Nuevo periódico marxista de la Liga Internacional de los Trabajadores El Militante Sin Fronteras es el nuevo periódico marxista de la Liga Internacional de los Trabajadores ("Workers International League" en inglés) . En esta epoca de crisis, guerras, revoluciónes y contra-revoluciónes, la necesidad de una perspectiva y un análisis marxista y de independencia de clase es más importante que nunca. En colaboración con nuestros compañeros del periódico Militante en México, la Liga Internacional de los Trabajadores en los EEUU y el periodico Socialist...
Premiere Issue of El Militante Sin Fronteras now available! El Militante Sin Fronteras is the brand new Spanish-language paper of the Workers International League, produced in conjunction with Militante in Mexico. It is currently published 4 times a year. In it you will find the latest news and analysis from a Marxist perspective on national, international, labor, and theoretical issues.
Five years after 9/11 We are reproducing two articles written by Alan Woods and Ted Grant at the time of the attack on the Twin Towers in 2001. They explained how this attack would be used by the ruling class to justify their plunder of the resources of the world and to clamp down on workers' rights. US Suicide Bombing - Terrorism Aids Reaction (September 11, 2001) The first war of the 21st century (September 21, 2001)
9/11 and the Functions of the ‘War on Terror’ Five years on from the attack on the Twin Towers we can see how it was used to justify a war for oil and a general clampdown on civil liberties all around the world. We have also seen revolutionary movements, particularly in Latin America which will inevitably cut through the fog of confusion the capitalist have attempted to throw up.
USA: Why We Oppose "Guest Worker" Programs A new flyer by the WIL and El Militante Sin Fronteras for use on Labor Day and beyond. Click here for the new WIL and EMSF flyer - Why We Oppose "Guest Worker" Programs.
One Year Since Katrina: the Disaster Continues Exactly one year ago, the winds and waters of yet another hurricane crashed into the Gulf Coast of the United States. But this was no "routine" tropical storm. This was Hurricane Katrina - a Category 5 killer which swept away levees, homes, communities, memories, and 1,577 lives. Katrina and its aftermath also swept away the illusions of millions in the US and around the world: it was a savage reminder that all is not well in the proverbial "land of milk and honey".
USA: 25 Years After the PATCO Strike - August 3rd, 1981 Yesterday 25 years ago, 12,000 members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization walked off the job, demanding higher pay and a reduction of the working week. 48 hours later, President Ronald Reagan fired 11,000 of them, using military personnel as scabs. This date marks a bitter defeat in the history of the American trade unions and for working people in general.
The War at the Point of Production: The 'Killing Fields' of the United States Today, workers are used as ‘cannon fodder’ both in the war in Iraq and in the war for profits at home. Workplaces have become perpetual ‘killing fields’. Roland Sheppard takes a look at work place safety.
US Perspectives 2006 Although the US economy is ostensibly growing at the present time, it is growth based on the super-exploitation of working people and the relentless extraction of both relative and absolute surplus value. This is a “boom” that feels a lot more like a slump. When a “technical” slump comes at a certain stage, the effect will be even harsher. A recession is inevitable in the coming period so long as the capitalist system with its inherent cycle of booms and slumps continues to exist.
Bush and Co. Tighten Screws for Counter-Revolution In May the director of the CIA Porter Goss was forced to resign. He was then replaced by General Michael Hayden. This is no routine change. It is part of a wider operation. The US capitalist state is being tuned up before being thrust into battle again - both at home and abroad. In response to the developing upswing of the class struggle, this war machine is being tooled to confront the working class, oppressed, and poor of the world.
The Assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X Why were these two outstanding leaders of the Civil Rights movement in the USA assassinated? Roland Sheppard witnessed the killing of Malcolm X in the Audubon Ballroom, on February 21, 1965. Here he delves into all the evidence that has been produced that clearly indicates that the powers that be had a concrete material interest in removing these two individuals from the political scene.
Why we are Joining the WIL We're proud to reproduce this letter by four new comrades from San Francisco, in which they explain why they have decided to join the Workers International League.
Protest at Republican Candidate's Fundraiser Featuring Laura Bush On May 19th, protesters gathered outside a $500 a plate fundraiser dinner being held at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Providence, RI. The fundraiser was for Lincoln Chafee, the incumbent Senator, who was the only member of the GOP to vote against the war on Iraq. Chafee is not running primarily as an anti-war candidate, but rather as a "moderate" imperialist, with the aim of finishing up one adventure before embarking on another...
USA: the Statistics That Shock Capitalism cannot provide a decent living to everyone, but as long as it guarantees significant layers of the population a reasonable standard of living it can maintain a degree of social stability. Recent figures on the situation in the USA show that “middle America” is beginning to feel the pinch, a phenomenon which indicates that social turmoil will soon be on the agenda.
The Soldiers of Solidarity & Lessons from Venezuela As the important struggle of the rank and file "Soldiers of Solidarity" at Delphi continues, we can learn much from the experiences of working people across Latin America, a continent in the throes of a revolutionary process. The struggles of our brothers and sisters in Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentina, and Mexico are rich in lessons for the US labor movement.
