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Opportunities and obstacles in Venezuela – revolutionary militants gather in Caracas

Stuart Piper — 2007-09-30T15:33:10Z

“Huge opportunities, very great dangers!” That's how one of President Chavez' closest advisers summed up the current situation facing Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution. Haiman el Troudi was addressing a seminar organised by the Fourth International in Caracas in August, to discuss the challenge of socialism in the 21st century, both in Venezuela and in the rest of the region.

- IV392 - September 2007 / Fourth International, Venezuela, Future of socialism (Latin American debate)

Sun Setting on Bush's Empire

David Finkel — 2007-09-30T15:22:28Z

With the George W. Bush presidency limping into its final sixteen months and a line of rats led by torture boy Alberto Gonzales and dirty trickmeister Karl Rove jumping ship, several questions come to mind.

- IV392 - September 2007 / United States (USA)

Expect no change from the parliamentary elections

Al Mounadil-a — 2007-09-18T22:59:30Z

We do not expect any change from the elections in Morocco on September 7, 2007. Change in Morocco will come through the popular struggles of the oppressed and exploited.

- IV392 - September 2007 / Morocco

A wake-up call for Respect

Alan Thornett — 2007-09-18T22:48:43Z

A letter from Respect MP George Galloway to the organisation's national council has triggered a thorough-going discussion in the party. The article below, published shortly before Galloway's letter became public, outlines Socialist Resistance's proposals for solving the crisis in Respect.

- IV392 - September 2007 / Britain, New parties of the left

Savage Capitalism - the Ecosocialist Alternative

Socialist Resistance — 2007-09-02T19:46:04Z

This is an edited version of the main document discussed at the recent annual general meeting of Socialist Resistance in Britain. The document explains why Socialist Resistance is changing its political programme, perspectives and public profile towards being an anti-capitalist, ecosocialist organisation.

- IV392 - September 2007 / Britain, Ecology and the Environment

The Epic Struggle of Indigenous Andean-Amazonian Culture

Hugo Blanco — 2007-09-02T08:27:28Z

We are defending our culture in its diverse aspects: our cosmic vision, social organization, our rituals and agricultural know-how, medicine, music, language, and many others. We do not claim that our culture is superior to others. We are struggling to stop it from being considered inferior. We want to be respected as equals.

- IV392 - September 2007 / Latin America, Indigenous struggles

IV392 - September 2007 pdf

2007-09-01T10:58:00Z

Download a pdf version of this month's edition from here.

- IV392 - September 2007 / PDF