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For the Fifth International

Written by International Marxist Tendency Wednesday, 17 March 2010
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The call issued by President Chavez to set up a new revolutionary international, the Fifth International, has provoked a passionate discussion in the ranks of the workers’ movement in Latin America and on a world scale. It is impossible for Marxists to remain indifferent to this question. What attitude should we take towards it?

 

Corporate Media: A Ruling Class Tool

Written by Antonio Bâlmer Monday, 08 February 2010
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Corporate Media: A Ruling Class ToolIn the society in which we currently find ourselves, class society, a small minority of the population holds ownership and control over industry, banks and all major means for producing wealth. Because we, the workers, do not get to enjoy this wealth, although we create it, our lives are reduced to working for wages that disappear when we pay the bills. How does the ruling class keep us putting up with such a lifestyle? One way is the fact that the ruling class’s ideology permeates contemporary culture and dominates the media.

 

"Bossnappings" - Workers React to the Crisis of Capitalism

Written by Graeme Anfinson Monday, 08 June 2009
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Luc Rousselet, who manages one of 3M’s French factories, recently told reporters that talks between his company and its employees were a good thing. This, however, was only after he was kept in his office for more than 24 hours by workers he was intending to fire. This case, along with similar situations, has been dubbed a “bossnapping.”

   

G20 fiddles while poor starve

Written by Eric Hollies Thursday, 02 April 2009
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G20 fiddles while poor starve. Photo by mentalacrobatics on Flickr.The G20 is in process as we go to print. Yet we can already make predictions as to the outcome of the talks. The poor will gain nothing from the summit.
 

G20: Capitalism means war

Written by Patrick Orr Wednesday, 01 April 2009
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G20: Capitalism means warAs the leaders of the ‘free world’ at the G20 summit sit down to champagne, caviar and the grand task of ‘solving the economic crisis’, the last thing likely to be on their minds are the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Two shattered countries with no infrastructure and over one million dead and they tell us that 'the objectives have nearly been achieved'!
   

G20: capitalism has failed

Written by Socialist Appeal Wednesday, 01 April 2009
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Capitalism has failedToday, April 1st 2009, leaders of the G20 nations meet in London. The G20 covers two thirds of the world’s population, 80% of all trade and collectively produces 90% of the world’s income. Their leaders will dine well, enjoy fine wines and strut the public stage. They are here to discuss the world economic crisis and how to solve it. We confidently predict they will achieve nothing.
 

What is really behind the food crisis?

Written by Fred Weston Friday, 28 November 2008
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What is really behind the food crisis?We are told that there is not enough food for everyone, that there are too many human beings on the planet and therefore we must all reduce consumption - a handy idea in the hands of the bourgeois propagandists. The real facts and figures reveal that the world produces enough food. So where does the problem lie?
   

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