Brutal face of India’s boom
This is an introduction to an Indian edition of the book Marxism in Today’s World Peter Taaffe, General Secretary, Socialist Party The publication of an Indian edition of Marxism in Today’s World is timely. All the questions which are posed in the course…
Violence erupts in Karachi as political polarisation increases
Fifty killed and more than 150 injured Karachi, Pakistan’s biggest city saw its worst political violence in decades on 12 May. Over 50 people were killed and more than 150 injured in clashes and gunfights between the pro-government Muttahidda Qaumi…
Garment factories – a hell on earth
One day in February this year, Ammu, a 25-year-old textile worker, was found hanged in the most suspicious circumstances. Her death was declared to be a suicide. This garment worker, at the ‘Triangle Apparels’ factory, Bangalore, was the mother of two…
Maoist ministers sworn in
New government, but is it a “new Nepal”? In a twist of history, the Minister of Information and Communication in Nepal’s new government is the former spokesman of the Maoist People’s Army, Krishna Bahadur Mahara. Along with four other…
Peasants massacred in West Bengal
Killings are ultimately the responsibility of the ‘Communist’ led state government. The Communist Party (Marxist) has had majority support in West Bengal and has run the state for 30 years. Much of its support has come from the landless peasantry who…
