Capitalism beared
By Michael Roberts   
Thursday, 27 March 2008
Under capitalism if there is no profit, there is no production even if people need things or services. Therefore, over the last 25 years there has been a massive expansion of the unproductive sectors of the capitalist economy, i.e. a massive increase in fictitious capital. This is now expressing itself in what may be the worst crisis for more than 30 years.
 
[From HoV] - Young Left in Sweden passes motion on support for the Venezuelan Revolution and the HOV campaign
By Martin Lööf, HOV Sweden   
Thursday, 27 March 2008
This Easter Young Left had its 44th congress in Arboga, Sweden. At the Congress activists from the Hands off Venezuela campaign were present arguing support for a motion that included a call for Young Left to support the campaign and sign an appeal to the Swedish labour movement.
 
Acude al encuentro de Jóvenes y Trabajadores del PSUV organizado por el periodico "El Militante"
By Corriente Marxista Revolucionaria (CMR) in Venezuela   
Thursday, 27 March 2008
 
Balans van het congres van de PSUV
By Patrick Larsen in Venezuela   
Thursday, 27 March 2008
Dutch translation of Balance sheet of the PSUV congress: the Bolivarian masses are pushing for revolutionary action (March 10, 2008)
 
Canadian Perspectives 2008 - Draft Discussion Document
By Fightback Editorial Board   
Wednesday, 26 March 2008
Canada has one of the highest levels of strikes in any country in the world. It has also experienced several factory occupations over the past year or so. Now its giant neighbour, the USA is in recession. Canada is facing a turbulent period, where all relations, economic, political and social, will be turned upside down.
 
Espagne : les travailleurs font bloc derrière les socialistes pour battre la droite
By Alan Woods in Madrid   
Wednesday, 26 March 2008
French translation of Spanish workers vote Socialist to block the Right (March 10, 2008)
 
British Perspectives - draft document
By Socialist Appeal   
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
This British Perspectives draft document (2008) is part of a wide-ranging discussion about the likely development of events in British society. It looks at the crisis of capitalism worldwide and how this affects British capitalism and also looks at how this impacts on the trade union movement and the political situation as a whole.
 
Letter from Israel – The abject poverty of some layers of the population
By Mordechai Peargut in Israel   
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Further to last week's letter we received this note that shows how desperate the situation is for some of the poorest layers of Israeli society.
 
[From HoV] - Hands Off Venezuela at the 6th Cairo Conference
By Hands Off Venezuela - www.handsoffvenezuela.org   
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
At this year's Cairo Conference (International Campaign against US and Zionist Occupation) the "Hands off Venezuela campaign (Belgium)" are holding a seminar on The Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela and the struggle for socialism.
 
Venezuela: Entrevista a Freddy Acevedo
By Corriente Marxista Revolucionaria (CMR) in Venezuela   
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Freddy Acevedo formó parte de los 69 candidatos designados por el presidente Chávez para la elección de la dirección nacional del PSUV el pasado 9 de marzo. Al final no fue elegido para la misma pero obtuvo un resultado muy positivo en el puesto 45 con 9000 votos de los cerca de 80.000 delegados.
 
Irak: Fünf Jahre nach der Invasion
By Alan Woods   
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
German translation of Iraq: Five years after (March 20, 2008)
 
Reason in Revolt: Bab 8. Panah Waktu
By Alan Woods and Ted Grant   
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Indonesian translation of The Arrow of Time, a chapter from Reason in Revolt
 
Ireland: Easter 1916 - Easter 2008
By Gerry Ruddy   
Monday, 24 March 2008
After the Easter 1916 uprising the actual class conditions that motivated the likes of James Connolly and the trade unionists who set up the Irish Citizen's Army to battle capitalism were written out of history. Radical ideas were demonised and Connolly's Marxism was airbrushed from history.
 
IRSP Easter Commemoration 2008 Speech
By Paul Little (IRSP Ard Comhairle)   
Monday, 24 March 2008
For the interest of our readers we publish a speech delivered by Paul Little (of the IRSP Ard Comhairle) on Sunday, 23rd March, at the Republican Socialist Plot, Milltown Cemetery, Belfast. He explains that the aim of the IRSP is “to oust imperialism, oust capitalism in all its guises and end the occupation and exploitation of the Irish working class.”
 
1929: ¿Podría ocurrir de nuevo?
By Mick Brooks   
Monday, 24 March 2008
Spanish translation of 1929: Can it happen again? (March 17, 2008)
 
Slovenia: 145,000 workers mobilise in national strike over wages
By Manuel Reichetseder   
Friday, 21 March 2008
On March 12, 145,000 workers took part in a massive work stoppage in Slovenia. Rising inflation and low wages are pushing the workers onto the path of class struggle. In line with the process of radicalisation taking place across Europe, the Slovenian workers are beginning to mobilise in a big way.
 
Home Thoughts From Abroad - A Kiwi in Slovenia
By Jesse Read   
Friday, 21 March 2008
The Slovenian workers have taken part in several massive mobilisations in recent months. Here we reproduce a New Zealand comrade's experiences and lessons learned during his recent stay in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
 
[From HoV] - Hands Off Venezuela Campaign to be launched in Indonesia
By Ted Sprague - HOV Indonesia   
Friday, 21 March 2008
The Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela is a shining beacon of hope for struggling masses around the world and offers many lessons for revolutionaries. A group of Leftist organizations and individuals in Indonesia have decided to launch the Hands Off Venezuela campaign, thus making it the first HOV campaign present in the Asia Pacific region.
 
[Ted Grant Archive Update] - The Colonial Revolution and the Sino-Soviet Dispute
By Ted Grant in 1964   
Friday, 21 March 2008
A key historical document that analyses the important question of "proletarian bonapartism", i.e. Stalinism, in the former colonial countries. Previously it was available in an edited version. Here we reproduce the full text. It explains the roots of the Chinese revolution and why the Maoist regime came into conflict with the Soviet Union, and also the nature of several similar regimes that came into being in that period. It was also the basis for the expulsion of Ted Grant and his followers from Mandel's so-called Unified Secretariat of the Fourth International.
 
Iraq: cinco años después
By Alan Woods   
Friday, 21 March 2008
Spanish translation of Iraq: Five years after (March 20, 2008)
 
Iraq: Five years after
By Alan Woods   
Thursday, 20 March 2008
When the coalition forces marched into Baghdad in March 2003, the imperialists were full of confidence. The things they were going to do! Intoxicated by the power of their military machine, they predicted a glowing future for Iraq and the Middle East. How different things are now!
 
Another massive general strike in Greece - the workers are radicalising and turning to the left
By Editorial Board of Marxistiki Foni   
Thursday, 20 March 2008
Yesterday Greece was shaken by a massive general strike, the third in three months. An extremely militant mood is developing among the Greek workers. This is also being reflected in a sharp swing to the left in all recent polls. In particular, the Synaspismos, which stands to the left of the PASOK, is making big gains.
 
Letter from Israel – the terrible plight of Israeli pensioners
By Mordechai Peargut in Israel   
Thursday, 20 March 2008
An interesting letter that highlights the miserable conditions some of Israel's pensioners have to live in, some being pushed to suicide!
 
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