2010 Congress of the IMT – a great step forward

Written by In Defence of Marxism Wednesday, 01 September 2010

2010 Congress of the IMT – a great step forwardThe 2010 World Congress of the International Marxist Tendency, which took place in Marina di Massa a seaside town in Tuscany, Italy, from 1 to 8 of August, represented a great step forward for the International.

 

[HOV] International Days of Action in Solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution

Written by Hands Off Venezuela Wednesday, 01 September 2010

The Hands off Venezuela campaign and the Bolivarian Congress of the Peoples are calling for International Days of Action in Solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution on September 17 and 18. STATEMENT - ADD YOUR SIGNATURE - LIST OF SIGNATURES - EVENTS ORGANISED

 

In memory of Vladimir Morozov – A model Bolshevik

Written by Alan Woods Friday, 27 August 2010

Vladimir Morozov on May Day Demonstration, Leningrad, 2008Last night I received an email from Petersburg informing me of the death of comrade Vladimir Morozov, who passed away on August 24. This news was a terrible blow. Vladimir, or Volodya as he was known to his friends, was a key figure in the ranks of the supporters of the International Marxist Tendency in Russia.

 

South Africa: government attacks public sector workers' strike – COSATU prepares for solidarity action

Written by Jorge Martin Thursday, 26 August 2010

As the strike by more than a million public sector workers in South Africa enters its second week, the government has launched an all out attack against the unions using all powers at its disposal, including the courts, the police, the Army and the media. The unions have replied by threatening solidarity action which could involve the police and the army.

 

Pakistan: Revolutionary Flood Relief and Protest Campaign in Multan

Written by Dr. Ahmad Arsalan Thursday, 26 August 2010

Multan PTUDC Relief CampPakistan is facing a great humanitarian disaster due to recent floods. Millions of people have lost everything. The whole state infrastructure has collapsed. This flood has exposed the farce of capitalist development. Ruling classes of Pakistan are responsible for this. They have destroyed lives of millions of people through their corruption, mismanagement negligence and impotency. According to United Nations more than 3 million people have not received any aid yet; the real figure is much more than that.

 

The Flood Disaster in Pakistan

Written by Lal Khan Wednesday, 25 August 2010

“The worst monsoon-related floods in recent memory”: this is how he U.N. has described the recent calamity in Pakistan. The mighty Indus River, once the cradle of one of history’s earliest civilizations has devastated the land to which it gave birth. The irresistible force of the floods has washed away the ancient ruins that had stood there for thousands of years.

 

Pakistan: Merck Factory Workers in Quetta on Hunger Strike till Death

Written by Ghulam mohiuddin bhatti Wednesday, 25 August 2010

Merck Workers' protest - 2009Hunger strike till death of 5 workers started on July 22, 2010. Call for urgent help for camp, in front of Merck Serono Factory Gate, 7 Jail Road, Quetta.


 

Australia: Labor Loses the “Race to the Right”

Written by Fightback (Australia) Wednesday, 25 August 2010

The former Labor Prime Minister of Australia was right about one thing when he said on 23rd June 2010, that Labor should not and by implication could not, win a “Race to the Right” with Tony Abbott.

 

Ireland: Gormley plans to break the union link: what are the bourgeois scared of?

Written by Tony Healy Monday, 23 August 2010

A ban on trade union donations to the Labour Party will not benefit anyone other than the enemies of the working class and the organised working class in particular.

The Green Party leader John Gormley has announced that the ban is to be introduced, alongside a ban on corporate donations, so much for the Green Party’s veneer of radicalism. This “radicalism” has become very stale and particularly mouldy also. Of course the proposed legislation is designed to appear even handed.

 

Pakistan: Revolutionary Flood Relief and Protest Campaign - New picture gallery

Written by PTUDC Monday, 23 August 2010

We are publishing a selection of pictures documenting the activities of PTUDC (Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign) activists engaged in the Revolutionary Flood Relief and Protest Campaign throughout the country.

 

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La masacre de 72 migrantes en México es solo la punta de una montaña de horror

Written by Gil Meneses Wednesday, 01 September 2010

En los últimos días una noticia ha conmocionado a la opinión internacional del continente americano, en Tamaulipas se encontraron a 72 inmigrantes acecinados, inmediatamente han llegado en todas direcciones lamentaciones, condolencias y muchas promesas, sin embargo ésta solo es la punta de una montaña de horrores que sufren nuestros hermanos centroamericanos en el transcurso por México hacia los Estados Unidos; la Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos habla de 10 mil secuestrados en 6 meses.

