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IT, BT and Bangalore's Moral Economy

Police crackdowns on Bangalore's nightlife didn't bring solidarity between the upscale clubs and live show cabarets; in fact images of the woman as loose and mini-wearing in one and prostitutes in the other showed the deepening class divide. ...

Story - By: - 2011-01-28 17:47 - 3 comments

The Politics of Self-Absorption

Experience versus Solidarity in Movement Dynamics ...

Story - By: - 2011-01-28 17:47 - 6 comments

Fare Labor: A Review of Taxi!

Bearing the economic risks without reaping the benefits, taxi drivers in NYC are least protected by labor laws. Biju Mathew's book illustrates the organizing work and collective action happening among NYC's yellow cab drivers and their numerous ...

Story - By: - 2011-01-28 17:47 - 4 comments

Indentured in Singapore's Little India

Singapore's guest worker program brings in restaurant, domestic and construction workers from South Asia. Workers share stories of long hours, unsafe work conditions and abusive employers. Is this the future of the US if it adopts a similar program? ...

Story - By: - 2011-01-28 17:47 - 2 comments

Kotis and Sexual Politics in Eastern India

"The males who take up the "Koti" identity are situated in a zone between mainstream masculinity and the highly marginalized Hijra identity, operating from the border of classes, communities and genders." ...

Story - By: - 2011-01-28 17:47 - 9 comments

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