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The Grand Chessboard
Charles-André Udry -
Unanimously, US and British spokespersons say that this kind of "anti-terrorist struggle" will be long and complex. That offers the advantage of being able to concretise plans which had been mere…
The angry vote
Ernesto Herrera -
THE so-called 'voto bronca' or spoiled votes, which reached about 30%, show that a large part of the population is fed up with and no longer believes in the whole political system. That includes some…
Autonomy, war, globalisation
New Socialist Journal -
Autonomy, Independence and Sovereignty in the Age of Globalisation IN the age of intensified globalisation of the economy, winning ideological and cultural hegemony or dominance is key. Part of this…
Charlie van Gelderen (1913-2001)
Penelope Duggan, Terry Conway -
Charlie was born in August 1913 in the small town of Wellington, 40 miles from Cape Town, South Africa. He became politically active as a young man, initially joining the Fabian Society, but in 1931…
The future of the revolutionary left
Alain Krivine -
ALAIN KRIVINE "I think this debate today is very important for one main reason. For some years now we have seen a real development, sometimes even an upsurge, of new far left, anti-capitalist, and…
De Wereldhandelsorganisatie en 'ethische' globalisering
Denis Horman -
De term 'ethische globalisering' is een van de kernbegrippen van de open brief van onze eerste minister aan de zogenaamde 'anti-globalisten'. Hij raadt deze aan de "globalisering niet af te remmen",…
Afghan Workers Solidarity Campaign launched
Shoaib Bhatti -
The suppression by the religious fundamentalists of all the democratic and human rights in Afghanistan over the years has left the organization of the Left and progressive forces in absolute weak…
Interview with Adel of Afghan Revolutionary Labour Organization
Tariq Iqbal Bhutta -
Q: Why the Osama and Talban were held responsible immediately after the September 11th terrorist attacks. A: Osama bin Laden was wanted by America for his involvement in Tanzanian killings. While he…
Basque rights and Spanish democracy
José Ramón Castaños Troglo -
1. The Basque elections saw a confrontation between two opposed nationalisms: the nationalism of reconquest of the Spanish state and the Basque nationalism of resistance. This conflict goes back a…
Het Belgisch fiasco
Alain Tondeur -
Eerste kaakslag voor Verhofstadt: de Franse, Britse en Duitse staats- en regeringsleiders spraken een uurtje vroeger af, achter gesloten deuren. Op de dagorde van deze pré-top stond de oorlog en…
De anti-globaliseringsbeweging
Francois Vercammen -
Het politiek-ideologische klimaat is aan het veranderen. Een nieuwe periode ontstaat waarin de beweging van uitgebuitenen en onderdrukten zich heropbouwt, terwijl het kapitalistische offensief wordt…
Ruzies en crises als beleid
Redactie De Internationale -
De Europese Unie toont een tegenstrijdig beeld: enerzijds een opeenvolging van crises, botsingen en halve mislukkingen; anderzijds, als je het van een afstand bekijkt, een doelgericht proces, een…
Acties en activiteiten
Redactie Grenzeloos -
Tegen de oorlog en de oorlogsstemming Aan de hand van de twaalf stellingen uit het gelijknamig artikel in nummer 63 van Grenzeloos, wordt door zaal en forum gediscussieerd over de nieuwe oorlog. In…
Globalisering van onderop
Bestuur SAP -
Wij zijn niet tevreden met deze wereld. De wereld biedt voldoende kennis, techniek en andere middelen om armoede en ongelijkheid aan te pakken en een ecologisch catastrofe af te wenden, maar daar…
Woord vooraf bij de "Brussel" special van Grenzeloos
Redactie Grenzeloos -
In één klap werd ook de bewoners van het rijke deel van de wereld duidelijk hoe instabiel en onveilige die wereld is. Als reactie op de aanslagen werd een oorlog uitgeroepen waarvan het niet…
Dogs of War Gone Mad?
David Finkel -
Now a whole new set of problems arise: What will be the actual political and military aims (not necessarily the declared ones) of the U.S. war? How far and wide might the resulting conflict spread?…
Behind the 'war on terrorism'
Phil Hearse -
Since Bush came to office his administration, the key figure in which is Dick Cheney - more a co-president than a vice-president - has been determined to push through its hard-right reactionary…
Anti-war movement emerges
Steve Bloom -
On Friday, September 14, the U.S. Congress passed, with one dissenting voice, a resolution authorizing President Bush "to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations…
Will the Drive to War Kill International Labor Solidarity?
Teofilo Reyes -
[The article below is an editorial from the October issue of Labor Notes, a journal for US union activists] We are proud of how working people, and unions in particular, have responded to support the…
Against His Masters Voice
Farooq Tariq -
The Taliban claimed over 30 dead during the cruise missiles attack by the forces of the UK, Germany, Russia, Australia and the US. The irony of history is that the five richest nations of the world…
The unfolding design
Achin Vanaik -
This is not the usual divide between Left and Right (though one can easily imagine where each would line up) but essentially between those who are morally and politically cynical and selective about…
Latin America: Disciplining the back yard
Ernesto Herrera -
However, this is not news any more. Since September 11, it has been displaced by the "war against terrorism". The attack on the empire has reshuffled the cards. In the middle of an unprecedented…
After Genoa, after September
Christophe Aguiton -
1. On institutions and governments If Genoa will remain a significant moment in the history of mobilization and struggle it is not simply because of the violence of the repression and the extent of…
Youth against capitalist globalisation
Penelope Duggan -
The development of the movement against capitalist globalisation has given a completely new meaning to this encounter. As the camp was scheduled for the week following the mobilization for the G8…
A strategy for victory
Joao Machado -
After the events in Genoa it is superfluous to dispute that there has been a change in the world situation in recent years or a rise of opposition to neo-liberalism. In Brazil this change coincides…
Another world is possible, another Brazil is urgently needed!
Socialist Democracy (DS) Tendency -
We are now confronted with some positions that are decisive for the future of the PT and of Brazil. We will be selecting those who will lead the party during a critical period that is full of both…
Linking experience with struggle
Socialist Democracy (DS) Tendency -
Olivio Dutra, Heloisa Helena and Geraldo Candido *1 introduce comrade Raoul Pont as candidate for the National Presidency of the PT: Raul Pont was born in Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, in 1944. A…
Leninism in the 21st century
Daniel Bensaid -
Q. Lenin made important contributions to Marxist thinking about imperialism, the national question, revolutionary strategy and socialist democracy. But when organisations call themselves 'Leninist'…
Over de aanslagen op 11 september en de oorlog tegen Afghanistan
Vierde Internationale -
De imperialistische agressie van de Verenigde Staten als ‘wraak’ voor de aanvallen van 11 september 2001 – de eerste aanval in het hart van hun eigen grondgebied – is geen daad van gerechtvaardigde…
Afghanistan, de Taliban, Bin Laden, zijn netwerk en GroenLinks
Tom Pitstra -
Referentiekader. Omdat het me opeens heel erg duidelijk wordt hoe het referentiekader van mensen heel bepalend is voor de beoordeling van feiten. Ik probeer dat zelf altijd maximaal te vermijden en…
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