Elections in Israel: Netanyahu’s victory over the Labor Party coalition
Elections in Israel Netanyahu’s victory over the Labor Party coalition On March 17, general elections took place in Israel. Despite the fact that a more even result was predicted, with the nearly final count, Benjamin Netanyahu is getting a clear victory over his main rival, the Labor Party’s Isaac Herzog. Netanyahu’s victory over the Labor […]
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March 20, 2015New US aggression against Venezuela
Down with the interference of imperialism New US aggression against Venezuela The statement of the US President, Barack Obama, that Venezuela is a “threat to the safety of the United States,” is a leap in the aggressive actions by imperialism against the Latin American country. New United States aggression against Venezuela The US statements and […]
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March 13, 2015US: “Right to Work” Law Forced Down the Throats of Wisconsin’s Workers
“Right to Work” Law Forced Down the Throats of Wisconsin’s Workers Governor Scott Walker is poised to sign into law the anti-union “Right to Work” legislation in Wisconsin, making it the 25th state to do so. The union bureaucracy has so far refused to call for general strike in the state to fight back against […]
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March 9, 2015The Greek people voted against the debt, but Syriza gives into the Troika
The Greek people voted against the debt, but Syriza gives into the Troika On January 25, the Greek people voted against the Troika, the austerity measures and cuts that the Greek government has been enacting over the past few years. The huge number of votes for Syriza expressed profound social unrest and expectations of being […]
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March 7, 2015Argentina: Mendoza province: Great Election for the Left Front
Mendoza, Argentina: Great Election for the Left Front On February 22, the FIT slate, headed by Nicolás del Caño (PTS leader and national member of parliament) won 14% of the vote, the highest total of any left candidate for an executive position in Argentina in the last 30 years.. Del Caño was earned the second […]
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February 28, 2015Argentina: On the Death of Alberto Nisman and The Crisis of Kirchnerismo
On the Death of Alberto Nisman and The Crisis of Kirchnerismo The political crisis which has unfolded after the death of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman is, without a doubt, one of the greatest obstacles faced by the Kirchner government in over a decade. The events surrounding the case will certainly have significant implications for Kirchner’s […]
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February 25, 2015U.S.: Republicans and Democrats Versus Immigrant Workers
Republicans and Democrats Versus Immigrant Workers The dispute over immigration reform and the obstructionism of the Republicans against the timid concessions offered by Obama produce the illusion of a dispute between antagonistic forces. A closer look reveals that, despite differing in tactics and in discourse in order to appeal to their respective electoral bases, the […]
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February 20, 2015Greece: Campaign for the cancellation of debt and opposition to austerity plans
Campaign for the cancellation of debt and opposition to austerity plans The “troika” of the European Commission, European Central Bank and the IMF are putting pressure on the government of Greece, threatening to switch off their funding so that the Greek government submits to the “troika’s” programs of debt repayment and structural adjustment. These programs, […]
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February 18, 2015Reflections regarding Greece
Reflections regarding Greece Greece is a supreme example of the accumulated effects of the world economic crisis. As the editorial writer of the Financial Times, Martin Wolf, indicates, unemployment has reached 26%, and the GDP is also 26% below its peak before the crisis of 2008. The expenditure of Greek society on goods and services […]
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February 10, 2015What is happening in France?
Talk – Mexico What is happening in France? Last Saturday, a talk was given in the headquarters of the Socialist Workers Movement, with an attendance of nearly one hundred young people and workers, with the aim of explaining the current situation in France, due to the attacks against the magazine Charlie Hebdo. Europe is now […]
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February 9, 2015