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  • Pakistan

    50 Years of the 1968-69 Revolution

    21 November 2018, by Lal Khan

    Fifty years ago this land witnessed the most glorious moments of its history. Pakistan’s virgin proletariat and the oppressed classes were storming heavens. They had entered the arena of history and were determined to take their destiny in their own hands. Revolutionary periods are historical exceptions. They don’t occur every day. Such an amazing revolutionary torrent had swept across the country from November 7th,1968 till the fall of the formidable dictatorship of Ayub Khan on March 26th, 1969. It had challenged the state and system and victory of a socialist revolution was on the horizon.

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  • Fourth International

    Livio Maitan: History wrinkle-free

    16 November 2018, by Daniel Bensaïd

    Daniel Bensaïd wrote the Preface to Livio Maitan’s history of the Fourth International Per una storia della IV internazionale. La testimonia di un comunista controcorrente published in 2006.

    Resistance Books and the IIRE have launched an appeal to fiund publication in English. It has almost reached the first goal of 5,000 euros, thanks to a substantial donation in the form of translation work.

    To give an idea of the book, and of the person of Livio, we publish here the English translation of Daniel Bensaïd’s preface.

    We hope to raise 1,000 euros more to pay for the design and promotion of the book. Details on how to make a donation can be found below.

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  • Syria

    The Syrian revolution and the failure of the “anti-imperialist” left

    22 October 2018, by Kostas Kousiantas, Pantelis Afthinos

    This article was written after the bombing of Syrian military installations carried out by US, UK and French military forces on April 14th 2018 and before the attack by the Assad regime against Dara’a began.

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  • Economy

    A critical look at China’s One Belt, One Road initiative

    21 October 2018, by Martin Hart-Landsberg

    China’s growth rate remains impressive, even if on the decline. The country’s continuing economic gains owe much to the Chinese state’s (1) still considerable ability to direct the activity of critical economic enterprises and sectors such as finance, (2) commitment to policies of economic expansion, and (3) flexibility in economic strategy. It appears that China’s leaders view their recently adopted One Belt, One Road Initiative as key to the country’s future economic vitality. However, there are reasons to believe that this strategy is seriously flawed, with working people, including in China, destined to pay a high price for its shortcomings.

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