Thursday, September 15, 2011

Italy: September 6 general strike only the beginning of the struggle to bring down Berlusconi government and go beyond By Roberto Sarti




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By Roberto Sarti (FalceMartello editorial board)

Italy: September 6 general strike only the beginning of the struggle to bring down Berlusconi government and go beyond. Photo: Roberto Serra/ Iguana Press

On Tuesday, September 6, hundreds of thousands of workers and youth flooded the streets of more than 100 Italian towns and cities, answering the call for an 8-hour general strike made by the CGIL, the main trade union confederation.


By Chris Hill in the USA

According to a Harvard Medical Study published in 2009, nearly 45,000 people a year die in the United States  from preventable illnesses which go untreated due to lack of medical insurance. This represents approximately one person every 12 minutes, and serves as a huge counterexample to American claims of having "the best Healthcare system in the world."


By Alan Woods

Alan woods speaking on the Russian Revolution at the recent world school of the IMT.

 
 ESPAÑOL
By Marxy.com

Mouhammad Ghalout, compañero y activista estudiantil en la corriente "método democrático de base" del sindicato nacional de estudiantes de Marruecos, está en la cárcel desde el pasado 18 de mayo 2011. Fue arrestado bajo acusaciones falsas y se le sometió a un injusto juicio político. Su audiencia ha sido pospuesta por segunda vez.


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ماركسي

يتعرض الرفيق محمد غلوط، المناضل الطلابي، المعتقل منذ 18 ماي، إلى تعذيب وحشي في سجن الدكتاتورية، ونطلب من جميع قرائنا والمتعاطفين معنا وجميع المناضلين اليساريين تسجيل تضامنهم من أجل إطلاق سراحه فورا.


By Rob Sewell

A crise global do capitalismo entrou em nova etapa. Ao invés de recuperação, vários países estão mostrando sinais de uma depressão. Esta é uma situação sem precedentes e revela a profunda enfermidade que afeta o sistema capitalista, o qual ainda se ressente da recessão de 2008-9.


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