For years, the U.S. government has been critical of China and Iran for their state run control of the Internet. However now, the US Congress is contemplating a law that would give the U.S. government the power to censor India’s Internet.
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STOP THE U.S. FROM CENSORING INDIA’S INTERNET
Posted by Rita Banerji on December 1, 2011
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/stop-the-u-s-from-censoring-indias-internet/
My Six-Yard Green Scarf For Afghan Women
A feminist friend, who I told about the Afghan women’s Green Scarf movement, said, “I don’t support the veil!” And I suddenly realized that probably she’s not the only one with the wrong idea about what this is all about. To support this movement all one needs to do is: 1) Put on a green [...]
Posted by Rita Banerji on November 10, 2011
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/292/
When Potato Cartels Kill
March 24, 2010 A potato farmer, Maktabul Hussein, only 18 years old, committed suicide today in Jalpaiguri, in West Bengal. Why? Because the price of potatoes have dropped so much that he could not make up the money to pay back the Rs. 500,000/- loans he had taken to cultivate his land. Maktabul was getting [...]
Posted by Rita Banerji on March 26, 2010
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/when-potatoes-kill/
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