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Why our German friends are wrong on EU Constitution

2005-05-27T18:59:57Z

Well-known left intelllectuals reply to Jürgen Habermas, Günter Grass and Wolf Biermann, who in a Le Monde op-ed had called for leftist and progressives in Europe to vote 'Yes' in Sunday's French referendum on the European Constitution.

- IV367 - May 2005 / Europe, Daniel Bensaid

The high school movement: a new generation opposes the governmental order

Antoine Larrache — 2005-05-24T14:07:47Z

This spring saw an important movement of high school students in France, first of all in the form of mass demonstrations and then by radical forms of struggle such as blockading schools. For the moment the movement is over. The following article draws a first balance sheet of the movement.

- IV367 - May 2005 / France

How Should Socialists See World War Two?

Duncan Chapel — 2005-05-24T13:10:08Z

The 60th anniversary of the final defeat of the Nazis is being celebrated all over Europe. But was the war simply a struggle between democracy and fascism? What were the real social and political forces involved?

- IV367 - May 2005 / World, Ernest Mandel, Historical events and figures

The Fall of Lucio Gutiérrez

Hugo González, Margarita Aguinaga — 2005-05-23T14:59:31Z

In April Ecuadorian president Lucio Gutiérrez was overthrown by a mass uprising - the third president of that country in a row to be overthrown. Having been elected in 2005 with 55% of the vote, Gutiérrez saw his support collapse in every sector of the population. Why?

- IV367 - May 2005 / Ecuador

“We will return to the land from which we were expelled”

David San MartÃn , Luke Stobart — 2005-05-23T14:52:42Z

There are 3.8 million Palestinian refugees in Jordan. They insist on maintaining their Palestinian identity and their right to return to the lands from which they were expelled. Here we interview an activist from Baqa'a, the world's largest Palestinian camp - Yahya Abu Safi from the Popular Committees for the Defence of the Right of Return (PCDRR).

- IV367 - May 2005 / Palestine

"The Fire is under the Ashes"

Luke Stobart — 2005-05-22T14:16:29Z

The Egyptian radical left has made some large strides forward in the last few years - defying emergency laws to protest against war, repression and the oppression of the Palestinians, and creating the successful Cairo Conference against Globalization, Imperialism and Zionism.

- IV367 - May 2005 / Egypt

George Galloway slams US war-mongers

George Galloway — 2005-05-21T18:49:17Z

The appearance of Respect MP George Galloway before a US senate subcommitte has caused a sensation in the US and worldwide, and is another boost for the Respect coalition.

- IV367 - May 2005 / Iraq, War drive/Anti-war movements

European Constitution: a New European Absolutism

Jan Malewski — 2005-05-21T13:38:32Z

Jan Malewski probes the authoritarian neoliberalism at the heart of the proposed European Constitution.

- IV367 - May 2005 / Europe, France

Why a French “No” vote will be a victory for the Left

Olivier Besancenot — 2005-05-18T19:42:29Z

LCR spokesperson Olivier Besancenot, speaking at a large rally organised by the French Communist Party, argued that a victory for the 'No' position in the referendum on the proposed European Constitution would be a victory for the left, and could be a new point of departure for anti-capitalist struggles.

- IV367 - May 2005 / France

Internal Democracy and Public Debate in Revolutionary Parties

Murray Smith — 2005-05-16T23:45:49Z

Murray Smith replies to Doug Lorimer of the Australian DSP on the issue of internal democracy and public debate in revolutionary parties . Contrary to Lorimer, Smith argues that debating party differences in public was the norm, and not the exception, in Lenin's Bolshevik Party.

- IV367 - May 2005 / Fourth International, Debate section