Biden’s Rescue Package

EVEN before taking office, Jo Biden, the new American president, has announced a rescue package of $1.9 trillion, of which as much as $1 trillion will be in the form simply of transfers to the working people. Since the estimated US GDP was $20.8 trillion in 2020, the size of Biden’s rescue package comes to almost 10 per cent of current US GDP. This is on top of the rescue package, again amounting to 10 per cent of GDP, that Trump had announced some time ago in the context of the pandemic.

AIDWA Deplores Acquittal of POCSO Accused

THE All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), in a statement issued on January 27, has denounced the judgement of the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court which has acquitted an accused of the charge of sexual assault of a 12-year old girl under Section 7 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) by saying that since there was no skin-to-skin contact with sexual intent, no case was made out.

Centenary of the Communist Party of Italy

THE Communist Party of Italy was founded on January 21, 1921. The October Socialist Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent formation of the Communist International in 1919 under the leadership of V I Lenin inspired and creates the atmosphere for setting up of communist parties in different parts of the world. The Communist parties of China, South Africa, Spain, Portugal etc were all set up in the year 1921.The centenary of the CP of Italy coincides with the 130th anniversary of Antonio Gramsci, one of the most celebrated ideologues of the Communist movement after V I Lenin.

HP: Local Body Elections 2021, CPI(M) Wins More Seats than Last Time

ELECTIONS for urban and rural local bodies in Himachal Pradesh were held in the month of January 2021 (poll dates were 17th, 19th and January 21, 2021). Except for the tribal areas of Lahaul & Spiti and Chamba districts elections were held in all the remaining parts of the state.

A Remarkable Display of People’s Power

THE kisan tractor march on Republic Day in Delhi was a remarkable and unique mass action.

MAHARASHTRA: Massive Mass Actions Strengthen Farmers Struggle

FROM January 23-26, massive mass actions took place in Maharashtra to further strengthen the nationwide farmers struggle for the repeal of the three hated farm laws and for a law to guarantee MSP and procurement.From December 21-25, 2020, over 1,000 peasants from several districts, led by the AIKS Maharashtra unit, had led a five-day vehicle march from Nashik to Delhi, which stayed at the Shahjahanpur border for a week.With the intensification of the nationwide struggle, there arose a need to greatly broaden and strengthen the struggle in Maharashtra, so as to involve all political and soci

Anganwadi Workers Hold Protests

On January 22, thousands of anganwadi workers and helpers observed protest day throughout the country against the callous attitude of the government of India towards the increasing malnutrition in the country and the issues of anganwadi workers and helpers. Efforts are made by the NDA I and II governments to weaken the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme by continuous budget cuts and privatisation.The recently released National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) data shows alarming indications of an increase in malnutrition in children for the period 2014-19.

Vaccine Nationalism

THE world seems to have turned topsy-turvy when the undisputed voices of global capital start talking about the virtues of “cooperation” among nations and “universal vaccination” in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. The International Monetary Fund, in its latest report, talks about “strong multilateral cooperation” and “universal distribution of vaccines...at affordable prices for all” for the global economy to recover.

Israel – An Apartheid Regime

ON January 12, 2021, for the first time an Israeli organisation had called Israeli State for what it is – an apartheid regime.

Repeal Farm Laws

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on January 27THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) hails the mammoth tractor parade organised by farmers’ unions on the Republic Day. Over a lakh of tractors participated with many lakhs of farmers peacefully moving on the agreed routes for the parade.In all states in the country, similar parades and other actions of solidarity took place in a big manner. This struggle emphatically reiterated that these farm laws must be repealed and the MSP must be legislated as the legal right of all farmers in the country.The Pol

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