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IV485 - June 2015 PDF

robm — 2015-06-30T08:59:00Z

IVP 485 June 2015 PDF magazine

- IV485 - June 2015 / PDF

No to the diktats of the Troika, solidarity with the Greek people

Fourth International — 2015-06-29T20:58:34Z

This statement was issued by the Secretariat of the Bureau of the Fourth International on 29 June 2015.

- IV485 - June 2015 / Greece, Fourth International, European Union, Debt

Popular unity for No! and a complete break

Stathis Kouvelakis — 2015-06-27T11:05:57Z

The turning point that we hoped for, and which we had started to doubt would come, has arrived. The disastrous parody of “negotiations”, the spiral of retreats and concessions has been stopped.

- IV485 - June 2015 / Greece, Debt

A defeat for austerity policies but no left wing victory

Michael Voss — 2015-06-25T16:43:24Z

The outgoing governmental coalition, headed by Social Democracy, suffered a stinging defeat in the elections on June 18. But so did the leading party of the right opposition. The winners were four different parties outside the political mainstream.

- IV485 - June 2015 / Denmark, New parties of the left

After 2011, social struggles and constituent process

Franck Gaudichaud — 2015-06-25T07:10:39Z

Sergio Grez, professor of history at the University of Chile (Santiago) and Franck Gaudichaud, lecturer in Latin American Civilization at the University of Grenoble (and currently visiting researcher at the University of Chile), were interviewed on the political and social situation in Chile following the great student mobilization of 2011 by Giulia Willig for the Swiss journal SolidaritéS.

- IV485 - June 2015 / Chile, Youth and student movements

Why Europe Needs A Debt Conference

Özlem Onaran — 2015-06-24T15:19:07Z

After yet another summit on the Greek debt on 22 June, there are signs of an “extend and pretend” deal until winter. There is vague talk of a “debt relief” in the future, although it is unclear how much of the debt the Eurozone governments are willing to write off. Most importantly what are the conditions they impose in return?

- IV485 - June 2015 / Greece, European Union, Debt

Hillary Clinton's Family Values

Leroy Pelton — 2015-06-21T11:13:01Z

Hillary Clinton's support for policies like welfare reform belie her claim to be a champion of children.

- IV485 - June 2015 / United States (USA), Women

Teduray: Lumad struggle for identity, territory is consistent, even without arms

LILAK — 2015-06-20T06:48:47Z

Manila – “Our struggle to assert our rights as Teduray to our identity and territory has started long before the MILF-GPH peace talks, and we have been very consistent about this,” says Jennevieve Cornelio, a Teduray woman leader of the Timuay Justice and Governance (TJG). “Kahit wala kaming armas.” (Even if we do not have arms.)

- IV485 - June 2015 / Philippines, Women

The forgotten massacre

Alex de Jong — 2015-06-19T09:30:33Z

On the morning of September 30, 1965, a small group of army officers and Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) members attempted a coup against the Indonesian army leadership. Six army generals were killed, but the coup failed and was crushed by surviving army leaders in a few days. Together with other right-wing forces, the army, under the command of Gens. Suharto and Abdul Haris Nasution, retaliated.

- IV485 - June 2015 / Indonesia, Historical events and figures

François Vercammen, member of the Belgian section of the Fourth International

Alain Krivine, Alain Tondeur, Pierre Rousset, Sally Rousset, Thomas Weyts — 2015-06-18T13:09:56Z

We have heard of the death of our Belgian comrade François Vercammen on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 after a long illness. Aged 69, François was a pillar of the LCR (Belgian section of the Fourth International) but also one of the main leaders of the Fourth International. For years, thanks to his knowledge of several languages, he had regularly monitored the activities of its different sections and in particular of the French LCR.

- IV485 - June 2015 / Obituary