After ten years of Maoist insurgency and a coup d’etat by the king in 2005, the Nepali people took to the streets in April 2006, forcing the king to hand power back to the parliament. It was the end of the only Hindu kingdom in the world but only a new step in the country’s continuing political crisis. The Maoist party, the UCPN(M) has entered into a crisis itself and a split has become inevitable.
“The democratic content in self-determination struggles must be safeguarded”
12 June 2012, by ,Anzelmo Guerrero, a central leader of the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa-Mindanao (Revolutionary Workers Party-Mindanao) <http://www.rpm-m.org/> spoke to B. Skanthakumar in Manila in late April 2012. The interview focused on the application of the right to self-determination by revolutionary Marxists in the specific context of Mindanao.
“The LPP is a socialist party, very much involved in the day-to-day problems of the people”
11 June 2012, by ,The country’s left is playing a critical role in the struggle for democracy and rights of workers. However, one fundamental step would be to cut the military budget and spend it on education and development. This will be an effective way to combat religious fundamentalism
Call for an international week of action, 20-27 June 2012, for the release of Baba Jan and his comrades
10 June 2012, by ,It is urgent to relaunch the campaign of solidarity with the “Hunza 5” and all victims of state terrorism in Pakistan.
The people of the world confront the advance of capitalism: Rio +20 and beyond
10 June 2012, byGovernments from all over the world will meet in RÃo de Janeiro, Brasil from June 20-22 2012, to supposedly commemorate 20 years since the “Earth Summit”, the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development, that established for the first time a global agenda for “sustainable development”. During this summit, in 1992, three international conventions were adopted: the Convention on Biological Diversity, the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, and the Convention to Fight Desertification. Each of these promised to initiate a series of actions destined to protect the planet and all of the life on it, and to allow all human beings to enjoy a life of dignity.
Exchange between the FI Bureau and OKDE-Spartakos (Greek section)
9 June 2012, by ,Following the elections in Greece on the 6th of May the Bureau of the Fourth International published a statement “The future of the workers of Europe is being decided in Greece” available here. OKDE-Spartakos, the Greek section of the Fourth International wrote to give their opinion on this statement. Their letter and a reply by the Bureau are published below.
“All the loans accorded by the Troika are illegitimate”
9 June 2012, by ,In this interview first published in Croatian on the portal net.hr and taken up by several websites in Croatia, Eric Toussaint develops ways out of the debt crisis which are very useful for different countries in Europe and beyond. He comments on the situation in Greece after the elections of May 6, 2012. He tackles the issue of the accession to the EU and the Eurozone that some countries like Croatia, Bosnia, and Serbia are seeking. He also answers to more general questions.
On the agenda: the relaunching… of social and ecological destruction
7 June 2012, byThe question of growth has resurfaced in political discourse. The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has been demanding it for several years. François Hollande made it a major theme of his campaign. The social democrats are asking for it in all countries, particularly in Germany. The Right has also joined in, by the intermediary of Mario Draghi - President of the European Central Bank - and Herman Van Rompuy - President of the European Council. Even Angela Merkel has paid lip-service to the idea that austerity is not enough, we have to relaunch growth.
“It’s time for the left forces to come together”
7 June 2012, byThis interview with Mahmoud Rachedi, general secretary of the Parti socialiste des travailleurs (Socialist Workers’ Party – PST) was conducted by Mohand Aziri and appeared in the newspaper “El Watan” on June 3, 2012.