Whatever Happened to Liz Truss?

THE most intriguing question with regard to Liz Truss’ resignation as the prime minister of Britain after a mere 44 days in office is this: what is it about her economic programme that the “market” (read “finance capital”) found unpalatable? At its core after all was tax-cuts for the rich, which the “market” should have lapped up.

Tripura: SFI State Conference Held With Great Enthusiasm

THE 20th state conference of Students’ Federation of India (SFI) in Tripura was held on October 17-18, 2022 at Agartala. The open session, held on October 17 in the auditorium of Town Hall, was attended by a house full of participants. Apart from the delegates coming from different parts of the state, there were representatives from youth, teachers and other mass organisations.The conference started with hoisting of SFI flag and paying floral tributes to the martyrs. The open session was addressed by former students’ leader and ex-minister Ratan Bhowmik, who is presently an MLA.

Tripura: Hawking Sushashan to Mask Dushashan

BARELY three months before the Tripura general elections scheduled for February 2023, the state government here is busy promoting the idea of sushashan (good governance) to every doorstep. The streets of Tripura are covered with lakhs of banners, hoardings and cut-outs with images of the chief minister and cabinet ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.This hyped publicity bombarding the public with the images of the ministers and costing the government exchequer crores of rupees is only an attempt to hide the government’s utter failure in all sectors. The ‘sushashan’

Scheme Workers Convention

AT the All India Convention of Scheme Workers on ‘Right to Food, Health, Education and Labour Rights’ held on October 19, at BT Ranadive Bhawan in New Delhi, the Anganwadi, ASHA and Mid-day Meal Workers charted their next phase of independent and joint struggles.

The Twentieth Congress of CPC

THE 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) that was held from October 16-22, concluded successfully on October 22. Given the important position of China in the world economy, the Congress was eagerly watched. In 2021, China's gross domestic product reached 17.7 trillion US dollars, accounting for 18.5 per cent of the world's total. From 2013 to 2021, it grew at an average annual rate of 6.6 per cent, beating the global average of 2.6 per cent.

Tripura: Mammoth Rally in Agartala Challenges the Despotic BJP rule

THE massive rally held at Vivekananda Maidan (Astabol Ground) in Agartala town on October 21, at the call of the CPI(M), threw a challenge to the authoritarian BJP rule in the state.The rally was presided over by Aghore Debbarma, Central Committee member of the Party and it was addressed by CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, Polit Bureau member Manik Sarkar and CPI(M) state secretary and Central Committee member Jitendra Chaudhury. BJP’S PLOT TO FOIL THE RALLYBJP used its government machinery both in the state and at the centre, leaving no stone untu

Maha: CPI(M)’s Impressive Victories in Gram Panchayat Elections

THE CPI(M) captured 93 posts of the sarpanch (gram panchayat president) by direct election in the recently concluded round of gram panchayat (village panchayat) elections in the state. The Party has done quite well, especially in its traditional adivasi strongholds of Nashik and Thane-Palghar districts. This round of gram panchayat elections was not state wide, since only 1,165 gram panchayats in the state went to the polls.

Kerala: What is Seditious About This?

The Kerala governor, Arif Mohammad Khan, has asked Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to remove Finance Minister K N Balagopal, on the grounds that he made a speech that was “seditious”. We publish excerpts of the speech as reported in The Hindu (dated October 27). It shows the absurdity of the governor’s charge. Below we publish excerpts of the speech of K N Balagopal at a students’ meeting in University of Kerala, on October 19, 2022.“KERALA has benefited a lot by the democratisation of education. My experience as a student is mostly from Kerala University.

Jharkhand: CPI(M) Organises Huge Rally in Tamar

A HUGE public meeting was organised by the CPI(M) Jharkhand committee at Tamar on October 13. It was attended by thousands of people which had a large presence of women.A big motorcycle rally was taken out from Bundu Tall Plaza to Tamar Bazaar where the statue of Birsa Munda was garlanded by CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat.

Resurgence of Trade Unions in the US

THE United States never fails to project itself as the champion of human rights. But, recent media reports have exposed its ugly track record of suppressing basic trade union rights. The big corporations of the United States don’t take kindly to trade unions. Trade union busting activities are reported to be a routine affair of these corporations. As a part of this, every employee has to attend anti-union meetings.

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