The threat of electoral fraud in El Salvador In 2009 there are presidential elections as well as mayoral and deputy elections. El Salvador has a history of electoral fraud. The working class together with the poor from the cities and the countryside must be alert to take the necessary action to fight every attempt of fraud in the forthcoming elections.
Bolivia: a new offensive of the oligarchy, the masses respond in the streets After having won a two-thirds majority in the recall referendum, Bolivian president Evo Morales made an appeal to the oligarchy to negotiate and for national unity. As was to be expected, the oligarchy responded by launching a renewed offensive against the democratically elected government using all means at its disposal. But now we are seeing an organised reaction against the oligarchy. Building on the movement that started on May 4th, the mass movement of workers and peasants is being in the streets once again.
Canada: Police Murder Provokes Riots in Montréal-Nord For a week now, Montreal has been boiling with rage. The unprovoked murder of 18-year-old Freddy Villanueva, by agents of the Montreal Police Service, catalyzed an explosion that has been building for years. Police attacks on peaceful demonstrators sparked a riot.
Colombia: From Capitalist horror without end to the struggle for Socialism – Part Three In spite of the heroism of the guerrilla fighters, what they have lacked is an understanding of the role of the working class in the process of socialist revolution. What is required is a party based on the working class in the cities that can lead the peasantry. In this struggle the guerrillas would still have a role but as auxiliary to the working class, not as its substitute.
Bolivia’s recall referendum, massive support for change – time to move forward! In the August 10 recall referendum, President Evo Morales and vice-president García Linera were ratified with an increased number of votes and the two MAS prefects (governors) of Oruro and Potosí were also ratified. But at the same time, four of the six opposition prefects were also ratified with sizable majorities. So, who won? Who lost?
Colombia: From Capitalist horror without end to the struggle for Socialism – Part Two On more than one occasion the Colombian ruling class has entered into "peace talks" with the guerrillas, only to use these as a means of buying time and preparing even greater bloodshed. They used this situation also to conveniently cut across repeated waves of mass mobilisations.
Colombia: From Capitalist horror without end to the struggle for Socialism – Part One We start today a three part article, written in June, which looks at how the various guerrilla organisations emerged in Colombia. The bourgeois media present them as merely a bunch of criminals, conveniently ignoring the fact that they arose historically as an answer to the brutal repressive Colombian state at the service of the local oligarchy and imperialism.
Resolution on the Cuban Five The International Marxist Tendency considers that the Cuban Five are in the front ranks of the fight for world socialism. They were fighting against the reactionary attacks of the extreme right against the Cuban Revolution. The struggle to bring about their release is the duty not only of the Cuban people, but of all those who believe in the socialist future of humanity.
Bolivian Marxist on the forthcoming recall referendum We interviewed comrade Pepe Pereira, a leading member of El Militante-Bolivia, the Bolivian supporters of the International Marxist Tendency. Our first question was about the recall referendum that will be held in Bolivia next week, on August 10th.
Statement of the International Marxist Tendency on the recall referendum in Bolivia This statement was unanimously passed at the World Congress of the International Marxist Tendency. All efforts must be made to stop the oligarchy's plans to remove Morales, which they see as a step in the direction of re-establishing their control over the situation.
Declaration of the IMT on the nationalisation of the Banco de Venezuela On hearing of the nationalisation of Banco de Venezuela the World Congress of the International Marxist Tendency, which was sitting at the time, immediately discussed this important measure taken by the Venezuelan government and passed unanimously this resolution of support.
Mexico: Stop attacks, harassment and aggressions against Nahúm Pérez Monroy Systematic harassment has been carried out by the authorities in Mexico against Nahúm Pérez Monroy and other student activists of CLEP-CEDEP. Support the fightback against these repressive methods.
Venezuela: The nationalisation of Banco de Venezuela In a television programme broadcasted to the whole of the country on July 31st, President Chávez announced the nationalisation of Banco de Venezuela, the Venezuelan bank owned by the Spanish banking multinational Grupo Santander. "We are going to nationalize Banco de Venezuela. I make an appeal to Grupo Santander to come here so that we can start to negotiate".
Mexico: For the immediate lifting of all charges against the CLEP-CEDEP comrades Systematic harassment has been carried out by the authorities in Mexico against student activists of CLEP-CEDEP. Support the fightback against these repressive methods.
Canada: Crisis in the Forest Industry Workers in British Columbia have seen their pulp, paper, and lumber mills closing at an alarming rate, leaving thousands jobless and facing an uncertain future. Whole communities have been devastated as large forestry companies such as Interfor and Canfor pull out operations and ship jobs overseas where labour is cheaper.
