AMLO or the "anti-imperialism" of the Mexican bourgeoisie
Submitted by Internationalis... on Jul 11 2018 21:58
We have translated the following article on the Mexican election from the Spanish blog Nuevo Curso. We share its estimate that the new government will be as anti-working class as all previous Mexican governments despite the rhetoric of the new President, López Obrador. We also agree that his appeal to the Mexican ruling class lies in his aim to eradicate graft and end the impunity of the corrupt in the system.
Sánchez Becomes Prime Minister of Spain
Submitted by Internationalis... on Jun 15 2018 15:27
The rulers of all the major capitalist states have no solution to a world economic crisis which in various forms has now dragged on for decades. In the last few years chronic insoluble economic crisis has increasingly translated into political crisis. This has produced not just changes in government but questions about the institutions of these supposedly democratic regimes.
Italian Elections: there’s nothing more depressing in a desert of ideas and perspectives
Submitted by Internationalis... on Apr 2 2018 11:47
Given the current programmatic poverty of the bourgeoisie, not voting is a duty. However, today, that isn’t enough.
The Electoral Trap
An article published on October 2017 in the first issue of 'Intransigence', a collaborative effort between the Workers' Offensive group in Miami and other internationalist communists in the United States. This article argues for principled abstentionism, or non-participation in bourgeois elections, citing their harmful role of integrating workers as willful participants in the capitalist order.
Catalonian Election: Another Example of a Capitalist Impasse
Submitted by Internationalis... on Dec 25 2017 17:35
Translation of a commentary on last week’s election in Catalonia, from the Spanish blog Nuevo Curso.
The battle of Athens: When WWII veterans took up arms against a corrupt local government in Tennessee
Submitted by nikolabudanovic on Nov 27 2017 15:35
In 1946 a non-partisan political option made of WWII veterans applied to the local elections in McMinn County, Tennessee. When they realized that the elections were being rigged, they took up arms and decided to defend their rights without relying on the State.
Forget about elections, once and for all! - Alain Badiou
Following Trump’s victory, on the eve of the final vote in France, and with a snap election on the way for the UK, Badiou answers critics who have attacked his radical rejection of the democratic vote. First published on Urbanomic, translated by Robin Mackay.
The popular movement and the electoral strategy. An indigenous candidate for Mexico
Submitted by Alessandro Zagato on Sep 29 2017 03:36
Alessandro Zagato looks at the strategy change of the EZLN, running an electoral candidate for the first time for the 2018 presidential elections.
Alternative für Deutschland: fascists set for return to parliament in Germany
Submitted by RobH on Sep 9 2017 14:30
Germany elects a new parliament and government on 24 September. It seems certain that the CDU will carry the majority, thus continuing the by now 12-year reign of Angela Merkel. The run-up to the election seems dull. But there is a real danger that with the Alternative für Deutschland, fascists could enter the German parliament.
The question of counter-power and ‘municipalism’
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Sep 4 2017 12:54
We had a splendid time and good discussions at the Plan C Fast Forward Festival 2017. Below you can find our contribution to the discussion about counter-power in the final assembly.
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