Pakistan's Other Story: Appendices

By Lal Khan Friday, 03 July 2009

These three appendices form an integral part of the book. The first one, on The Role of the Pakistan Army deals with the question of the army and the contradictions that have emerged within this powerful institution. The second appendix is a list of the 26 richest people in Pakistan and the third is the 1970 programme of the Pakistan's People's Party, adopted during the revolution.

 

The collapse of the ethno-nationalist project of the LTTE and the Tamil Question in Sri Lanka

By Rajesh Tyagi in Delhi Thursday, 02 July 2009

The collapse of the ethno-nationalist project of the LTTE and the Tamil Question in Sri LankaWe received this interesting comment on the recent brutal crushing of the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka. It highlights the responsibilities firstly of the Sri Lankan ruling elite and its imperialist backers, but also of the leaders of the labour movement in failing to offer an alternative in the past, and of the LTTE leaders, who organised their war from a purely nationalist point of view, offering nothing concrete to the workers and peasants.

 

Asian Marxist Review, Summer 2009 - Editor’s note

By AMR Editorial Board Thursday, 02 July 2009

Asian Marxist Review, Summer 2009 - Editor’s noteThe latest edition of the Asian Marxist Review is shortly coming out. Here we provide the editorial statement, which outlines the plight of the workers and poor of the South Asian subcontinent, but also points to the movement in Iran as confirmation of the enormous potential for revolt among the masses.

 

Pakistan: Protest by Pak Arab Refinery (PARCO) workers against forced dismissals

By Anam Rub in Multan Thursday, 02 July 2009

Pakistan: Protest by Pak Arab Refinery (PARCO) workers against forced dismissalsWorkers at the Pak Arab Refinery have been summarily dismissed. The PTUDC has intervend to organise the workers and organise the fightback.

 

Nigeria: Beyond electoral reform - Labour must build its party now!

By Ola Kazeem in Lagos Wednesday, 01 July 2009

Nigeria: Beyond electoral reform - Labour must build its party now!There is much talk of electoral reform in Nigeria, but even if a genuinely democratic procedure were put in place the workers would still be faced with a choice between parties that stand more or less for the same bourgeois interests. What is required is a party of labour. The Labour Party exists but is run by bourgeois gangsters that have hijacked it. The task is to boot these out and place the party in the hands of the workers.

 

Nigeria: Fixing Edo - can Oshiomhole do it?

By Workers’ Alternative Wednesday, 01 July 2009

Nigeria: Fixing Edo - can Oshiomhole do it?Adams Oshiomhole was last year declared the rightful winner of the gubernatorial elections in Edo state. He is a very popular figure, having been for years the general secretary of the NLC (Nigerian Labour Congress). But instead of standing for Labour he stood on a bourgeois ticket. Many hopes were placed in him, but what has he achieved so far in the state he now governs?

 

[Video] The Iranian Revolution has begun

By Alan Woods Wednesday, 01 July 2009

[Video] The Iranian Revolution has begunMillions of people marched through Tehran and several other cities in the last few days to protest Iran's disputed presidential election in an extraordinary show of defiance that appeared to be the largest anti-government demonstration in Iran since the 1979 revolution. The revolutionary situation is unfolding in front of our very eyes. Hear Alan Woods speaking to a meeting in London on June 25, 2009.

 

Granma publishes extracts from Socialist Appeal

By In Defence of Marxism Wednesday, 01 July 2009

Granma, the newspaper of the Cuban Communist Party, has published extracts from the Spanish version of Can Obama Save Capitalism? under the title "El capitalismo está bajo respiración artificial". The original article deals with the effects of the economic crisis and the implications for the consciousness of the working class.

 

Iran: Clumsy fraud provokes mass demonstrations and forces a recount - Part Two

By Morad Shirin Tuesday, 30 June 2009

Iran: Clumsy fraud provokes mass demonstrations and forces a recount - Part TwoAs news comes in that the regime has declared the elections valid, the deepening economic problems, the crumbling base and the splits in the elite on the one hand, and the growing unity among workers’ organisations (and other joint activities with women, students and national minorities) and the mass disenchantment of the great majority of the population on the other, are preparing the ground for another, and even bigger movement in the near future.

 

Ireland: An Bord Snip Nua – Cowen’s Procrustean Bed

By Séamus Loughlin Tuesday, 30 June 2009

Irish civil servants face wholesale restructuring and even the closure of some departments. Public sector pay is also threatened. The An Bord Snip report, yet to be officially published, is a recipe for class conflict and the trade unions should act accordingly.

 

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Argentina: Balance de las elecciones - Inicio de una recomposición política por izquierda y ocaso del kirchnerismo

By Corriente Socialista El Militante (Argentina) Thursday, 02 July 2009

Las elecciones legislativas del domingo 28 de junio vieron la irrupción del movimiento político de izquierda, Proyecto Sur, en la escena política nacional.

 

La revolución latinoamericana llega a puerto hondureño - ¡El golpe de Estado puede ser derrotado luchando masivamente en las calles!

By Samuel Santibáñez - Corriente Marxista Internacional Wednesday, 01 July 2009

La revolución latinoamericana llega a puerto hondureño - ¡El golpe de Estado puede ser derrotado luchando masivamente en las calles!Una crisis revolucionaria en Honduras se ha desatado intempestivamente. La necesidad histórica de la transformación socialista de la sociedad encontró un cauce en la destitución del presidente Zelaya, popularmente conocido como Mel.

 

El Salvador se solidariza con nuestros hermanos trabajadores de Honduras - ¡Por una movilización en contra del golpe!

By Bloque Popular Juvenil Wednesday, 01 July 2009

El Salvador se solidariza con nuestros hermanos trabajadores de Honduras - ¡Por una movilización en contra del golpe!En la madrugada del 28 de junio un comando de 4 batallones compuestos por 200 soldados cada uno irrumpió en casa presidencial en Honduras, sacando a punta de pistola al presidente Manuel Zelaya. El golpe dirigido por la alta casta militar y representantes de la burguesía hondureña han tomado como pretexto defender la soberanía de Honduras en contra del intento de instaurar “dictaduras al estilo Chávez y Castro”.

 

Hay que derrotar el golpe militar reaccionario en Honduras - ¡Movilizaciones de masas en las calles y huelga general!

By Jorge Martín Tuesday, 30 June 2009

Hay que derrotar el golpe militar reaccionario en Honduras - ¡Movilizaciones de masas en las calles y huelga general! Photo by dhw20500 on Flickr.El golpe en Honduras subraya de nuevo que incluso tímidas reformas dentro del sistema capitalista no pueden ser toleradas por los oligarcas locales de América Latina y sus maestros imperialistas. Pero Venezuela enseña que si las masas se movilizan se puede detener a la reacción. Es el momento de movilizar toda la fuerza de los trabajadores y pobres de Honduras.

 

El golpe de Estado en Honduras

By Pablo Cormenzana, CMR Tuesday, 30 June 2009

El golpe de Estado en HondurasEsta mañana del 28 de junio, muy temprano, hemos recibido la noticia de lo que, para decirlo parafraseando al escritor García Márquez, fue la culminación de “una crónica de un golpe anunciado”.

 

Solidaridad con el pueblo trabajador hondureño

By Tendencia Marxista Militante - México Monday, 29 June 2009

Solidaridad con el pueblo trabajador hondureñoSiendo aproximadamente las 5 de la tarde, hora local, se anunciaba a la prensa internacional sobre un golpe de Estado, por parte del ejército, hacia el gobierno Hondureño de Manuel Zelaya.

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