India’s dirty laundry: The murder tearing Indian society apart: The murder of a teenage girl in Delhi, unjustly blamed on a domestic servant, has heightened hatred and suspicion at the heart of Asia’s most class-riven society. [Independent]
Tide turns against California’s surfboard makers: For California’s world-famous surfboard manufacturers, time looks to be finally running out on the endless summer that started in the Sixties and saw them bring their sport, together with its laid-back beach culture, to a global audience. Artisan firms, which until recently still dominated the multimillion-dollar industry, are facing a crippling financial crisis. [Independent]
Bolivia’s racial onslaught: Bolivian socialist politician César Navarro – ambushed by a mob in his country’s constitutional capital – explains how the right is using racist rhetoric to build an atmosphere of violence. [New Statesman]
‘After all the money you got. Ungrateful bastards’: From the minute it became clear that the Irish people had said ‘No’ to the Lisbon Treaty, Irish politicians and commentators lined up to spew bile at the electorate. [Spiked]
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