Thursday, January 28, 2010

GENERAL STRIKE IN TURKEY



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By "The Hook"

Turkey: Trade Union Confederations Convene for General Strike on TuesdayWe have received further news about the Tekel workers in Turkey. As a result of their determined struggle trade union confederations have pledged a general strike if the government fails to meet their demands by January 26. This marks an important step on the road to winning this dispute. Please keep on sending solidarity messages!


By U.S. Socialist Appeal Editorial Board

Obama: One Year Later - Where's the Change?After just one year of the Obama administration, the sincere hopes for real change have been dashed. For all his charm, lofty words and apparent sincerity, Obama was elected to represent the interests of Big Business and capitalism.


By Manuel Reichetseder

Italy: The revolt of the Rosarno orange pickers against racismThe dramatic events that unfolded recently in the small southern Italian town of Rosarno highlight the terrible conditions that immigrant workers have to suffer in many parts of Europe. The bosses try and use the tactic of "divide and rule" to pit poor immigrant against poor Italian workers. It is the task of the labour movement organisations to offer an alternative and campaign to unite all workers against the real enemies, the bosses.


By Fred Weston

[Audio] Terrorism vs. Mass Struggle - In defence of the revolution in the Middle EastThe Middle East is often associated with terrorist attacks, suicide bombings and Al-Qaeda. At the same time we also think about the war in Iraq and the ruthless occupation of Gaza. But on the other hand we can also see the awakening of the mass struggle in this region. The most advanced expression of it being the movement in Iran, which has shaken the theocratic regime to the core and upset the plans of imperialism.


By Ted Grant in 1972

Crisis of powerIn February 1972 the Tory Heath government provoked a major confrontation with the miners, tired of seeing their salaries squeezed by rising prices. "This government of capitalist perfidy, malice, stupidity, cruelty, incompetence and greed for gain, must be brought down", commented Ted Grant.

 
 ESPAÑOL
By Alan Woods

Han pasado 30 años del proceso revolucionario más importante de la historia de El Salvador, donde la clase obrera en alianza con el resto de oprimidos y explotados podrían haber tomado el poder, transformando la sociedad, y haber evitado toda una década de sangrienta guerra civil que dejaría un saldo de 75 mil muertes. El presente artículo de Alan Woods fue escrito hace 28 años y a miles de kilómetros de los acontecimientos pero sorprende por su gran claridad, corrección y vigencia.


By Caio Deiorzi

La calamitosa situación posterior al desastre natural revela para todo el mundo que la Misión de las Naciones Unidas, presente desde hace 5 años y medio en Haití, no ha resuelto ninguno de los problemas, por el contrario ha garantizado la perpetuación de un sistema de explotación y miseria de todo un pueblo.


By UK Socialist Appeal Editorial Statement

Hay un elemento artificial en la catástrofe que enfrentan los haitianos. El país no sólo es pobre; ha sido hecho pobre y es mantenido pobre. Haití es el país más pobre del hemisferio occidental, con la peor infraestructura, el pueblo más vulnerable a los desastres y las enfermedades, debido a las maquinaciones del imperialismo. Aunque el terremoto no podía ser evitado, la escala de muerte y destrucción claramente sí podría haberse evitado.


By David Rey

Para enfrentar a Piñera, hay que romper la Concertación y formar un bloque PS-PC con un programa socialista


By Corriente Marxista Internacional

 OTHER LANGUAGES
By Rob Sewell

Persian translation of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin – 80th Anniversary of his death (21 January 2004)


By Rob Sewell

For nylig er der blevet udgivet en lavine af bøger for at miskreditere Lenin, Trotskij og den russiske revolution. Den engelske professor Robert Service er et eksempel. Hans seneste bog forsøger at bevise, at bolsjevisme fører til stalinisme og totalitarisme. Her forklarer Rob Sewell den dybe afgrund, der adskiller bolsjevismen fra det stalinistiske uhyre, der blev bygget oven på den fysiske udryddelse af bolsjevikpartiet.


By "The Hook"

Persian translation of 12,000 Tekel workers to go on death fast in the heart of Turkey? (15 January 2010)


By Michael Hureaux Perez

Haiti har drabbats av omfattande jordbävning. Regeringarna i Kuba och Venezuela reagerade direkt med sjukvårdsteam, brandmän, bränsle och förnödenheter. Arbetare runt omkring i världen har i solidaritetens namn samlat in pengar och förnödenheter. Vilken skillnad i jämförelse med USA-imperialismens reaktion. Obamas regeringhar lovat bistånd värt 100 miljoner dollar – mindre än vad som spenderas på kriget i Irak och Afghanistan under två dagar.


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