Our comrade Simón RodrÃguez Porras from the Freedom and Socialism Party from Venezuela (Partido Socialismo y Libertad-PSL) writes about the latest protests facing the country, denounces the repression from both the…
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We condemn the murder of 34 miners in South Africa!
Statement by the International Workers’ Unity (Fourth International) There is growing international outrage over the criminal police repression in South Africa that resulted in the death of 34 miners who…
60 years since the 1952 Bolivian revolution
By La Protesta (Bolivia) When the miners and peasants took power in their hands For many people in Bolivia the anniversary of the revolution is a “celebration” of the MNR…
Egypt: New labor unions founded by activists
The following was originally published in Spanish in Correspondencia Internacional issue 30, May/August 2011. _________________________________ By José Castillo The old building belonging to the Journalists’ Union in downtown Cairo is…
US: One step forward, two steps back
Last month’s legalization of same-sex marriage in New York was a small step forward. Already, politicians are taking credit for this milestone; such is the case of New York Democratic…
“Chávez turned union leaders into statuesâ€
 Interview with Orlando Chirino in El Universal The following is a free translation of an interview originally published in El Universal newspaper and re-posted in www.laclase.info (“Chávez convirtió a dirigentes…
New York:Workers and students march to protest budget cuts
By Rodolfo Tirabarro On March 24, a protest to oppose layoffs and cuts in ​​health and education halted traffic in the financial district of New York. New York is being…
Our winter of discontent
By Emmanuel Santos It has been a brutal winter filled with news about government cuts in education, healthcare and subsidies for families too poor to afford paying for heat. The…
The new tasks of the Egyptian revolution
Statement by the International Worker’s Unity-Fourth International (UIT-CI) The fall of the dictator Mubarak is a great triumph of the revolutionary mobilization of the Egyptian people, Egyptian youth and workers.…