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“Stop Earning This Huge Profit on Blood”: An Interview with Anu Muhammad about the Tazreen Fashions Factory Fire in Bangladesh

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 [...]

“Stop Earning This Huge Profit on Blood”: An Interview with Anu Muhammad about the Tazreen Fashions Factory Fire in BangladeshOneStruggle2013-05-01T08:00:59+00:00

U.S. and Military Keynesianism in the Middle East

By Kaveh U.S. political involvement, covert and overt, dates back to 1953 (Kinzer, 2005). In addition to coups, plots of assassination, and secret operations, comes American contribution to the export and sales of arms to local governments, Egypt, Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, etc… and direct military involvement with the establishment of bases, invasion and [...]

U.S. and Military Keynesianism in the Middle EastOneStruggle2013-05-01T08:00:51+00:00

When Walmart Comes to Midtown: “Walmart doesn’t destroy small businesses, capitalism does.”

The title quote is from an article by Pablo Babanegra of Miami Autonomy and Solidarity. It sums up problems within local movements fighting the entrance of Walmart into their communities, and focuses on the construction of the Walmart Super Center in Midtown Miami (which has met intense opposition from many Miami residents). The article is [...]

When Walmart Comes to Midtown: “Walmart doesn’t destroy small businesses, capitalism does.”OneStruggle2013-05-01T08:00:35+00:00

Exploitation in Fashion

By Designer X Grab a shirt from your closet. Look at the tag inside the collar, and you’ll see where it was produced, listed right next to the size and material composition. Chances are that it was sewn in some other country that you’ve never been to, by someone who lives on the edge of [...]

Exploitation in FashionOneStruggle2013-05-01T08:00:31+00:00

Overcoming Sectarianism in the Construction of a Combative Mass Movement

By Jan Makandal The Crisis of Capitalism: A Particular Conjuncture Capitalism is going through a period of deep crisis in the reproduction of capital. Two types of contradictions are actually affecting capital, compelling it to desperately seek a remedy for this crisis, which is a result of how capital is currently producing surplus value, and [...]

Overcoming Sectarianism in the Construction of a Combative Mass MovementOneStruggle2013-05-01T08:00:30+00:00

Wealth and Deprivation: Ready-made Garments Industry in Bangladesh

By Anu Muhammad Anu Muhammad is with the Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. This is a brief excerpt of his article, reprinted with permission. For the full text please see meghbarta.info Bangladesh’s ready-made garments industry has taken the low road to competitive advantage. Local capitalists, the big retailers and western governments are reaping [...]

Wealth and Deprivation: Ready-made Garments Industry in BangladeshOneStruggle2013-05-01T08:00:29+00:00

The Wynwood Big Buy: How a Few Wealthy Developers Misappropriated Street Art to Jump Start Gentrification

Graffiti, in one form or another, has been a form of human expression since the birth of our species. Its modern incarnation developed during the late 1960s in the Northeastern United States, primarily in Philadelphia and New York. A few aspects differentiated it from simply writing political slogans or obscenities in public spaces and on [...]

The Wynwood Big Buy: How a Few Wealthy Developers Misappropriated Street Art to Jump Start GentrificationOneStruggle2013-05-01T08:00:26+00:00

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