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By In Defence of Marxism
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Thursday, 27 October 2005 |
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An interesting letter from a reader in China, who points out that the dominant mode of production in that country is now capitalism. He asks the question; “following the full market economy then how can we class the current leadership of China, what class are they supporting?” |
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By Luca Lombardi
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Thursday, 27 October 2005 |
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We recently received this letter from a reader who made some criticisms of an article published some time ago on this website, The ILO and the myth of “fair globalisation”. We are also publishing a reply from the author. |
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By Saqlain Shah, PTUDC Lahore
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Thursday, 27 October 2005 |
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On Wednesday October 26, the regimes on both sides of the India-Pakistan border finally allowed three truckloads of relief goods to enter Pakistan from India. This is the third PTUDC solidarity caravan for Kashmir, and was organised jointly by MPs and PTUDC supporters in both India and Kashmir. |
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By Lal Khan
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Wednesday, 26 October 2005 |
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The gruesome nature of the capitalist system is being exposed by the heinous acts of businessmen, who like vultures are poaching and scavenging on the miseries of the victims of the Kashmir earthquake. All the local bosses can think of is that rehabilitation will boost economic growth as more products are consumed in the effort to rebuild the area. |
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By Manzoor Ahmed
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Wednesday, 26 October 2005 |
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The Pakistani Marxist MP, Manzoor Ahmed, spoke recently in the National Assembly denouncing the present regime and its failures. Here is a brief outline of his speech. |
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By Greg Oxley
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Wednesday, 26 October 2005 |
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A report on the Speech Chavez gave recently in Paris. Asked by the local mayor what was the “secret” behind his political success and resilience, Chavez explained that his power emanates from the mass movement, of the involvement of the mass of the people in the struggle for change. During his speech he also praised the work of the Hands Off Venezuela campaign and underlined the need for such international solidarity. |
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By Andrés de las Heras
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Wednesday, 26 October 2005 |
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Los medios de comunicación están desarrollando una campaña masiva sobre los supuestos riesgos de que la gripe aviar pueda desembocar en una epidemia de gripe humana de proporciones mundiales. Aprovechando el desconocimiento de la población y la ausencia de una vacuna efectiva se está fomentando el miedo. |
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By Phil Mitchinson
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Tuesday, 25 October 2005 |
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The right to demonstrate, to strike, to trial by jury in Britain are all elementary civil liberties, yet most of them have already been whittled away. Now the so-called “war on terror” is being used to destroy what little is left. This assault on our democratic rights is not a secondary matter. The democracy afforded us by capitalism is restricted, but we can no more ignore the attacks launched on our political rights than we can attacks on our jobs, wages and conditions. |
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By Bjorn Ovrevik in Newcastle
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Tuesday, 25 October 2005 |
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Moleres and Hine are two photographers, the first contemporary the second from the first half of the 20th century, who have accumulated a large number of photographs dedicated to exposing child labour around the world. There work is presently being exhibited at the Side Gallery, 9 The Side, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and will continue until November 19. Here we provide a review of the exhibition. |
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By Hands off Venezuela
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Tuesday, 25 October 2005 |
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En el mes de Setiembre del 2005, Orlando Chirino, coordinador nacional de la UNT, visitó Gran Bretaña. La campaña internacional Manos Fuera de Venezuela le entrevistó sobre los orígenes y funcionamiento de la UNT, el debate sobre el socialismo del SXXI, las experiencias de control obrero, y la organización de la solidaridad con la revolución bolivariana. |
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By Oke Ogunde in Lagos
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Monday, 24 October 2005 |
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In spite of being rich in oil Nigeria is in a state of collapse. Healthcare, education, transport, pensions and so on are all coming under attack. Unemployment is growing everywhere. An explosive mood is developing from below, while at the top the political leaders offer nothing but conferences, talk shops and so on. And yet it could be different, very different. It is in the hands of the leadership of the labour movement. |
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By Ola Kazeem in Lagos
