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By Corriente Socialista El Militante
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Friday, 09 November 2007 |
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Due to the lack of a genuine left alternative in Argentina, the
masses have voted for Cristina de Kirchner, who will continue the
policies of her husband, balancing between the classes while defending
the common interests of the capitalists and multinational companies.
However, owing to the deep contradictions in Argentine society, this
cannot last forever.
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By Ted Grant
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Friday, 24 March 2006 |
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On the 30th anniversary of the military coup in Argentina, we remind you of Ted Grant's article on the Argentine
Revolution first published in July 1973. As he predicted back then,
“The capitalists having clutched the straw of Peronism, will turn to
the stick of the generals once again.” This unfortunately is what
happened a few years later with another military coup. Today’s
activists must study the mistakes of the movement in the past in order
not to repeat them today.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Thursday, 02 March 2006 |
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The heroic mobilisation of the petrol workers of Las Heras (Argentina) lasted for two weeks and has unleashed the fury of the ruling class and its agents in the government, the judiciary, the media and the police. Here we launch a petition for the support committee of these workers in order to collect signatures and solidarity messages in support of their demands. We have also issued a financial appeal for the workers’ strike fund, to help them in their struggle. |
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Monday, 15 August 2005 |
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Following the declarations of the Minister of
Health, Gines Gonzalez Garcia, where the ancilliary workers were accused of
being “public health criminals practising terrorism”, various social and political
organisations have begun to mobilise in support of the workers. This call is a
way of showing solidarity. We ask you to send
it to those that you know in our country, Argentina, and abroad. |
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Monday, 15 August 2005 |
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Last Thursday we published material in Spanish about the struggle of the Garrahan hospital workers in Argentina. We are publishing some of that material today in English. |
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By Ted Grant
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Thursday, 07 April 2005 |
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We are making available an article by Ted Grant on the Argentine
Revolution first published in July 1973. As he predicted back then,
“The capitalists having clutched the straw of Peronism, will turn to
the stick of the generals once again.” This unfortunately is what
happened a few years later with another military coup. Today’s
activists must study the mistakes of the movement in the past in order
not to repeat them today. By Ted Grant (July 13, 1973)
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By El Militante
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Tuesday, 15 March 2005 |
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The comrades of the Marxist current El Militante in Spain and of the Socialist Current El Militante
in Argentina have received an appeal for solidarity from the workers of
Zanon. We appeal to all comrades, readers and supporters of In Defence of Marxism
to take up this campaign and send protest and solidarity messages to
the workers in the best traditions of the international working class
movement – “An Injury to One is an Injury to All”. |
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Friday, 11 February 2005 |
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the last year, the metro workers have written one of the most inspiring
pages in the history of the Argentinean working class of the last 30
years. The workers launched an all-out struggle for a wage increase and
achieved a historic victory in their struggle for the six hour working
day. After four months of intense struggle the metro workers defeated
the bosses. We thank everybody who participated in the international
solidarity campaign. For further information on the outcome of the
conflict please see this article (in Spanish) |
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Thursday, 10 February 2005 |
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The Buenos Aires metro workers are heading for an all out confrontation
with the bosses and the government. The dispute has become a point of
reference for all active trade unionists and the left in general.
Yesterday (Wednesday) there was a 24 hour general strike which has been
extended by a further 48 hours for today (Thursday) and tomorrow. There
is a lot at stake not only for this sector but for the whole of the
Argentinean working class. See the Spanish article Solidaridad con la lucha de los trabajadores del SUBTE
for more details. It is crucial that we intensify the international
campaign of solidarity with our support. Please keep sending your
messages to:
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Tuesday, 08 February 2005 |
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We are appealing to all our supporters to take part in an international
campaign of solidarity with the Metro workers of Buenos Aires who have
been involved in an ongoing dispute for some time now. A new bitter
labour dispute has been unleashed, the result of which is crucial for
the whole of the Argentinean working class. |
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Tuesday, 07 December 2004 |
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The Buenos Aires underground workers are fighting for the same demands
as other Argentinian workers: fair wages to allow us to live with
dignity, to work in safe and hygienic conditions and respect for our
rights as workers. Please send your solidarity messages. |
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By Alan Woods
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Thursday, 19 February 2004 |
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How to solve the Malvinas question – and how not to solve it. Alan
Woods concludes his analysis on the Malvinas posing the question from a class
point of view. And in response to the scandalous accusation that we are somehow
apologists for British imperialism, he also explains the position of the British
Marxists on Ireland, explaining that we were the only ones who opposed the
sending in of the troops back in 1969, and have always maintained a consistent
class position throughout. This is the last part. |
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By Alan Woods
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Wednesday, 18 February 2004 |
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How did Lenin and Trotsky pose the question of war? What emphasis did
they put on the right of self-determination? In replying to Oviedo, Alan Woods
