Tariff Negotiations and the Farmers

ELEMENTARY textbooks in economics invariably begin with a completely mythical concept: the concept of “perfect competition”, which is different from the concept of “free competition” that the classical economists and Marx had used. “Free competition” was characterised by the equality of wages (for equal skills) and of profit-rates across sectors; all it required for its realisation was free mobility of labour and of capital across sectors which was by no means a far-fetched assumption in the pre-monopoly era.

Fascism: Last Refuge of Finance Capital

"Fascism is a most ferocious attack by capital on the mass of the working people;"Fascism is unbridled chauvinism and predatory war;"Fascism is rabid reaction and counter-revolution;"Fascism is the most vicious enemy of the working class and of all working people."(Dimitrov in his address to the 7th Congress of the Communist International) Below we reproduce an article published in the People's Democracy on the occasion of the 50 years of the Victory

The Terrible, Senseless War in Sudan

TWO years ago, the fragile but hopeful peace in Sudan was broken when the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) both arms of the Sudanese state – went to war against each other. The second-year anniversary of the war was commemorated on April 11, 2025 with a ghastly attack by the RSF on the Zamzam refugee camp in the province of northern Darfur. ‘The bombs were falling on the hospital’, said Hawa, a mother of three who was inside that hospital. ‘Those of us who survived left with only our children on our backs’.

Curb Divisive Moves

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 25, 2025AT a time when the whole country has unitedly come out against the dastardly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, there are reports of threats and harassment of students and traders belonging to Jammu and Kashmir in different states, including Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra etc. In Dehradun, due to the threats and an ultimatum issued by a communal outfit, many Kashmiri students have left for their homes. There is also a vicious campaign in the social media targeting the Kashmiris and the min

80th Anniversary of the Victory over Fascism

Celebrating the 80th anniversary of the historic victory over fascism, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) organised an International Anti-Fascist Forum, from April 21-25, in Moscow. This author participated in the programme as a representative of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).THIS May 9th the entire world will be observing the 80th anniversary of the victory over fascism. It is on this day in 1945, the Soviet Union’s Red Army hoisted the Red Flag over the Reichstag in Berlin, after comprehensively defeating Hitler’s fascist hordes.

US Imperialism and the Project of New Cold War

WHETHER it is neoliberalism or neoconservatism, as seen with the rise of Trump, it fundamentally serves to protect the hegemony of the rentier class while increasing the burden on working people. Since the 1970s, governments, academia, and the media have promoted ideals like free markets, trade, a level playing field, and multilateral trade norms where countries are seen as equal trading partners – at least in principle. The concept of a "flat world" and the "global village" symbolised interdependence between countries based on mutual gains.

CITU-May Day Manifesto 2025

ON this May Day 2025,CITU extends revolutionary greetings to the working people of the world who are bitterly fighting to defend the hard-earned rights and combating the aggressive onslaught of the neoliberal capitalist order engulfed in systemic crisis.

Kerala: New State Headquarters of CPI(M) in Thiruvananthapuram

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Kerala inaugurated its new state headquarters, the AKG Centre, in Thiruvananthapuram. The new AKG Centre was inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister and CPI(M) Polit Bureau member, Pinarayi Vijayan.Veteran leader S Ramachandran Pillai hoisted the Party flag, in the presence of CPI(M) General Secretary M A Baby, Polit Bureau member A Vijayaraghavan, and CPI(M) Kerala State Secretary M V Govindan Master. Party workers and leaders gathered to celebrate the occasion and mark this important development in the CPI(M)'s organisational journey in Kerala.

Encounters with Two Women Revolutionaries in Cuba

THE other remarkable woman I met was the landlady of my comrades from Karnataka who were in Cuba with me. They had no idea of her history and thought that she was just a very nice, thoughtful old lady who was very hospitable and generous. One morning, one of them saw her taking something out of a box and looking at it. When she saw that he was looking at her, she quickly put it away. He asked her what it was and she wouldn’t answer, just brushing away his question but when he insisted she told him that it was a medal that had been given to her by Fidel.When I heard about this, I was ver

Modi Govt’s Attack on Statutory Boards Undermines Rights of Contract Workers

THE Modi government has consistently attempted to undermine and cripple tripartite bodies established under various labour laws. Specifically, it has not convened the Indian Labour Conference (ILC) for the past 11 years, and it has either avoided holding consultative meetings or, when meetings are held, excluded certain central trade unions.

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