Kevin Parslow is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). The CWI school 2018, attended by nearly 400 comrades from over thirty countries in Barcelona, opened with a lively and confident discussion on the turmoil and upheavals facing global capitalism and prospects for the class struggle and socialism. This session was […]
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Voting Is Not Enough, Build from Below for Real Change This article is based on reports from Izquierda Revolucionaria (Revolutionary Left) part of the Committee for a Workers International. 2018 is shaping up to be a transformative year for Mexico. The July elections are taking place against a background of economic stagnation, mounting poverty, inequality and violence. There is mounting wave […]
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Peter Taaffe is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). Factory and university occupations in France. US civil rights and rage at the Vietnam war. Upheavals in Italy, Pakistan and Northern Ireland. Revolt in Stalinist Czechoslovakia. Repression in Mexico. Events in 1968 sent shockwaves around the world. Some years stand out […]
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The earthquake catastrophe reveals the reality of Mexican society. On one side, the incapacity of the state, and, on the other side, the greed of the capitalists, who are more worried about their profits that in using their wealth to attend to those caught up in the catastrophe. Morelos, Puebla and Mexico City suffered the […]
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David Lopez is a member of Izquierda Revolucionaria, Mexico. Towards a general strike against the Nieto government! In Mexico, mass protests have erupted throughout Mexico following a hike in gas and electricity prices – dubbed the “gasolinazo” – decreed by the right-wing Pena Nieto administration. This is an edited article by David Lopez, from Izquierda […]
Continue ReadingAdam Ziemkowski is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Working people in Mexico need fighting unions, an independent left party, and socialism Tens of thousands of teachers in Mexico have been on strike since 16 May, led by the National Education Workers Coordinating Committee (CNTE), in opposition to an education reform law that […]
Continue ReadingLatest US-backed ‘drugs war’ horror sends shock waves throughout Mexico When it comes to student protests, the recent movement in Hong Kong has claimed the international headlines. Receiving scant media attention has been the wave of protests in Mexico, following the “disappearances” of 43 student teachers in the southern state of Guerrero. It is a […]
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