[VIDEOS / PICS] Spain: hundreds of thousands against austerity cuts on #29F
On February 29, hundreds of thousands of Spanish students and workers participated in demonstrations against austerity cuts. Here are some of the videos and pictures.
On February 29, hundreds of thousands of Spanish students and workers participated in demonstrations against austerity cuts. Here are some of the videos and pictures.
Paul Buckland wrote a letter to London free newspaper Metro (circulation 1.3 million), repeating the old myth of the Greeks "living way beyond their means." He got a sharp reply from George Diakogeorgiou who pointed out that what is hapenning in Greece is a "fundamental crisis of the capitalist system." Well said!
On Saturday, February 25, Venezuelan vice-president announced the dismissal of Elio Sayago, worker-president of the state-owned aluminum smelter ALCASA, and his replacement by Angel Marcano. This decision represents an assault of the bureaucracy within the Bolivarian revolution against workers' control and has caused outrage amongst revolutionary activists in Guayana and throughout Venezuela.
A brutal police charge against high school students protesting against education cuts and police repression in Valencia has created a wave of revulsion throughout Spain.
As we have previously reported, Greece has entered a pre-revolutionary situation. Last Sunday, the country saw the largest demonstrations in its history. The bourgeois media have been quick to label these demonstrations as mere riots. Here we provide a link to a very interesting and detailed account of what really happened on the ground that day.