| By In Defence of Marxism As a result of a mass protest against the lack of water supplies, power cuts and other problems affecting the village of Jebha (Chefchaouen) in Morocco, three leaders of the protest have been arrested. We call on all our readers to send messages of solidarity. | By Mick Brooks The world of international finance has been shaken by the default in Dubai. Commentators have suggested that this could be the cause of the recession moving into a double dip. Now the Greek government is running a government deficit of 12.7% of GDP, which is more than four times the permitted European maximum. Capitalism stalks one country after another, probing for weaknesses and laying the weakest low. This system is inherently unstable. As long as it exists, it threatens all our livelihoods. | By Michael Roberts Big banks like Goldman Sachs have become flush with free money and have been announcing mega-results for the third quarter of last year. They have also started to pay huge bonuses again for bankers and directors. So it's business as usual for capitalism - at a time when a record number of Americans (32million) are on food stamps, unemployment of various sorts has reached 16% of the workforce and people are losing their homes. | | |
| | OTHER LANGUAGES | | By John Pickard Mendiang ayah saya memiliki rasa humor yang sangat garing. Saat Natal, kapanpun televisi menayangkan informasi tentang kebaktian gerejawi, ia nampak jengkel dan menggeleng-gelengkan kepalanya. "Lihat itu," katanya, "Mereka coba membawa agama ke dalam segala hal!" | By V. I. Lenin | | |
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