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The Polisario Front: what future?

Hassan Abenay — 2011-04-28T15:45:25Z

The United Nations has called again for the resumption of (direct or indirect) negotiations between the Moroccan Government and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia al Hamra and Rio de Oro (Polisario), with the aim of achieving a solution to the conflict around the region of Western Sahara.

- IV435 - April 2011 / Africa, Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara

Fukushima, a level 7 accident: The nuclear lobby and the denial of democracy

Pierre Rousset — 2011-04-28T15:26:23Z

The Japanese Government has acknowledged that the accident at Fukushima was“Level 7”, but only after the local elections were over. As for the international nuclear authorities, they claim that the Japanese crisis has nothing to do with that of Chernobyl, 25 years ago. Political calculations prevail once again over the rights of citizens to information, protection and democracy.

- IV435 - April 2011 / Japan, Nuclear power

West supported war to achieve economic miracle – Ban Ki-moon report mere eyewash?

Vickramabahu Karunarathne — 2011-04-28T07:43:57Z

The Mahinda regime claims that the economy is expanding at a rate of 8%. In the context of economies world over struggling to keep even 1 % expansion, Lankan performance is considered to be a miracle. Recent IMF reports claim that they are highly impressed by the performance of Mahinda regime. They have pledged to support the regime continuously. However the plantation workers, who are mostly Tamil, live with a daily wage less than 400 rupees. This has affected the minimum wage of all agricultural workers throughout the country. Even wages of fishers and other rural workers are affected by this minimum wage.For the entire period of Mahinda regime, the wages of urban proletariat did not increase to compensate for the increase of cost of living.

- IV435 - April 2011 / War drive/Anti-war movements, Sri Lanka

Marx and the non-Western World

Michael Löwy — 2011-04-27T06:36:34Z

Marx at the Margins: On Nationalism, Ethnicity and Non-Western Societies By: Kevin B. Anderson Chicago, The Chicago University Press, 2010, 319 pages, $66 (hard cover); $22.50 (paperback). Reviewed by Michael Löwy

- IV435 - April 2011 / Marxism, Reviews

Let us challenge reactionary Mahinda regime on May Day

Vickramabahu Karunarathne — 2011-04-26T06:31:20Z

We are happy to see that this May Day has become a day to challenge the Oppression of Mahinda state. Many strong trade unions have come together to challenge the chauvinist pro global capitalist government. Government is implementing IMF dictates.

- IV435 - April 2011 / Sri Lanka, Trade unions/workplace organizing

“If we want the world without nuclear plants, we must challenge the capitalist system”

Kenji Kunitomi , Ryota Sono — 2011-04-26T06:23:01Z

TEPCO had explained that â€˜nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl would never happen here because Japanese nuclear technologies are excellent' said Ryota Sono, 29 years old, a radical peace activist and member of the Precarious Workers General Union. Ryota has initiated protest actions against the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) since the nuclear disaster in Fukushima caused by huge earthquake and Tsunami on March 11. His initiatives have gained big sympathies particularly among the younger generation. Kenji Kunitomi interviewed Ryota Sono on April 23th in Tokyo.

- IV435 - April 2011 / Japan, Nuclear power

Several doctrines for the same shock

Éric Toussaint — 2011-04-25T07:01:48Z

During the first phase of the world economic crisis (2007-2009), the governments of the countries most affected by the crisis, starting with the United States, have taken strong measures, drawing upon lessons of the first months following the Wall Street crash in October 1929. Back then, the lack of State intervention to support both the financial system and demand led to very grave consequences in terms of recession and bankruptcy, then to political and social radicalisation.

- IV435 - April 2011 / Economic crisis

Getting to the root causes of the food crisis

Éric Toussaint — 2011-04-25T07:01:09Z

The explosion of the economic crisis, the financial crisis and the food crisis in 2007-2008 showed just how interdependent the economies of the world are. These issues remain crucial today so we republish this article by Eric Toussaint written in November 2008.

- IV435 - April 2011 / Ecology and the Environment, Food crisis, Economic crisis

Another policy is possible!

Chawki Salhi — 2011-04-24T04:47:11Z

Bouteflika has announced a small step backwards on his authoritarian course. The formidable mobilizations of students and youth, the massive strikes, the revolts of those in precarious employment and the unemployed, our struggles have forced Bouteflika to promise to reconsider his undemocratic policy and perhaps reverse the monarchical drift of state institutions.

- IV435 - April 2011 / Algeria, Arab Revolutions