The Chimera of A Reformed Capitalism

PROGRESSIVE Liberals, and Social Democrats in general, have this common belief that capitalism can be “reformed” to become more humane and acceptable to society, and that this can be done by the use of state power which can be acquired through elections in a political democracy; this state of reformed capitalism can be institutionalized for ever, which makes any struggle for socialism unnecessary.

NFHS-6: Controlling Data to Control the Narrative

WHEN the Union Ministry of Health released the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-6 fact sheets only in May 2026, based on data collected during 2023-24, the godi media headlines celebrated gains in child nutrition and maternal care. But public health experts soon asked: where had the data gone? Compared to NFHS-5 (2019-21), which had 131 key indicators, the latest fact sheet contains only 101.

Bulldozers at Midnight: Jadavpur Eviction and Resolute Resistance

IN the first week of June 2026, Jadavpur railway station, in the immediate vicinity of Jadavpur University, ceased to be merely a busy transport hub in south Kolkata. It mutated into ground zero for a tense confrontation over human livelihood, state coercion, and the right to the city. What the state apparatus justified as a routine “anti-encroachment” drive rapidly triggered a massive, cross-class resistance movement.

Prepare for Struggles against BJP Govt Policies: Raghavulu

CPI(M) Polit Bureau member B V Raghavulu called upon the people and Left parties to prepare for struggles and mass movements against what he described as the dangerous political developments taking place in the country under the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was speaking at a meeting on “current political developments’ in Vijayawada on May 30.

The Price of War: How the US Assault on Iran Continues to Burden the Global South

THE United States’ war against Iran has harmed the Iranian people, of course, but it has perhaps struck the people of the Global South equally starkly. From Dakar to Dhaka, from Suva to Maputo, the most immediate consequence is not military but economic. The burden of this war is not carried primarily by Washington or by the financial centres of the North Atlantic.

Too Hot for Whom?

THE air over India’s construction sites, paddy fields, and asphalt highways does not just feel hot anymore, it feels hostile. As temperatures routinely breach the 45 to 48-degree Celsius mark across the subcontinent, the language used by the state and corporate media to describe this crisis remains safely analytical, warning that heat stress could put up to 4.5% of India’s GDP at risk by 2030, equivalent to an abstract 150 to 250 billion dollars. But GDP does not sweat, and capital does not suffer from heatstroke.

Our approach to current post-poll situation and INDIA bloc

IN the recently concluded Central Committee meeting, the Party identified some of the major trends in terms of national developments as follows: “Assembly election results further consolidated the hold of the RSS-BJP over the political system; victory of BJP in Bengal is a major blow to the Left, progressive and secular forces; and state institutions like the ECI are openly carrying forward the RSS agenda, undermining the sanctity of the electoral process.” We further stated that the results in West Bengal and Assam “show the ascendancy of right-wing commu

Odisha: CPI(M) Calls for Broader People’s Movements Against Anti-People Policies of BJP Govt

The three-day meeting of the CPI(M) Odisha State Committee and a state-level cadre convention, held in Bhubaneswar from June 6 to 8, discussed the prevailing international, national and state situation and adopted an extensive programme of political and mass mobilisation against corporate exploitation, communal polarisation and the anti-people policies of the BJP governments at the Centre and in Odisha.

Of Cockroaches, Ostriches, And Missing Accountability

THERE is disquiet. There is expectation, if not desperation, to move ahead. Coming in the backdrop of assembly elections outcome, this present conjuncture appears to be unreal. The BJP-RSS is busy authoring a narrative that the BJP as a political force is invincible and, more importantly, irreplaceable. Where does it leave Indian democracy?

Demography Committee and the Larger Hindutva Project

THE Union government has announced the setting up of a High-Level Committee (HLC) ostensibly to examine “unnatural” demographic changes arising from illegal immigration, abnormal settlement patterns, etc.

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