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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Dec 7
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    Is there a good long-read explainer on the farmer protests in India? I’m not really grokking what’s going on or why based on the news coverage.

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      2. Vishal Ganesan‏ @vjgtweets Dec 7
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        No long reads but I’d recommend listening to @sialmirzagoraya and @amaanbali’s podcast, which includes on the ground info. Would also recommend reading Ashok Gulati’s work in the Indian Express.

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      3. Vishal Ganesan‏ @vjgtweets Dec 7
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        Gulati is an agriculture economist who has been pushing for these reforms for years, so needless to say he's in favor of them, but he also acknowledges the legitimate concerns with implementation.https://indianexpress.com/profile/author/ashok-gulati/ …

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      2. christina d'ache‏ @scrivenix Dec 7
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        christina d'ache Retweeted Jason Hickel

        Democracy Now coverage here:https://twitter.com/jasonhickel/status/1334892041646563329?s=20 …

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        Jason HickelVerified account @jasonhickel
        The Modi government in India has been taking advantage of the covid crisis to ram through wild neoliberal policies. Farmers and workers are resisting with the biggest strike in world history. Here's a good update on the latest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUNhEKZ_Vg0&feature=share …
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      3. christina d'ache‏ @scrivenix Dec 7
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        oh and a transcript version is here:https://www.democracynow.org/2020/12/3/india_protests_modi_neoliberal_reforms …

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      1. structurally not redeemable‏ @taxila14 Dec 7
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        https://www.thehindu.com/data/data-farmers-new-agriculture-laws-and-government-procurement/article33201332.ece …

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      1. Abhi  🇺🇸  🇨🇦 | abhi@localinsights.ca |‏ @akantamn Dec 7
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        This @ForeignPolicy piece by @pzfahad is the best I've seen, but YMMV.https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/11/28/india-farmer-modi-agriculture-law-protest/ …

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      1. K‏ @_vonarchimboldi Dec 7
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        You can find a good summary of what’s in the three acts and why the protestors have a lot of cause for concern here https://www.theindiaforum.in/article/three-farm-bills … on the broader political economy there are these 4 key aspectshttps://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/four-key-aspects-of-the-farmers-protest/story-UKuhPOVY7N3nAs1OZXBU0L.html …

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      1. Deepa Arora‏ @amar_deepa Dec 7
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        same boat, I'm looking for a way to compare the proposed bills against systems used in other countries / regions if anyone has this type of breakdown to share.

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      1. Varun Adibhatla‏ @vr00n Dec 7
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        Picked up this book while researching my ancestors' associations w/Marxist-Leninist movements in Srikakulam Mr Myrdal is the son of nobel laureates and a notorious swedish communist India Waits (1980) ruminates a Marxian-inspired peoples' movement, emanating from rural Indiapic.twitter.com/iliBNIGeih

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