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By the Iranian Workers' Solidarity Network
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Monday, 13 February 2006 |
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At 11am on Wednesday, February 15, British transport unions will be handing in a petition to the Iranian Embassy in support of the Vahed Bus Company drivers. |
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By Michael Roberts
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Friday, 10 February 2006 |
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Capitalism in the advanced capitalist countries is becoming ever more based on finances and services. The idea is that the actual production of real goods can be done in less developed countries where labour costs are much cheaper. For this to work, the consumer boom in the West must be maintained permanently, otherwise who will buy the goods? Can this be maintained in the long run? |
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Friday, 10 February 2006 |
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Alan Woods’ visit to Cuba has had an important echo, in particular in the official news agencies of Cuba and Venezuela, such as Prensa Latina and the Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias (ABN) and Cuban TV. They refer to the book Reason in Revolt written by Alan together with Ted Grant. Significantly, they also quote key elements of Alan’s speech in which he highlights the fact that to guarantee the victory of the revolution in Venezuela it is necessary to expropriate the capitalists and landlords. To view the texts and photos that have been published by these agencies we are providing the links. |
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By Kenny McGuigan
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Friday, 10 February 2006 |
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While Blair continues to support his friend Bush in the war in Iraq, he is conducting another little war on the home front, this time against the sick and disabled! Up to a million workers who have been declared too sick to work now face the possibility of new and humiliating procedures aimed at forcing them back to work. This is a more silent, less obvious war, but a war nonetheless, a class war. |
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By Hands Off Venezuela
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Friday, 10 February 2006 |
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The Amicus North West Regional Council decided to affiliate to the Hands Off Venezuela (HOV) campaign at its February monthly meeting. Great interest was shown for what is happening in Venezuela and a generous donation was made to HOV. |
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Friday, 10 February 2006 |
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Thursday, 09 February 2006 |
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Yesterday the Cuban edition of Reason in Revolt was launched at the Havana Book Fair with Alan Woods and Adan Chavez speaking. A common thread in the discussion was that there was an urgent need for such a book, which demonstrates the validity of dialectical materialism and how it can be applied to all spheres of life, in particular scientific study. The publication of the book in Cuba is a tremendous achievement and hopefully more such publications will be forthcoming in the near future. |
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By Hands Off Venezuela
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Thursday, 09 February 2006 |
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Last year Orlando Chirino, national coordinator of the UNT, was in Britain hosted by the Hands Off Venezuela campaign. He also attended the TUC congress where a historical resolution in support of the Venezuelan revolution was passed. Due to a technical hitch translation of the interview was delayed, but we are publishing it now as it gives a clear idea of the high level of debate within the Venezuerlan labour movements on such issues as workers’ control and socialism. |
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By Rob Sewell, member of the national Steering Committee of the Hands Off Venezuela campaign
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Thursday, 09 February 2006 |
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Blair has made it very clear where he stands on Venezuela. He is with the oligarchy of the rich parasites who for decades have oppressed the people of Venezuela. He is with US imperialism. We must make sure the workers of Venezuela hear another voice, that of British workers, youth, trade union activists who wholeheartedly support the Venezuelan revolution. |
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By CMR in Caracas
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Wednesday, 08 February 2006 |
 On Saturday, February 4, a truly gigantic demonstration in support of the Bolivarian Revolution marched through Caracas. The march was at least 12 kilometres long and revealed that the revolutionary élan of the masses is still alive and kicking. Chavez called for the arming of the people to face up to the danger of imperialist intervention. The coming year will be a crucial one if the revolution is to go forward and be completed. |
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By the Editorial Board of Marxistiki Foni
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Wednesday, 08 February 2006 |
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The response from the supporters and readers of Marxist.com to our recent solidarity appeal for the Coca-Cola workers in Athens (Greece) has been tremendous. The comrades of the Greek Marxist journal, Marxistiki Foni, sent us a message for all our readers. The Union in the factory has also sent us a letter of thanks for all our readers that we are also publishing here. |
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By Maarten Vanheuverswyn
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Tuesday, 07 February 2006 |
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Last week, the growing turbulence in the Middle East came to a head as protests erupted over the publication of cartoons picturing a caricature of the prophet Mohammed. The fact alone that all this happened more than five months after their actual publication in a Danish newspaper clearly shows that the publication was only the spark that lit the fuse. You cannot explain the present conflagration without looking at the underlying frustrations of the millions of Muslims all around the world. |
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By Pas touche au Venezuela
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Tuesday, 07 February 2006 |
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Alan Woods recently spoke in the headquarters of the Parisian Federation of the French Communist Party at a Hands Off Venezuela meeting organised by La Riposte and the campaign Pas touche au Venezuela!. Also speaking was Maria Antonieta Borjas, of the Venezuelan Embassy and Esteban Volkov, the grandson of Leon Trotsky, who was warmly applauded by the meeting. |
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By the Workers' International League
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Tuesday, 07 February 2006 |
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In every country on earth, working people face the same conditions: attacks on wages and benefits, speedups, layoffs, broken contracts, sell-outs, and an all around lack of respect by the bosses. The Soldiers of Solidarity, initiated by rank and file members of the United Auto Workers, are saying: "Enough is Enough!" Their struggle to organize against these attacks has inspired working people internationally. We call on all workers in the U.S. and around the world, organized and unorganized, as well as the youth - the workers of tomorrow - to support their efforts 100 percent. Click here to view the messages and to send your own. |
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By Yossi Schwartz in Israel
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Tuesday, 07 February 2006 |
Spanish translation of Israel: the shift in the Labour Party reflects growing class polarization by Yossi Schwartz in Israel (January 27, 2005)
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Monday, 06 February 2006 |
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The Spanish Frederick Engels Foundation, after last year’s successful intervention, is once more at the Havana Book Fair, which opened over the weekend. Last year there was great interest in Trotsky’s works. This year the intervention will have an even higher profile with Alan Woods speaking at the fair, launching the Cuban edition of Reason In Revolt. He will also speak at several other meetings. |
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By Rob Sewell
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Monday, 06 February 2006 |
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Latin America is a huge area of the world, rich in human and material resources and yet a large part of its peoples live in poverty. Most of the countries that make it up speak a common language and have a common history. Simon Bolivar raised the idea of uniting all these countries to fight the imperialists. In today’s context this idea translates into the Socialist United States of Latin America – a socialist federation. |
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By Prensa Latina
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Monday, 06 February 2006 |
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We are reproducing an article that was originally published on January 27, on Prensa Latina’s website (www.plenglish.com) under the title “WSF: Socialism Is Possible”. It highlights the statement we published for the recent World Social Forum that took place in Caracas. |
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By Misha Steklov
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Monday, 06 February 2006 |
Spanish translation of The big freeze in Russian-Ukrainian relations by Misha Steklov (January 30, 2005)
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