COP 29: The Greed of the Rich Versus the Need of the People in This Climate Crisis

COP 29, the UN Climate Change Conference, started on November 11 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and is slated to finish on the 22nd. It is taking place under the shadow of significant temperature rises this summer across the globe, and the clear warning of what it means for us. It is also taking place at a time in which the US has elected a president, Donald Trump, who, among other things, is also a climate change denier and unlikely to accept any global consensus in COP 29.Global warming, even for the countries in the freezing north, is no longer in the realm of scientific debates.

Stop Huge Fines on Farmers on the Pretext of Stopping Pollution: AIKS

THE All India Kisan Sabha, in a statement issued on November 8, has condemned the draconian notification of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) of November 6, 2024 that doubles fines on farmers on the pretext of curbing pollution due to stubble burning.

Hindutva And the Higher Judiciary

A LARGE number of critical appraisals and commentaries have been written on the occasion of the retirement of Chief Justice of India (CJI), D Y Chandrachud. This is but natural as Justice Chandrachud is considered to be one of the most consequential chief justices of the Supreme Court in recent years.

Will AI Take Over the World and All Our Jobs?

MANY of us have used AI tools like ChatGPT, DALL-E and Mid Journey and have been blown away by what those tools can do. Interacting with ChatGPT feels like talking to a real person who can answer almost any question we can think of, explain complex topics in simple words, summarise articles and even write poetry, Shakespeare-like prose, essays and homework assignments. DALL-E and Mid Journey are capable of producing spectacular images from text prompts making artists out of people with no artistic skills.

The Kazan Summit of BRICS

THE Kazan summit of the BRICS countries was a historic one for several reasons: first, it created a new category called “partner nations” as a step towards full membership, and accepted 13 such new “partner” countries, among whom were Cuba and Bolivia. Second, it came out against unilateral economic sanctions that the US-led imperialist powers have been imposing on countries that dare to assert their independence from imperialist hegemony. Third, it suggested a programme of reform for the International Monetary and Financial System.

October Revolution: A Lodestar for Intensifying Class Struggles in Today’s Conditions

Below we republish an article written by Sitaram Yechury on the occasion of the centenary of October Revolution. The article was published in the People’s Democracy dated November 5, 2017.NOVEMBER 7, 2017 will see the culmination of the year-long commemoration of the centenary of the great October Socialist revolution as decided by the CPI(M)’s 21st Congress.

Schedule of CPI(M) State Conferences

Schedule of CPI(M) State Conferences

No	Name of State	Tentative dates	Place
	Manipur	November 15, 2024

Samsung Struggle in the Era of Neoliberalism: A Class Perspective

THE 38-day-long strike by Samsung workers at the Sriperumbudur plant near Chennai is an important class struggle of this century in our country in general, and in Tamil Nadu in particular. The experiences and lessons of this heroic struggle will serve as a beacon for the contemporary working class and all trade unions.The CITU state committee organised a state-wide picketing and road blockade in solidarity with this struggle, with thousands of workers participating. CPI(M), CPI, VCK, and CPI(ML) jointly conducted a demonstration in Chennai.

Public Money for Corporate Profit

THE central government has come up with an employment-linked incentive (ELI) scheme with an outlay of Rs 2 lakh crore for 5 years in the 2024-25 Union Budget. The scheme is said to be framed to create jobs and to enable skilling the youth for employment. It consists of Rs 1.07-lakh crore Plan A, Plan B & Plan C funding to enable 3.1 crore employment generation, Rs 63,000 crore for internship programme for skilling 1 crore youth in 5 years, and Rs 30,000 crore for upgradation of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).

Stop Infringement of Rights of MPs

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on November 2

THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) condemns the central government’s decision denying political clearance to Dr V Sivadasan, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) to attend the Parliamentarian’s Forum against Fascism, being held in Caracas, Venezuela. This is an attempt to stifle any voice that does not conform with the ruling party’s views.

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