{"id":12955,"date":"2014-05-19T07:50:24","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T11:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=12955"},"modified":"2014-05-19T07:50:24","modified_gmt":"2014-05-19T11:50:24","slug":"people-power-vs-money-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2014\/05\/people-power-vs-money-power.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;People Power vs. Money Power&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ichS9bi9g_Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<font size=2>Written by Heathcote Williams, narration and montage by Alan Cox, with photos by Adrian Arbib.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=5><a href=\"http:\/\/internationaltimes.it\/professor-nanjundas-direct-actions\/\">Professor Nanjunda\u2019s Direct Actions<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhat India needs today is the Gandhian formula for progress,<br \/>\nnot the presence of the West which is interested in stealing our wealth.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This was Professor Nanjundaswamy\u2019s war cry<br \/>\nAs he fended off corporate kleptocrats<br \/>\nAnd made war on genetically modified crops<br \/>\nAnd trashed Colonel Sanders\u2019s outlets.<\/p>\n<p>He knew they threatened to \u201caffect India\u2019s food security\u201d<br \/>\nAnd in Bangalore swore, \u201cthey do India no good\u201d<br \/>\nPledging direct action to a farmers\u2019 rally of 50,000 he said,<br \/>\n\u201cJunk-food joints serve chemically poisoned food.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He charged multinationals with \u201cWestern biopiracy\u201d<br \/>\nThanks to their patenting indigenous plants \u2013<br \/>\n \u201cThey legalize theft and steal ancestral knowledge\u201d<br \/>\nThen he added to loud cheers, \u201cYou can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Margosa Tree, known as Neem in Hindi,<br \/>\nHas been subjected to eighty-five patents:<br \/>\nA priceless nitrogen fixative with anti-viral properties<br \/>\nIs misused to grow money in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p><em>To continue reading the complete text, please go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theecologist.org\/News\/news_analysis\/2396359\/cremate_monsanto.html\">The Ecologist<\/a> and\/or the <a href=\"http:\/\/internationaltimes.it\/professor-nanjundas-direct-actions\/\">International Times<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Heathcote Williams, narration and montage by Alan Cox, with photos by Adrian Arbib. 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