 

Jornadas Mundiales de Solidaridad con la Revolución Bolivariana

Written by Manos Fuera de Venezuela Wednesday, 01 September 2010

[MFV] La Campaña Internacional Manos Fuera de Venezuela y el Congreso Bolivariano de los pueblos llaman a unas Jornadas Mundiales de Solidaridad con la Revolución Bolivariana los días 17 y 18 de septiembre. VIDEO - COMUNICADO - ACTOS PREVISTOS - CAMPAÑA de FIRMAS - LISTA DE FIRMANTES

 

El paro cívico de Potosí: la victoria del pueblo y el engaño regionalista

Written by El Militante Bolivia Thursday, 19 August 2010

El paro cívico indefinido que ha tenido bloqueados por 19 días la ciudad de Potosí y varios municipios del mismo departamento se va concluyendo con un acuerdo recibido como una victoria por el pueblo potosino tras su más larga y participada movilización desde hace décadas. Este ha sido el enésimo conflicto de los 7 últimos meses de nueva gestión, un conflicto desatado en el departamento donde Evo y el MAS obtuvieron los más altos porcentajes de votos a nivel nacional. El pueblo se movilizó con la perspectiva de presionar a su propio gobierno para que solucione las contradicciones que el conflicto ha evidenciado, pero en este conflicto estaban y siguen en juego también los intereses de una burguesía local fortalecida por un largo periodo de repunte de la actividad minera que ahora, con la consigna de “Potosí Federal” pretende aprovechar demagogicamente las expectativas y los problemas de los trabajadores, campesinos y del pueblo potosino en general, problemas que el gobierno ha dejado pendiente por no querer afectar a los intereses de las grandes multinacionales.

 

Análisis de los diez puntos de AMLO para llevar adelante la transformación del país y cómo lograrlo: Un Aporte para el Debate

Written by Armando Rodríguez - Militante México Wednesday, 18 August 2010

"La renovación tendrá que darse de abajo hacia arriba, a partir de una revolución de las conciencias, de un cambio de mentalidades, con la organización y la participación de la gente. Con estas ideas realice la gira por todo el país y, entre otros resultados, pudimos contar con la adhesión de dos millones doscientos mil ciudadanos que se inscribieron como representantes del Gobierno Legítimo y asumieron su compromiso de luchar por la transformación de México". (“La mafia que se adueñó de México… y el 2012”, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, pág. 142)

 

Pakistán devastado por las inundaciones - un sistema en decadencia agrava el desastre humano

Written by PTUDC Wednesday, 18 August 2010

La Campaña en Defensa de los Sindicatos de Pakistán (PTUDC) ha puesto en marcha Comités Revolucionarios de Ayuda y de Lucha por todo Pakistán, especialmente en las zonas afectadas intensamente por las inundaciones, para desarrollar labores de rescate y socorro eficientes y eficaces. La Campaña ya ha montado cincuenta siete campamentos en diferentes regiones y está demandando ayuda.

 

Alberto Müller Rojas (1935-2010) - "Chávez está sentado en un nido de alacranes"

Written by Leonardo Badell y Patrick Larsen Monday, 16 August 2010
Müller Rojas

En la noche del viernes, 13 de agosto falleció Alberto Müller Rojas (ex-vicepresidente del PSUV) con la edad de 75 años. Su muerte ha dejado un profundo consternación en las filas del movimiento bolivariano. Su vida entera fue dedicada a la lucha por la revolución y sin duda vale la pena resaltar algunos puntos de ella.

 

América Socialista número 2

Written by In Defence of Marxism Monday, 16 August 2010

America Socialista 2Acaba de salir a la luz el número 2 de América Socialista, la revista política de la Corriente Marxista Internacional en las Américas. Publicamos la presentación y el índice de contenidos.

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Introduction to Volume One of Ted Grant's Writings 1938-42The first volume of Ted Grant's collected writings is at the printer's and will soon be available to order from Wellred Books. Here we provide the Introduction which gives an outli... Read More

Second Edition of Marxism and the U.S.A.The second edition of Marxism and the U.S.A. is now available from Wellred Books. The new edition is greatly expanded, including all new appendices and this new introduction by John Peterson, National Secretary of the Workers International League.

