Greece gets a lifejacket made of lead

By Miguel Lamas (Izquierda Socialista-Argentina) A lifejacket made of lead for Greece The European Union, the IMF and the German and French bankers agreed to another “rescue” so that Greece…

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…

The Arab revolution sweeps the world

The following article was originally published in Spanish in Correspondencia Internacional, Issue 30, May /August 2011. ________________________________________ By Miguel Sorans The Arab revolution began in Tunisia. It was the spark that triggered the…

Argentina: Revolutionary left wins a seat in Neuquén

The Worker’s Left Front (PO, PTS and IS) has just won a seat in the legislative elections in Neuquén province with more than 10, 400 votes – close to 4% ,…

“Chávez turned union leaders into statues”

 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…

Argentinian left unites

By Emmanuel Santos With immense joy we welcomed the creation of the newly formed Left Front (FRENTE de IZQUIERDA y de los TRABAJADORES) in Argentina. In April, three revolutionary organizations…

On the Libyan popular struggle

Even if we have reservations about the political conclusions drawn in this article we strongly recommend to read the analysis of Libya’s struggle by Lance Selfa that appeared in ISR issue 77 (May-Jun 2011) called Libya’s revolution…

Concerning Osama bin Laden

We recommend to read these articles from the following web pages: http://uit-ci.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1788 And also these others: http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/2/ex_state_department_official_matthew_hoh ===========================================

Cuban CP bureaucracy consolidates itself as an agent of capitalist restoration

By Miguel Angel Hernandez * Cuba and the Sixth Congress of the PCC −The Cuban CP follows the footsteps of the Chinese bureaucracy The Sixth Congress of Cuban Communist Party…

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.…