interviews
Archive of interviews with radicals and working class activists on libcom.org.
One in four youth unemployment figure disputed
Our interview with economist and European labour trends specialist Florence Lefresne about the CPE.
In the interview Lefresne, of the Institute of Economic and Social Research, questions the widely reported one in four youth unemployment figures that have been used repeatedly as a justification for the CPE.
Interview with an eye-witness on the nature of anti-CPE movement
An interview with an eye-witness on the nature of the demonstrations against the CPE in France.
1. Is France on the threshold of a new May 68?
Today (March 20th) I would answer NO but everything can change if the working class (and specially those of the private sector) decides to make a move. Here are a number of differences with May 68.
"Why I am rioting"
Today Le Monde has published interviews with the rioting youths of yesterdays disturbances at the Place de la Nation in the East of Paris.
Here we've translated the bulk of the short interviews and publish them in English so the rest of the world can hear the thoughts of those at the heart of this crisis.
You can hear the interviews here, and we recommend you follow the link and read the transcript whilst listening to the audio.
Villepin speaks to Paris Match
Rough translation of text lifted from an article in todays Le Monde.
In an interview with the weekly magazine Paris-Match thats due to appear in shops from Thursday, Domenique de Villepin recognizes that he "wanted to move quickly" on the contract first engages (CPE). "Now, it is necessary that I explain and convince. I will do it until the end because I believe in this policy", declares it.
An Interview with the Awareness League of Nigeria (1994)
Interview with the General Secretary of the Awareness League of Nigeria
Here we publish extracts of an interview with Samuel, General Secretary of the Awareness League, the newest section of the IWA, the anarcho-syndicalist international. The interview took place in Spain in August 1994, and is translated from "Le Combat Syndicaliste".
Interview with Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin from 1995
Lorenzo Komboa Ervin interview
(originally published in Black Flag #206, Autumn 1995)
Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin's story could have come out of the pages of fiction. The fact that we were privileged to hear him speak and interview him is easily the best thing to come out of the "Ten Days" debacle. Even Ian Bone admitted that at least it was worth it to "get Lorenzo over here".
Class Struggle Beyond Unionism: Boston-Area Public Workers' Ferment. 1981-82
Goldner interviews Scott McGuire about the attempts of Boston Public Workers to resist the effects of proposition 2 1/2.
Interview with German public sector strikers
Public sector workers striking across Germany talk about their experiences and the strike.
wsws.org reported that on February 6, German public service employees began strike action affecting such services as sanitation, hospitals, kindergartens, libraries and recreational facilities. The walkout began after the public service union Verdi conducted a ballot of sections of its membership, resulting in large majorities for a strike.
Interview with Karl Marx - Chicago Tribune
INTERVIEW WITH KARL MARX
by H.
Chicago Tribune, January 5 1879.
Interview with Karl Marx Head of L'Internationale by R. Landor
Interview with Karl Marx Head of L'Internationale
Revolt of Labour Against Capital -- the Two Faces of L'Internationale-- Transformation of Society -- Its Progress in the United States
by R. Landor
