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Avatar: Cinema of Liberal American Guilt

Mon, 2010-02-08 11:58 | Maidul Islam

Films like other performative cultural forms can speak the language of its own times, in which they have been created and situated. As a visual reflection of society in which it is contextualized, it can speak both covertly and overtly about the past and present world, and albeit can articulate politics and reflect upon philosophy as well. James Cameron’s Avatar, a mainstream Hollywood blockbuster is not an exception in this regard. Maidul Islam writes in his review of the film.

Haiti:Beyond the Quake

Wed, 2010-01-20 00:01 — unni
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US president Barack Obama was prompt in responding to the devastation caused by the massive earth quake in Haiti, which has reportedly taken more than hundred thousand lives and caused immense damage to the capital city,leaving more than 30 lakhs of people homeless. In his statement Obama has called for an "all out relief push" and the US marines has started to arrive in Haiti for relief work. What Obama failed to see is that the quake is an insult by nature on the injury inflicted by imperialism in Haitian soil.

Honduras, Afghanistan and the Obama compromise

Mon, 2009-12-07 13:04 — srinir
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"Apparently, the US strategy from the beginning, was to play along with the coup plotters' strategy in a case of running with the "we are against the coup" hare and hunting with the "don't let Honduras turn left" hound." 

Extract from a short article on the (Barack) Obama administration's role in Honduras and Afghanistan. 

UPDATE - A Real News Network Production exposing the fraudulent claims of participation in the Honduran "elections" - 

Obama, the Nobel War Laureate, escalates War on Afghanistan

Sat, 2009-10-10 14:33 — suchetana

Obama is apparently a messenger of ‘peace’.  Immediately after assuming Office, his administration therefore escalated the war on Afghanistan as promised.

Afghanistan's present and past

Tue, 2009-10-06 20:01 | Suchetana

 From a country that had a stable, socialist and secular government which delivered for the people even two decades ago, Afghanistan now resembles a laboratory of infinite carnage presided over by neocolonial terror-technology. Imperialisms in retreat always inflict terrible blows on subject populations. The half-starved and maimed people of Afghanistan are a testimony to this.

Remembering Chile

Thu, 2009-09-10 17:26 | Remembering Chile
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On September 11, 1973, the democratically elected government of Chile was overthrown by a military coup led by Gen. Pinochet. Beginning with the murder of Allende himself, the coup unleashed a wave of barbaric repression against democraticall-minded people in Chile in which thousands were killed and tortured. The coup and the military regime which followed it had the direct support of the US.

INDIAN PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST WTO

Thu, 2009-09-03 17:44
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Thousands of workers, farmers, women, students and youth marched against the WTO Ministerial meeting which started in New Delhi today. Farmers from Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan, students and youth from Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi and workers from Delhi participated in the protest march from Mandi House to Parliament Street. The protesters carried colourful banners and placards against the WTO and the UPA Government’s shifting positions in the Doha Round, which will adversely affect the interests of Indian people. The March was followed by a public meeting at the Parliament Street.

Remembering Hiroshima

Fri, 2009-08-07 09:01
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Pragoti commemorates the Inhuman Nuclear attack on Hiroshima with three articles written by Mark Harris, John Pilger, Praful Bidwai and Achin Vanaik.

Mass People's Resistance in Honduras: In their own words

Tue, 2009-07-14 13:12

A Compilation of the statements and testimonies of the People of Honduras,fighting against Imperialism.

Made for Revolution: Iran and Us

Sat, 2009-07-04 10:57 | Vijay Prashad

Iran’s social contradictions have once more erupted into conflict. It does not help for us to wave the flag of intervention, or even to throw our support between one or the other camp in this current situation. The best solidarity from afar is to be analytical, not emotional about what is occurring. Things are easier in the case of the Honduras, where the Generals are not only trained by the U. S. at Fort Benning but where it seems plain that the U. S. State Department might bank on this coup to send a message against Bolivarianism across Central and South America. Here we have a clear role, to demand an end to interference in Central America and an end to the School of the Americas. Writes Viijay Prashad.