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

Kostas Kousiantas, Pantelis Afthinos — 2018-10-22T15:31:00Z

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.

- Features / United States (USA), Greece, Syria, Russia, Turkey

The Greek left and the question of the European Union

Kostas Kousiantas, Pantelis Afthinos, Zeta Melampianaki — 2012-01-09T11:50:19Z

Since Greek capitalism has entered the whirlwind of the global financial crisis and particularly from the point that the debt crisis in Greece broke out, the questions of the European Union (EU) and the Euro have emerged as some of the most important debates among the forces of the Left and the working class movement who attempt to shape radical political and movement responses to the crisis of the system. This debate has gained an even bigger importance among those political currents and forces that want to forge a clear revolutionary political proposal targeting the socialist transformation of the society.

- IV444 - January 2012 / Greece, Economy, Debt

The Greek general strike of 19 and 20 October

Andreas Kloke, Pantelis Afthinos — 2011-11-02T21:12:03Z

The 48-hour political strike of 19 and 20 October was another highlight of the class struggle, clearly expressing the intention of the workers and the middle classes to overthrow the government. On Wednesday, October 19, about 400-500,000 demonstrators took to the streets in Athens and a total of around one million in Greece as a whole. The demonstrations were the largest since the fall of the junta in 1974 and unambiguously demonstrate the enormity of social discontent, along with the determination of the working masses to fight against and overturn the barbaric capitalist policies of the government, the bankers, and the luminaries of the Troika. The general strike had been prepared in the best manner by strikes in various industries and by the occupations of ministries, town halls and other public buildings.

- IV442 - November 2011 / Greece

Seafarers open new period in workers' struggles

Pantelis Afthinos — 2006-03-12T17:24:11Z

The Greek seafarers' strike was a hard fought battle against the neoliberal reform of the sea transport system.

- News from around the world / Greece