Services and Capital Accumulation

COMMODIFICATION of services is one of the major avenues of expanding the realm of capital in the neoliberal age. Commodity for Marx has no reference to corporeal reality. Something which is produced for sale whether it is goods or services does not make a conceptual difference in Marx’s notion of commodity. For Marx, commodity is a social relationship independent of its physical nature. The expansion of services in the count of GDP is partly because of commodification of services which were earlier supplied from a community or collectively owned pool.

AIKS Condemns Premeditated Murder of Cattle Transport Workers in Chhattisgarh

AIKS Accuses State Police of Chhattisgarh of Communal BiasDemands Judicial Enquiry and Immediate Arrest of the Culprits and Prosecution, Compensation of Rs 50 Lakh each to the Families of the Deceased and Rs 20 Lakh to the InjuredDemands that Parliament Enact a Law to Prevent Mob Lynching and Hate Crimes and Establish Fast Track Court for Speedy Trial and ConvictionTHE All India Kisan Sabha, in a statement issued on June10, has strongly protested the brutal murder of two cattle transport workers and the severe injury to another worker between 2 and 3 am on June 7, 2024 on t

The KKE Emerged Stronger from the Elections Where the Heart of the People & Their Struggles Beats

Below we publish the reports and statements of various Communist and Workers parties on their performance in the recently concluded European Parliament elections

Mass Protest in Jaipur Condemns Israeli Atrocities in Palestine

ON June 03, a big protest was organised at Khasa Kothi Crossroad in Jaipur by various Left, secular, and democratic parties, organisations, and individuals. The protest was in response to the brutal massacres being carried out by Israeli security forces in Palestine.The demonstrators strongly condemned the ongoing inhumane repression and massacres perpetrated by Israeli security forces on Palestinian civilians, particularly women and children, in Gaza and Rafah over the past 7-8 months.

Karnataka: Prosecute Prajwal Revanna for the Crimes against Women and Beyond

A SHOCKING case of crimes against women in Hassan, Karnataka, widely known as the ‘Prajwal Revanna pen-drive case,’ involves numerous horrifying crimes, each more shocking than the other. These include the sexual harassment and rape of hundreds of women who approached Prajwal Revanna, in his capacity as MP of Hassan, for redressal of their grievances over a long period. None of these cases were registered, nor were FIRs filed, due to the influence of former prime minister, Deve Gowda’s family.

What is To Be Done about Unemployment?

A DISTINCTION is drawn in economics between demand-constrained systems and resource-constrained systems (which for simplicity and symmetry we shall call supply-constrained systems). In the former, an increase in output can occur if there is a rise in aggregate demand without causing any scarcity-induced inflation; in the latter, output is constrained either by capacity being fully used up, or by the scarcity of some critical input or of foodgrains or of the labour force, so that a rise in aggregate demand, instead of raising output, simply causes scarcity-induced inflation.

WB: Trinamool Unleashes Post-Poll Mayhem

WITH Trinamool's decisive win in 29 seats out of 42 in West Bengal's 18th Lok Sabha elections, the BJP-backed media's projected ‘air of triumph,’ fuelled by fake exit polls has completely vanished. The BJP secured 12 seats, a significant drop from 18 last time. The Left-Congress which had jointly fought the elections, suffered a setback, with Congress securing only one seat in Malda Dakshin.

AIRTWF Demands Immediate Reduction in Fuel Prices, Criticises Toll Hike

THE All India Road Transport Workers’ Federation (AIRTWF) has issued a press statement on June 3, demanding the Government of India to immediately reduce the prices of petrol, diesel, and gas. The AIRTWF pointed out that the government has lowered the prices of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) while neglecting the financial burdens faced by the common man, highlighting the government's bias towards the affluent.In a recent move, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) increased toll charges by 5 per cent starting June 3, 2024.

Migrating Workers Provide Wealth for the World

A FEW weeks ago, the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) released its World Migration Report 2024. Most of these reports are anodyne, pointing to a secular rise in migration during the period of neoliberalism. As states in the poorer parts of the world found themselves under assault from the Washington Consensus (cuts, privatisation, austerity), and as employment became more and more precarious, larger and larger numbers of people took to the road to find a way to sustain their families.

Post Elections: Imposing Burdens on People

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on June 3, 2024THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) condemns the hikes in the prices of all variants of milk by Rs 2 per litre by Mother Dairy and Amul.It is clear that the government was waiting until the elections were over to impose further burden on people.Earlier, immediately after polling was completed, the road toll tax was hiked by 5 per cent across the board.

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