More reports and analysis to follow soon… read more

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Karnataka

North East Exodus: Class Unity is the Key!

The following statement is with reference to the very recent incident of many North Eastern people in Bangalore and other cities in Karnataka (and now Chennai, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh) fleeing the city in their thousands to rumours of planned attacks against them after Ramadan in response to the communal violence against Muslims that took place recently in Assam. While rumours are yet to be verified or substantiated and no big instance of violence against the North Eastern community have been reported anywhere in the city so far, there is an added fear especially after the recent flare up of violence by misguided Muslim youth in Mumbai that was largely directed against the media and the police. The violence in Mumbai was deliberately instigated by few reactionary Muslim leaders with false propaganda and doctored images from the recent violence in Assam and alleged killing of Muslims in Myanmar. read more

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Anna Hazare & IAC – Return of the Flop Show!

After a week of fasting by some of the prominent members of India Against Corruption (IAC) like Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and later joined by Anna Hazare himself, Team Anna has predictably made a U-turn once again by deciding to call off the fast. A movement that seemed to appear invincible just about a year ago, has lost all its steam. It did not even make front page news and all the high sounding words like ‘fasting unto death’ was merely done to gain media attention. Now they are talking of launching a political alternative, clearly a face saver and trying to aim at the 2014 General Elections. read more