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Monday, 24 October 2005 |
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Millions of people are facing starvation in Niger. Are we to believe that this is another “natural” disaster, as the media would like us to? The fact is that there is food available in the markets of Niger, but the people cannot afford to buy it. Again, profit comes before the lives of the poor. |
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By Hina Zain, PTUDC Lahore
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Monday, 24 October 2005 |
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Hundreds of workers all over Pakistan signed up to the “Iranian workers are not alone” campaign. A short report and pictures of the picket in Quetta. |
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By Jorge Martin in Caracas - www.handsoffvenezuela.org
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Monday, 24 October 2005 |
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Workers' representatives and trade union activists from around the country met in Caracas on October 21-22, in the National Gathering of Workers towards the Recovery of Companies. The main aim of this meeting, called by Venezuela’s National Workers’ Union (UNT), was to bring together workers involved in experiences of factory occupations and different forms of workers’ management. |
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By Ted Grant
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Monday, 24 October 2005 |
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Hungarian translation of Hungary and the Crisis in the Communist Party by Ted Grant (November 1956). We are pleased to make available for the first time in Hungarian this Open Letter to the ranks of the Communist Party published in November 1956, shortly after the tragic events in Hungary. Both today's regime and the stalinists have attempted to bury the truth about the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. We hope that this translation helps the new generation of Hungarians to discover the truth. |
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By Alan Woods
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Friday, 21 October 2005 |
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Today is the 200th anniversary of the battle that is associated with the name of one man, Horatio Nelson. He was considered a national hero, both in his own lifetime and in the Victorian period following his death. But should the working class celebrate the life of this man? We will examine his exploits and show them in a light that is not exactly what the present patriotic hullabaloo is designed to do. |
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By PTUDC
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Friday, 21 October 2005 |
We have received some photos from our relief camps in Kashmir. The photos show of the trucks that travelled with the PTUDC's solidarity caravan, our relief camps, as well as some of the destruction caused by the earthquake.
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By Rob Lyon
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Friday, 21 October 2005 |
The situation in Pakistan and Kashmir is becoming desperate. The UN has revealed that the current crisis may be the greatest disaster ever faced - even bigger than last year's tsunami.
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By Der Funke
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Friday, 21 October 2005 |
On Wednesday October 19 the “Action Committees for Free Education” organised successful school student strikes in Vienna, Linz, Wels and Vorarlberg. The strikes were a success and clearly show that the youth movement against the education policy of the government is moving forward.
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By Kerstin Alfredsson in Stockholm
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Friday, 21 October 2005 |
A successful picket outside the Iranian embassy in Stockholm recently took place in support of the Iranian workers. Several important unions had also added their support to the campaign.
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By El Militante
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Friday, 21 October 2005 |
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On Tuesday, October 11, a group of workers and youth took part in a picket outside the Iranian embassy in Madrid organised by E Militante and the School Student Union. They were demanding respect for democratic rights and an end to repression against Iranian workers. |
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By Nadim al-Mahjoub
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Friday, 21 October 2005 |
Spanish translation of The New Iraq Constitution: “Covering the Sun with a Sieve” by Nadim al-Mahjoub
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By Alon Lessel in Israel and Fred Weston
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Thursday, 20 October 2005 |
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Divisions have clearly emerged between different wings of the Israeli ruling class. These are reflected within the Likud, the main party of the Israeli bourgeoisie. These divisions are important signals of something that is stirring deeper within Israeli society. The ruling class is divided because it can see two dangers on the horizon, the class struggle in Israel and intensified opposition from the Palestinian community. |
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By Alan Woods
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Wednesday, 19 October 2005 |
As the Pakistani Marxists are taking part in relief operations in Kashmir, Alan Woods, on behalf of the International Marxist Tendency, has addressed a letter to the Kashmiri people, which is being read out in all the relief camps that have been set up.
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