Italian and Immigrant Workers: Same Class, Same Struggle

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(The document which follows is the English version of a tri-lingual leaflet given out at a demonstration for the unity of the working class in Parma (Tuesday March 1). The Italian ruling class have been recently screaming about the “flood” of immigrants that will reach their shores after the revolts in North Africa.

Appeal for Korean Internationalists

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(Following the appeal to the international working class launched to assist the 8 accused members of the Socialist Workers League of Korea in January (see side panel) we have received the following news of the outcome.) · The judge sentenced as follows; · 1. Oh Se-cheol, Yang Hyo-sik, Yang Joon-seok and Choi Young-ik : imprisonment of 1 1/2 years, but conditional delay of imprisonment for 3 years...

The Obama Budget: No Workers Left Uncut

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The cynicism of the bourgeoisie is matched by its intellectual decay and its arrogance. The current Obama budget proposed by the White House and the ruling Democratic Party machine promises $1 trillion in cuts cynically called “deficit reduction”, two thirds of which are in cuts. The crisis of capitalism today is that it cannot create wealth.

Political Slime and Crisis in Italy

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The Bosses Go On The Attack While Their Government Flounders · As well as all the repercussions that pile onto the working class, crises have a habit of making life difficult for governments. This crisis is no exception, though there are some distinguishing features. Berlusconi's government is in such great difficulty that even an election is possible or, as the opposition would like, the...

State Workers Protests Continue in Wisconsin

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In Wisconsin there have been six days of protests numbering in the tens of thousands of workers. The coming week here is likely to bring more sickouts from state workers and teachers. Though the WEAC head, Mary Bell has told the state teachers to go back to work. In return she's withdrawn her support for charter schools in Milwaukee and cutting up the school district, ending seniority pay and...

Egypt: After Mubarak

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On 10 February, with the streets still heaving and protests growing in other cities, Mubarak made his final move. In a televised speech he promised, for the nth time, not to stand as a candidate in the next election. He declared he was ready to concede any reform and to cancel the anti-terrorist laws which had allowed him to physically and politically eliminate all opposition, real or imagined.

Bourgeois Violence and Proletarian Defence

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(From Battaglia Comunista - June 1946) · In the history of class struggle, particularly recently, the outcome of the politics of class compromise has always resulted, not just in the peaceful reconstruction of the "legal" apparatus of bourgeois rule, but also in the co-option and adaptation of "illegal" forces against the workers.

Wisconsin - War Declared on State Sector Workers

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The Governor of the State of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, has just dropped the anvil on public sector workers statewide. This is the start of a nationwide offensive to wipe out public sector unions. The state are going bankrupt and slipping into default because they refuse to increase revenue from the only potential source left to collect from, income taxes.

Beyond Bourgeois Barriers - For the Class Autonomy of the Egyptian and Maghrebian Proletarian Masses

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The Crisis · The knock-on effects from the world capitalist crisis are far from over. The weakest countries of the so-called capitalist periphery are suffering the consequences. At present it is the countries of the Maghreb and the Middle East which are in the eye of the storm. Amongst these is Egypt presided over by Mubarak the Satrap (1). Mubarak has held uninterrupted power since 1981.

Against the Cuts and Against Capitalism, We have no Choice but to Fight Together

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Students and Workers, Employed and Unemployed, Pensioners and Schoolchildren: We are all in it together! · According to the Coalition “We are all in it together”. Suffering is supposed to be “fair” and “equal”. Yet bankers' bonuses are bigger than ever and the rich don’t face benefit cuts. Osborne has tried to present his tax rises as shared pain. This is an outright lie.

Students - Capitalism Offers No Future

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One of the most heartening features of the current student struggles is the fact that many (though not a majority, unfortunately) of students recognise that the struggle is not just about their education. Historically, the social position of students has changed dramatically. · In the 1926 General Strike the posh university students of the time took part in strikebreaking.

Tunisia: Stirrings of Revolt - and Not Just in the Arab World

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The first thing that strikes you about the fall of the Ben Ali regime in Tunisia is the hypocrisy and lies of the Western media and political classes. For years they colluded with the ruthless dictatorship, giving Tunisia favoured trading status as reward for the “stability” it brought to that part of North Africa.

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