Chomsky and Pol Pot's genocidal regime in Cambodia
Submitted by hedgehog on Oct 22 2017 19:49
Chomsky has repeatedly been criticised as an apologist for the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia in the 1970s. Understandably, a common reaction on the left is to dismiss such criticism as nothing more than a right-wing smear. But it is often forgotten that one of Chomsky's earliest critics on this issue was himself a leftist, the Marxist academic, Steven Lukes.
For anyone who wants to get a handle on this complex controversy, here's a pdf of the relevant chapter from Chomsky's 1979 book, 'After the Cataclysm', followed by the subsequent debate in the 'Times Higher Education Supplement':
Sex work organisation in the global south
Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 30 2017 11:01
An overview by Gregor Gall of sex workers' organising and unionisation efforts in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
The last mutineer
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 18 2017 12:24
Article by Richard Linnett and Roberto Loiederman about the spectacular mutiny on the USS Columbia Eagle and what befell the mutineers afterwards. Two of the crew hijacked the ship, which was transporting napalm to drop on Vietnam, and sailed it to Cambodia.
Workers of the world, faint!
Just over two years ago, at the Anful Garments Factory in Kompong Speu Province, Cambodia, a young worker named Chanthul and 250 of her colleagues collapsed in a collective spell of fainting. They had to be hospitalized; the production line shut down.
The SS Columbia Eagle mutiny, 1970 - Steven Johns
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 5 2014 17:30
A short history of the most spectacular American naval mutiny during the Vietnam war, where two sailors hijacked a ship full of napalm and sailed it to Cambodia.
Workers' struggles in East Asia (June 2014)
Submitted by Spartacus on Jul 6 2014 12:52
Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during June 2014 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.
Workers' struggles in East Asia (May 2014)
Submitted by Spartacus on Jun 14 2014 02:47
Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during May 2014 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.
Workers' struggles in East Asia (April 2014)
Submitted by Spartacus on May 17 2014 09:04
Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during April 2014 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.
Workers' struggles in East Asia (March 2014)
Submitted by Spartacus on Apr 5 2014 08:05
Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during March 2014 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.
Workers' struggles in East Asia (February 2014)
Submitted by Spartacus on Mar 8 2014 05:00
Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during February 2014 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.
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