Trump Triumphant

BELYING predictions of pollsters that the US Presidential race is ending in a dead heat, Donald Trump has won a decisive victory, getting 312 of the 538 Electoral College votes and outstripping Kamala Harris in the popular vote by polling 51 per cent. Despite the liberal media’s favourable projection of the Kamala Harris campaign, it was clear to independent observers that Trump was gaining ground, particularly in the last one month, and his inflammatory rhetoric on immigration and rising crime and populist rants against the “elites” were evoking a g

Worrying Trends in Employment Scenario

THE recent Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Annual Report 2023-24 suggests signs of improvement in labour force participation rate and worker population ratio compared to past years but at the same time underlines some structural problems in employment in recent period.

Some Aspects of What Makes the RG Kar Struggle Unique

IN the collective experience of the fight for justice for victims of rape, the movement in Bengal on the RG Kar case is unique in several ways. The last time India witnessed a widespread public response against an atrocity which transcended the boundaries of political or organisational mobilisation was in the Nirbhaya case in 2012. More recently, the female wrestlers struggle in Delhi against serial institutional sexual harassment was an example of a struggle that gained support across India. The Bengal struggle is different.

Resisting Injustice: The Struggle of Samsung Workers

WORKERS at Samsung India Electronics’ Sriperumbudur plant, near Chennai, staged a strike that lasted 38 days, beginning on September 9, 2024. This movement resonated not only with workers across India but also inspired labor movements internationally. South Korea based Samsung Electronics, established its Indian subsidiary, Samsung India Electronics Private Limited, in December 1995, starting operations in Noida, near New Delhi, primarily focused on smartphone production.

J&K: Political Hypocrisy of Jamat-e-Islami, and Electoral Process in Kulgam Constituency

THE assembly segment of Kulgam has consistently been represented by CPI (M) since 1996. And it is also a known hot-bed of religious fanatic organisation like Jamat-e-Islami. JeI has been banned by the government since 2019, and JeI is the bedrock of militancy in Kashmir. Some of the members of this banned organisation decided to contest the assembly elections of 2024, and contested over five constituencies. JeI, however, focussed on Kulgam only. A question emerges: why JeI has made compromises with its ideology, and constitution? Why it took a sharp u-turn over its politics?

The Dangerous US Military Build-Up in the Pacific

IN September 2024, the US secretary of the air force, Frank Kendall told a meeting about China and the Indo-Pacific that ‘China is not a future threat. China is a threat today’. The evidence for this, Kendall said, is that China is building up its operational capacities to prevent the United States from projecting its power into the western Pacific Ocean region.

Maharashtra: Mahayuti Faces a Tough Battle

Farmers’ distress, unemployment and the taint of corruption are dragging it down.FOR the first time, Maharashtra will witness a battle for the assembly between two weighty alliances with equally widespread and diverse bases.

Telangana: One Nation, One Election Policy Is a Threat to National Unity

IN response to a call from the CPI(M) Central Committee, the Hyderabad City Committee organised a seminar on the ‘One Nation, One Election’ policy at Sundarayya Vignana Kendram in Hyderabad on October 22. The seminar was addressed by BV Raghavulu, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member, who warned that this policy could pose a threat to national unity.

Karnataka: Historic Marakumbi Verdict: A Significant Step Forward in Dalit Rights and Justice

THE district sessions judge of Koppal, Karnataka, delivered a landmark judgment on October 24, 2024, convicting 101 people and sentencing 98 to life imprisonment for their involvement in atrocities against dalits in Marakumbi village on August 28, 2014.

Economics and Ideology

WHAT is referred to as “mainstream economics” is a deeply ideological subject, whose objective is not to uncover the truth but to camouflage it. Karl Marx had been profoundly aware of the ideological character that economics can have, and had distinguished between classical political economy and vulgar economy.

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