"In the end, then, the positive implications of the removal of white minority rule have been muted for most people in the region: extreme socio-economic inequality, desperate poverty, and disease (AIDS most notably) remain the lot of the vast majority of the population. "
The Labor Aristocracy Myth
1 September 2006, byThe reality of the last century seems to challenge basic Marxist ideas. Despite occasional mass militancy and even proto-revolutionary struggles, the majority of the working class in the developed capitalist countries have remained tied to reformist politics - a politics premised on the possibility of improving the condition of workers without the overthrow of capitalism. Why is this the case?
Elections and Regime Crisis
1 September 2006, byThere’s no doubt that mainstream national politics in America is polarized, bitterly divided and incredibly vicious. At the same time, it’s almost devoid of substance. Underlying the general triviality of the official debate is a dual reality: the collapse of public confidence in the Bush regime, accompanied by the extreme decay of the Democratic Party as a meaningful opposition party.
IV381 - September 2006 PDF
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