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2008-12-12T13:48:44Z

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- IV402 - July 2008

Zapatero: left in form, right in essence

Joan Guitart — 2008-07-31T10:35:49Z

It should be recognised that Zapatero has been successful in his use of this “left appearance”, both within Spain and outside the country. The objective of this article is to show the most obvious contradictions between this appearance and the real policies of the Spanish government since the PSOE's electoral victory in March 2004.

- IV402 - July 2008 / Spanish state

The Bolivarian Revolution at the crossroads

Fernando Esteban — 2008-07-24T14:49:00Z

The defeat of President Hugo Chavez in the referendum last December marks an important turning point in the Bolivarian process, which began more than ten years ago. Following this defeat a crucial choice arises: to accelerate the process towards a socialist society or on the contrary to prefer the status quo by centring the revolution solely around the image of the president.

- IV402 - July 2008 / Venezuela

Italy must free Tamil human rights campaigners

Fourth International — 2008-07-15T22:51:35Z

This statement of solidarity with the Tamil people's struggle for self-determination was agreed by the sections present at this month's meeting of the Fourth International's European Political Bureaux.

- IV402 - July 2008 / Italy, Sri Lanka

Characteristics of the experiences underway in Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia

Éric Toussaint — 2008-07-09T11:10:36Z

Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador are going through profound experiences of mobilisation and popular reform, but are confronted by escalating opposition from imperialism and the local ruling classes.

- IV402 - July 2008 / Latin America

Call for mass blockades against the racists' conference in Cologne

2008-07-07T13:11:40Z

From the 19th to the 21st of September, racists and neofascists from all over Europe are planning to hold a so called â€žAnti-Islamization-Congress“.

- IV402 - July 2008 / Germany

Die Linke, one year on

Thies Gleiss — 2008-07-06T19:40:21Z

One year after the foundation of the Die Linke (Left) party, commentators on both right and left agree that the political situation in Germany has been changed. Following three regional elections in spring 2008, Die Linke is solidly installed on the political landscape.

- IV402 - July 2008

New anti-capitalist party gets underway!

François Duval, Ingrid Hayes — 2008-07-05T20:00:30Z

Three hundred committees were represented by a little under 800 delegates. There were also a good number of observers so in all there were a thousand people. There were about 40% women and a majority of non-members of the LCR.
The agenda of this meeting was in two parts. The first part, a discussion in plenary session allowed the participants to measure the scope of process underway and for some sixty delegates to speak about their local experiences, their struggles, their questions. As it (…)

- IV402 - July 2008 / France, New parties of the left

A new political factor emerges

Pierre-François Grond — 2008-07-05T19:38:54Z

The meeting in Saint-Denis on 28 and 29th June confirms the emergence of a new national political force. The presence of almost 800 delegates representing hundreds of local committees testifies to the reality of the process which is going to lead us to the creation of a new anti-capitalist party.

- IV402 - July 2008 / France, New parties of the left

Victory of the right, suicide of the left

Salvatore Cannavò — 2008-07-05T12:58:31Z

According to many commentators, Italy experienced a veritable earthquake at the elections of April 13 and 14, 2008. But in fact it amounts to a conservative stabilisation rather than an earthquake.

- IV402 - July 2008 / Italy