An Interview with Mutombo Nkulu-N’Sengha Mutombo Nkulu-N’Sengha is an Associate Professor at California State University, Northridge who joined the Religious Studies Department in 2003. Dr. Nkulu-N’Sengha teaches courses in African religions, Americans’ religious diversity, and comparative religion. The interview was conducted by Marlon Stern (artist and activist in the Los Angeles area, who also transcribed [...]
by Stephanie McMillan Mina* was 15 years old last year when she started working at Pretty Group, a garment factory in Gazipur, a suburb of Dhaka, Bangladesh. She spoke of her situation: “We suffer a lot because they don’t give us enough salary. I receive 5000 taka (less than $65) per month. They don’t pay [...]
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By Stephanie McMillan Our worst nightmares reverberate with the prediction of respected scientist James Hansen: if we don’t stop TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, then it’s “game over” for stabilizing the climate. With final US governmental approval (or not) to complete the pipeline looming, struggle over it is intensifying. In late January, representatives from more than 25 First Nations [...]
By One Struggle — Rapid Response Network Committee Photos by Sarah Cruz and Marty Goodman (Names have been changed to protect the identities of union organizers). The garment industry is a global web of nightmares, where suppliers compete to offer their products at the lowest possible cost to stores like Walmart, The Gap and J.C. [...]
Garment Workers in Haiti Fight Exploitation Students Resist FAU Selling Out to Private Prison Exploitation in Fashion U.S. and Military Keynesianism in the Middle East Translating the Language of Imperialism Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline Stop Earning This Huge Profit on Blood The Solidarity Center: Labor Imperialism An Interview with a Batay Ouvriye Organizer Wage [...]
Conducted by Stephanie McMillan Anu Muhammad, an anti-capitalist/anti-imperialist activist and Professor of Economics at Jahangirnagar University (Dhaka, Bangladesh), is the author of more than 20 books. He is the editor of the website Meghbarta.info. The fire occurred on November 24, 2012 in Savar, Bangladesh, killing more than a hundred workers. The factory produced clothing for [...]
