Canadian Auto Workers occupy parts plant in Scarborough, Ontario The auto industry in North America is in crisis. Over the past 5 years, many plants have been closed and thousands of workers laid off. This process continued recently when Collins & Aikman declared bankruptcy and announced it would close its plant in Scarborough.
Quebec: A high stakes election Fightback, the website of the Canadian Marxists, has received the following article by the Communist Party of Québec (PCQ) on the recent Québec elections. We are translating it into English because, while we do not agree 100% with all of the formulations, it contains very interesting analysis that should be made available to activists in English Canada and around the world.
Granma publishes Alan Woods' article on Iran On March 6th the official organ of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party Granma published a translation of Alan Woods' article War Drums in Washington or Bush's Last stand.
Book by Celia Hart debuts in Havana Here we publish the English translation of the article Se presenta en la Havana libro de Celia Hart (28 March 2007).
America After 1945 and McCarthyism On February 9, 1950 Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin claimed that there were no fewer than two hundred Communists in the State Department. This outrageous allegation unleashed a witch-hunt against everyone who was even slightly "tainted" with left wing, progressive or even vaguely democratic opinions in public life.
An instructive book for today’s revolutionaries Here we publish the English translation of a recent article published in Granma after the Cuban edition of Bolshevism, the Road to Revolutionby Alan Woods was launched at the 2007 Havana Book Fair.
Wars and terrorism: symptom of the disaster of capitalism Here we publish the English translation of an article published last year in Granma after the Cuban edition of Reason in Revolt was launched at the Havana Book Fair with Alan Woods and Adan Chavez speaking.
The Democratic Party and the Iraq War: Editorial for Socialist Appeal 29 The war in Iraq is the most important issue on the minds of American workers and youth. There is an entire generation whose world-view has been entirely shaped by the epoch of war, revolution, and counter-revolution through which we are living. Are the Democrats really doing anything to change the situation?
USA: What Next for the Teamsters? In the recent election for union leadership, members of the Teamsters union were confronted with a choice. On the one side stood Jimmy Hoffa Jr., who campaigned on the basis of forming a “partnership” with the employers. On the other side stood the challenger, Tom Leedham, who has pressed for mobilizing the membership to act in their own interests and strike in order to win gains.
Imperialism - from Marxism and the USA The end of the 19th century saw the birth of imperialism. Germany, France, Britain and Belgium struggled to gain possession of markets, territory, raw materials and spheres of influence. Originally published in the book Marxism and the USA, published by and available from Wellred.
The Workers' Uprising of 1877 This was the period of the most violent labor conflicts in the history of the United States. The first of these occurred with the Great Rail Strike of 1877, when rail workers across the nation went out on strike in response to a 10-percent pay cut. Originally published in 2005 in the book Marxism and the USA, published by and available from Wellred.
DaimlerChrysler “Family” puts 13,000 of its “Children” up for Adoption Last month, the DaimlerChrysler AG Corporation announced sweeping plant closings and job cuts for its U.S. operations which will go into effect in 2008 and 2009.
Alan Woods presents his book Bolshevism: the road to revolution at 2007 Havana Book Fair In presenting his book on the history of the Bolshevik party, Alan Woods was able to set the record straight on what really happened in the Russian Revolution, in particular emphasising the role of Leon Trotsky. The fact that Trotsky’s books on sale at the stand of the Frederick Engels Foundation were sold, once again, is an indication that on the island there is a thirst for the genuine ideas of Marxism.
Alan Woods speaks at the University of Santiago de Cuba Following the spectacular success at the Havana Book Fair, where for the third year running, the Frederick Engels Foundation achieved record sales, Alan Woods went to Santiago de Cuba to address two very successful meetings at the Universidad de Oriente.
