The trick of the “Latin American third way”

After a decade of neoliberal governments enforcing pro-imperialist plans on the whole of Latin America, various political developments are signalling their end. New forces are seeking to replace them. The electoral rise of the Frente Amplio (Big Front) in Uruguay, Chavez’s ‘constituent process’ in Venezuela, ‘socialist’ Lagos’ presidential candidacy in Chile, the Alliance’s electoral triumph […]

Objective and subjective premises for socialist revolution on the eve of the XXI Century

Drafted by Christian Castillo, passed by the CC of the PTS on October 17, 1998. It has been nine months now since the PTS leadership issued a document titled “Strategic lessons and programmatic basis to advance in the rebuilding of the IV International” (dated January 27, 1998), which was then passed by the whole Trotskyist […]

Notes on the Capitalist Crisis Underway and the Rebuilding of the Fourth International

Over the past few years, the Trotskyist Faction-Fourth International (FT-CI) has developed an increasing intervention into the countries where it operates and has insisted on defending Marxist theory against the kinds of revisions which mean a step backwards from the advances made in this field, because, as Trotsky asserted, a time of ideological reaction makes […]

End the Zionist massacre in Gaza!

By placing on both the oppressors and the oppressed the same level, the imperialist countries and the UN are actually supporting the slaughter perpetrated by the Zionist state. On the night of December 27th, the Israeli air force unleashed Operation Cast Lead, one of the most criminal ever, and the worst since 1967. The victims […]

UN troops out of Haiti

On June, 1st 2004, Argentinean, Uruguayan, Bolivian, and Chilean (among other countries) troops, lead by Brazil entered Haiti as an occupation force, which was mandated by the UN. No matter the efforts made by Lula, Cristina Kirchner or Evo Morales governments to pretend that this was a “peace mission” with an “humanitarian aim”, over these […]

Big closing meeting of the Fifth Conference of the FT-CI

Online videos: Closing meeting Between July 20 and 27, the Fifth Conference of the Fracción Trotskista – Cuarta Internacional took place with the participation of delegations from the LOR-CI of Bolivia, the LER-QI of Brazil, Clase contra Clase of Chile, the LTS of Mexico, the LTS of Venezuela, Clase contra Clase of the Spanish State, […]

The French May 1968

Forty years have passed since the French May, and visions that present the events merely as a “student revolt” or a “cultural rebellion” are multiplying. Daniel Cohn-Bendit himself, a student leader of those days, in his capacity as a Deputy of the European Parliament now maintains that “the revolt had as its aim confronting the […]

Revolt in Haiti

UN blue helmets of Cristina, Lula and Tabaré, out! Stop the repression against the Haitian people! Since April 3 massive mobilizations have been taking place in Haiti, in different points of the country, against the increase in the prices of basic foods. Spontaneous mobilizations that had begun in the southern city of Les Cayes were […]

In view of the defeat of Chávez in the Referendum

Declaration of the Juventud de Izquierda Revolucionaria of Venezuela in view of the defeat of Chávez in the Referendum on the Constitutional Reform After the defeat of Chávez’ government in the referendum on the constitutional reform was announced, celebrations by the right wing filled the streets, while in sectors related to chavismo, bewilderment was obvious, […]

The tasks of the Left in response to Chávez’s project

Appeal of the Trotskyist Faction-Fourth International to the International Workers League (LIT) and its principal organization, the PTSU of Brazil, The Coordinating Committee for the Re-foundation of the Fourth International (CRCI) led by the Partido Obrero (PO) of Argentina and the Partido Obrero Revolucionario (POR) of Bolivia for a united campaign for the nationalization without […]