Moncada: The Dawn of the Cuban Revolution

On the 70th anniversary of the attack on Moncada, Cuban intellectual José Ernesto Novaez Guerrero reflects on its historical significance.

Food Inflation: Is It Only About Weather?

ONCE again, working people feel the heat of rise in vegetable, rice and pulses price and an increase in CPI general index in June 2023. The inflation rate is a general increase in prices, moderated since November 2022 after long episodes of high inflation. As we know that core inflation which excludes commodities such as food, fuel and light, that generally show high fluctuations in prices, remained stable after falling sharply in April-May 2023.

The Oppenheimer Paradox: The Power of Science and the Weakness of Scientists

THE new blockbuster film on Oppenheimer has brought back the memories of the first nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It has raised complex questions on the nature of the society that permitted such bombs to be developed and used and the stockpiling of nuclear arsenals that can destroy the world many times over. Did the infamous McCarthy era and hunting for reds everywhere have any relationship with the pathology of a society that suppressed its guilt over the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, substituting it instead with a belief in its exceptionalism?

Indian State from a Public Sector Perspective

DUE to the Indian bourgeoisie's incapacity and reluctance to invest in capital-intensive industries, the newly independent Indian state was compelled to assume a productive role, which led to the establishment of the public sector. During its welfare stage until 1991, it acted as the producer and provider of various essential goods, social services, and infrastructure.

Maha: AARM Holds Convention in Nagpur

THE RSS and Sangh Parivar cannot provide justice to the adivasis , CPI(M) Polit Bureau member, Brinda Karat, said addressing a large adivasi gathering in Butibori, in Nagpur. She criticised the changes brought in by the Modi government in the Forest Rights Act, and said it is an attack on adivasis. The Forest Rights Act was a relief provided for the historic injustices faced by adivasis, she said and emphasized that it secures their culture and collectiveness.Brinda Karat also criticised the Uniform Civil Code, which the Law Commission itself deemed unnecessary.

Protest against Manipur Incident

Various women's organisations alongwith AIDWA held a protest at Manipur Bhawan in New Delhi on July 20, condemning the horrific incident in Manipur where two women were paraded naked and sexually assaulted. The protest demanded immediate action against the accused people.

When Can There Be a Fall in the Rate of Profit?

SEVERAL major economists have put forward theories predicting a falling tendency of the rate of profit under capitalism; Marx had seen in this fact an awareness on their part of the essential transitoriness of the capitalist system. But while some of these theories have logical validity, others do not. Among the latter is Adam Smith’s theory.Adam Smith had attributed the falling tendency of the rate of profit to the fact of “excessive” capital accumulation.

World Hunger and the War in Ukraine

ON Monday, June 17, Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, announced, “The Black Sea agreements are no longer in effect.” This was a blunt statement to suspend the Black Sea Grain Initiative that emerged out of intense negotiations in the hours after Russian forces entered Ukraine in February 2022.

Resisting Divisiveness: National Seminar against the Uniform Civil Code

THE national seminar organised by CPI(M) in Kozhikode, opposing the imposition of the Uniform Civil Code marked the first step towards consolidating the secular forces for a collective struggle against the proposed Uniform Civil Code, which the Modi government is introducing to jeopardise the unity and communal harmony of India.

Tripura: Budget Session Exposes BJP

THE opening day of the first budget session of the second BJP-IPFT alliance government witnessed a disorderly scene immediately after the session began. CPI(M), Congress, and Tipra Motha MLAs jointly demanded punitive measures against Jadav Lal Nath, the BJP MLA from the 55-Bagpassa constituency, who, in the last assembly session, was caught using pornographic items on his mobile phone while the proceedings of the house were in progress. This scene was captured by some of the house staff and uploaded on social media, where the post instantly went viral.

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