Dalits of India rise up!
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Iran has been rocked for the past six days by protests against food-price rises, mass joblessness, ever-widening social inequality, and the Islamic Republic’s brutal austerity program and political repression
In India the oppressed Dalits have risen up against the oppressive Brahmanical system. Today, Maharashtra observed a mass strike against the recent attack on Dalits who were celbrating the anniversary of a historical battle in which dalit soldiers defeated the Brahmanic Peshwa army on January 1st, 1818. India is witnessing a churning. The oppressed castes and class are rising up. They must find a common ground to come together to throw away the oppressive class and castes.
Our earth system is facing massive threat. Peter Van Els makes a passinate plea "Plants And Animals Don’t Have A Voice, Let Us Be Theirs".
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Understanding Bhima Koregaon Celebrations And The Subsequent Violence Unleashed Upon Dalits
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by Raymond Lotta
http://www.countercurrents.org/2018/01/03/three-key-points-imperialist-fascist-logic-trump-tax-bill/
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Am I My Brother’s Keeper?
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And Quiet Flows The Ganga
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Malnutrition Ravages India’s Children
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