Un an après la claque pour la réforme de l’imposition des entreprises III (RIE III) dans les urnes, le gouvernement fédéral lance un “nouveau” projet de réformes, cette fois nommé d’abord PF 17 puis RFFA (pour Loi relative à la réforme fiscale et au financement de l’AVS). La gauche doit, une fois de plus, partir à l’attaque de cette réforme. Mais comment ?
Le 2 juin, une réunion des délégués de la JSS aura lieu à Neuchâtel. Le principal point de discussion sera un papier de position sur la sécurité sociale. Vous pouvez le trouver ici.
Les partisans du courant marxiste ont soumis les amendements suivants pour l’Assemblée des délégués de la JS. Nous les défendrons pendant l’assemblée.
As the lockdown lifts, fears are mounting of a second wave. Despite the government’s announcement of economic stimulus, the working class faces a tsunami of austerity and attacks. The labour movement must fight back.
Police brutality and intimidation, particularly against Muslims and lower castes, has been rampant in India for decades. Under prime minister Modi’s COVID-19 lockdown, it is getting even worse. Several cases have been making headlines in recent months. In the context of the global movement against racism and police brutality, ignited after the murder of black American George Floyd, Marxists vigorously raise the demand to end police brutality but explain that it is impossible without a fight against the capitalist system itself.
The COVID-19 crisis is hitting India hard. Despite only spending 1.2 percent of GDP on healthcare, Modi is assuring his fellow countrymen that they do not need to worry; that India is equipped with the required infrastructure to cope with the pandemic. This is a blatant lie. The Indian healthcare system was devastated even before COVID-19, and it is certainly no better under the current crisis. With the coronavirus hitting all major towns and villages, the rottenness of the Indian healthcare system is laid bare. Here, we will analyse the situation facing the health system in India, the state’s inability to address the pandemic, the role of the private sector, the limits of Indian 'democracy' and the revolutionary road forward.
