Ten Victories for the Working Class in 2023
Looking for something positive to celebrate on New Year’s Eve? Here are ten inspiring victories of 2023.
If Capitalism Is ‘Natural,’ Why Was So Much Force Used to Build it?
Review of ‘The War Against the Commons: Dispossession and Resistance in the Making of Capitalism’ by Ian Angus: On how peasants fought to protect common land and resisted wage labor.
Argentina Is Not for Sale: Unions Respond to Privatization, Regional Solidarity Is Rising
Argentina’s largest trade union confederation (CGT) has warned that it will not accept any rollback of rights or delays in bargaining negotiations. The union also rejected Milei’s threats concerning the paralysis of public works and the privatization of the railways and Aerolíneas Argentinas.
Socialism’s Self-Criticism and Real Democracy
The question is: why have the otherwise different capitalist and socialist systems of the late 20th and early 21st centuries displayed quite similar formal democracies (apparatuses of voting) and equally similar absences of real democracy? Socialists have developed answers that entailed a significant socialist self-criticism.
Pronab Sen Explains Why Data on Which GDP Is Calculated Is a Major Concern
India’s former chief statistician says that the data on which India’s GDP is calculated is “a major concern”, and if not corrected soon, India’s GDP growth figures could become “unreliable”. He says that the Q1 GDP growth figure of 7.8% is an overestimation, and that 6.5% is more accurate.
Why the Indian Railways Is on the Brink
The horrific accident in Balasore and the stampeded at Surat station are examples of misplaced priorities in the railways under the Modi government. The railways have promoted high-speed trains at the cost of ignoring important issues like safety, punctuality, availability of seats and revenue generation.
The Cruelty of Delhi University’s Ad-Hoc Teacher System
Thousands of teachers work under the system with no job security. Now they fear that new changes will further damage their chances of securing permanent posts.
MSMEs in India: Nation’s Progress Depends on Them
Unorganized sector of which agriculture is an important part employs 94% of the work force but contributes 45% to the GDP. Thus, incomes here are very low compared to the organized sector where 6% of the workers work and produce 55% of the output.
Letter to the Children of Gaza
“We have failed you.”
How Indians are Endangering the Health of Their Domestic Workers: New Study
A new report by non-profit Jagori paints a grim picture of the way Indians treat their 50 million domestic workers. The report highlights the health impact of their hazardous workplaces, i.e. the Indian home. Many other countries in the region do far more than India does for domestic workers.