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1st US Edition of BolshevismNew from Wellred USA! The first US edition of Bolshevism: The Road to Revolution by Alan Woods. This monumental 500+ page study of the history of growth and development of Bolshevism demolishes the myths of both Stalinist and pro-capitalist historians of the Russian Revolution. Read More

pakistans-other-story-european-thumb.pngThe Pakistan Revolution of 1968-69 was one of the greatest revolutionary movements of the 20th century. It is rich in lessons and Lal Khan's book is an outstanding summing up of these lessons. It deserves most careful study by every revolutionary.Read More

The Crisis of Fundamentalism in Iran: Towards Socialist RevolutionA new book has come out recently, written by Maziar Razi of the Iranian Marxists' Revolutionary Tendency, with an Introduction by Alan Woods. It is a collection of articles on the crisis of the Iranian regime and the perspecti... Read More

International Marxist TendencyThe crisis capitalism has entered globally is having a deep impact on the real living conditions of billions of workers all over the world. With this comes a growing consciousness among ordinary working people and youth that something is seriously wrong with this system, that this cannot be the way human bei... Read More

Reformism or RevolutionThis book by Alan Woods is a polemic against a well-known (in Latin American terms) intellectual Heinz Dieterich. Dieterich claims to have invented a new "Socialism of the 21st Century" and much else into the bargain. He offers a great deal of advice to those involved in the Venezuelan Revolution dressed... Read More

Part of the intention of this article is to combat the kind of senseless anti-Americanism that one encounters all too frequently in left circles. Marxists are internationalists and do not take up a negative stance in relation to the people of any country. We stand for the unity of all working people against oppression and exploitation. What we oppose is not Americans, but American capitalism and American imperialism. The American people and above all the American working class have a great revolutionary tradition. On the basis of great h... Read More

Lenin, Trotsky and the Theory of the Permanent RevolutionWellred Publications is pleased to announce the publication of a new book on Trotsky's famous theory of the Permanent Revolution, written by John Roberts. This work critically analyses and compares Lenin and Trotsky's writings in relation to the theory of the Permanent Revolution and defends that theory against revi... Read More

Russia, from Revolution to Counter-RevolutionThis book, by Ted Grant and with a preface by Trotsky's grandson Esteban Volkov, covers the key developments in Russia since the Revolution right up to the present day. It traces the elimination of workers' democracy, the rise of Stalinism, the advances of planned economy and the eventual collapse of the bureaucratic sy... Read More

Germany, from Revolution to Counter-RevolutionIn 1918-33 revolution and counter-revolution followed hot on each others' heels. The barbarity of the Nazis is well documented. Less well known are the events that preceeded Hitler's rise to power. Rob Sewell gives a picture of the tumultous events - the 1918 revolution, the ... Read More

History of British Trotskyism, by Ted Grant This book by Ted Grant is a unique contribution to the history of British Trotskyism. It begins with the debate on Trotskyism in the British Communist Party in 1924 and ends with the break-up of the Revolutionary Communist Party in 1949 and the beginning of more than thir... Read More

Bolshevism, the Road to Revolution. By Alan WoodsThere have been many books and potted histories of Russia, either written from an anti-Bolshevik perspective, or its Stalinist mirror image, which paint a false account of the rise of Bolshevism. For them, Bolshevism is either an historical "accident" or "tragedy". Or it is portraye... Read More

Lenin and Trotsky, what they really stood for It is now more than thirty years since the publication of the first edition of this work. It was written as a reply to Monty Johnstone, who was a leading theoretician of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Johnstone had published a reappraisal of Leon Trots... Read More

The Iranian Revolution, a Marxist PerspectiveThis book represents an important contribution to our understanding of the Iranian revolution. This work will be particularly useful in the West where it is universally believed that the revolution of 1979 was a movement of Islamic fundamentalists led by the Ayatollah Khomeini to push Iran b... Read More

The History of PhilosophyThis text was originally written by Alan Woods as a part of the book Reason in Revolt: Marxist Philosophy and Modern Science, but eventually the book became too long and this part had to be left out. Therefore this history of philosophy is published here for the first time. With chapters on: Do we Need Philosophy?, The ... Read More

Kashmir's OrdealThe comrades in Pakistan were just about to publish a new book on Kashmir when the devastating earthquake hit a month ago. The comrades have been hard at work on their solidarity and relief operations. Given the current crisis in Kashmir, they have decided to go ahead with the publication of the book. Over the weeks we will pu... Read More

The Irish Republican movement has been struggling for a united Ireland for decades. Today it is no nearer this objective than when it was founded. Marxists understand that a united Ireland can only be achieved on a socialist basis. So long as capitalism dominates Ireland there will be division and strife. Therefore it is time to take stock of the past of the Republican movement and to draw a balance sheet. Only by such means can we build the revolutionary movement urgently needed to prevent a further descent into sectarian chaos and achie... Read More

In the Cause of Labour - A History of British Trade UnionismThere are many narrative histories of the struggles of British workers. However Rob Sewell’s book is different. The purpose of this history of British trade unionism is not only to recite the wrongs inflicted on working people, or simply to describe their heroic struggles. It is an attempt to draw out the lessons of the events that helped ... Read More