puts the record straight. He also explains how countries like Argentina, Turkey,
Pakistan, etc., are weak imperialist powers, subject to the domination of the
major imperialist powers while at the same time having their own imperialist
ambitions locally. To be continued. |
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By Alan Woods
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Tuesday, 17 February 2004 |
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We continue this reply by taking up the question of the 1982
Malvinas/Falklands war, explaining what the real position of the British
Marxists was at the time. In answer to Oviedo's blatant distortions Alan Woods
explains that they opposed the war as an imperialist war on both sides, and
adopted a genuine internationalist position. To be continued. |
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By Alan Woods
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Monday, 16 February 2004 |
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Alan Woods continues his reply laying emphasis on the position of the
Communist International on the mass organisations and stressing the need to
unite the piqueteros movement in Argentina. To be continued. |
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By Alan Woods
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Friday, 13 February 2004 |
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In the three
articles that Luis Oviedo has written in answer to my article
published on January 7 (Marxism
versus Sectarianism - Reply to Luis Oviedo) a number of very important issues are raised. These
questions deserve the most careful consideration by Marxists in Britain,
Argentina and internationally. However, in order to clarify the issues raised
and to educate the cadres (which ought to be the aim of every polemic) it is
necessary to avoid heated language, distortions and personal attacks that only
serve to divert attention away from the political questions. Such an approach
will only confuse matters instead of clarifying them. |
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By El Militante (Argentina) Editorial Board
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Thursday, 05 June 2003 |
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The measures adopted and announced by the Kirchner government during
its first few weeks in power have triggered a very lively debate within
the Argentine labour movement. In addition to this, there is
also another debate within the left itself on the nature of the current
stage of the mass movement that began with the "Argentinazo"
uprising in December 2001. |
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By Aníbal Montoya
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Tuesday, 29 April 2003 |
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The results of the first round of the presidential elections show that the period of instability that began in Argentina a year and a half ago has not ended. The massive scattering of votes also reveals the high level of discontent present in all layers of society. These elections mark a new milestone in the social and political situation in Argentina. |
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By Alan Woods
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Thursday, 19 December 2002 |
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One year ago, shortly before Christmas, the world was shaken by reports of a popular
uprising in Argentina. In extraordinary scenes, recalling the fall of Saigon, President De
la Rua had to escape in a helicopter from the roof of his Presidential palace, fleeing
from his own people. In less than two weeks Argentina had four presidents. In this
important article Alan Woods who has just returned from Buenos Aires draws a balance sheet
of the stormy events that have shaken Argentina since the uprising one year ago, and
points the way forward. |
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By Ted Grant
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Tuesday, 02 April 2002 |
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This is the complete text of a pamphlet written by Ted Grant in May 1982. |
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By Phil Mitchinson
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Tuesday, 02 April 2002 |
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On March 30, 1982, in response to Argentina's deepening economic crisis, and the repression of General Galtieri's military-police dictatorship, the workers had taken to the streets of Buenos Aires. The regime was staring overthrow in the face. It responded by starting a war, one of the principal aims of which was to distract the attention of the masses. In all wars the policy and analysis of every organisation is put to the test. The analysis made by the Marxists, on the other hand, remains as valid as when it was written. Unlike other tendencies we can reproduce everything we wrote twenty years ago without changing a single word. |
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By Jordi Martorell
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Wednesday, 20 February 2002 |
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At the weekend of February 16 and 17, thousands of workers, unemployed, and members of the
popular assemblies, met in the Argentinean capital Buenos Aires for the National Assembly
of Workers. This meeting is the highest point so far of the movement towards the creation
of an alternative power of the workers and the masses in Argentina. The movement, which
started with the revolutionary events of December 19 and 20, has advanced very rapidly not
only in its organisational forms but also in the political conclusions that it has drawn.
By Jordi Martorell, with a footnote by Alan Woods. |
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Sunday, 17 February 2002 |
We publish here the text of the resolution passed at the recent meeting of the National Workers' Assembly.
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By Alan Woods
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Sunday, 23 December 2001 |
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In scenes reminiscent of the fall of Saigon, the leaders of the government hastily packed
their bags and fled by helicopter from the roof of the Presidential palace. Only these
were not foreign invaders fleeing from an army of national liberation, but an elected
President fleeing from his own people. While the eyes of the world were diverted to the
other war in Afghanistan, another war was raging. In the week before Christmas, Argentina
was at war. Not a war between nations, but a war between rich and poor, between haves and
haves not - a war between the classes. |
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By Miguel Campos
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Friday, 19 October 2001 |
October's elections have highlighted an enormous discontent in Argentinean society, with a
ruling class divided amongst itself, and most importantly, the fact that millions of
workers and youth are looking for a left alternative to the crisis facing the nation.
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