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Perspectives for Revolution in the Middle East – Part One
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- Published: Tuesday, 19 February 2013 04:14
- Written by International Marxist Tendency
Two years since the Egyptian revolution and we have seen many killed on the streets of Cairo in clashes between the revolutionary youth and workers and the Islamists of the regime. This is an indication of the situation as it stands today in the Arab world. The revolution brought down the Mubarak and Ben Ali regimes, but did not solve any of the underlying social problems that were the fundamental cause of the revolution. [A statement based on a discussion by the International Executive Committee of the IMT at its recent January meeting].
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Indonesia: Workers’ Unpleasant Action (A Solidarity for Comrade Sultoni who was being ‘Unpleasant’)
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- Published: Wednesday, 06 February 2013 00:23
- Written by Roeslan
The recent criminalisation case of comrade Sultoni Farras, a worker activist from Progresif Union and Sekber Buruh, who is being sued with “Unpleasant Action” law by the bosses, puts forward a question that at first seems petty but if we look further turns out to be quite fundamental in the workers’ struggle. This relates to the question of “pleasantness” and “unpleasantness”. (Note: in Indonesia, the word “pleasantness” can also mean “happiness”)
Perspectives for the European Revolution - Part one
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- Published: Thursday, 07 February 2013 04:13
- Written by IEC of the International Marxist Tendency
At its recent meeting in January the International Executive Committee of the IMT discussed the situation in Europe, highlighting the growing level of class struggle on the continent as the effects of the austerity measures being applied everywhere begin to be felt by the workers and youth. We are publishing a slightly edited version of the points raised in the discussion.
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