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September, 1997 - Digest
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Subject: What is new at Socialist Appeal's "In Defence of Marxism" site
Date: Wed; 3 Sep 97 16:45:29 +0000
From: ( socappeal@easynet.co.uk )
What is new at Socialist Appeal's "In Defence of Marxism" web site (September 1997) ( http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/IDOM.html ) Labour and Ireland The election of a Labour Government in Britain has raised enormous expectations not least by workers in Northern Ireland who are looking for a way out of the impasse they have faced for nearly a century. Yet the Labour leadership remain tied to a "bi-partisan" approach that has solved nothing in the past and looks set to present more of the same for the future. In a short series of articles Cain O'Mahoney examines labour's role in Northern Ireland and the lessons that must be learnt. We have added the first two ones more will be added: 1 Workers unity: the only solution. From 1907 to the Partition (easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/labireland1.html) 2 Irish Labour's missed opportunities. From the Partition to the Troubles (easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/labireland2.html) Fundacion de Estudios Socialistas Federico Engels (www.arrakis.es/~engels) New web page of the Spanish Socialist Studies Foundation Frederich Engels the Spanish publisher of Alan Woods and Ted Grant's works and also of the marxist journal Marxismo Hoy. If you read Spanish and want to know more about the Spanish Civil War the struggle against Franco's dictatorship etc. this site is a must. (In Spanish) ------------------- If you would like to be informed by email of new additions to the In Defence of Marxism web site send us an email to new@socappeal.easynet.co.uk with "subscribe What's new" as the message body. If you don't send a message to the same address with "unsuscribe" as the body of the message. ------------------ Socialist Appeal's "In Defence of Marxism" web site socappeal@easynet.co.uk http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/IDOM.html PO Box 2626 London N1 7SQ Britain
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Subject: What is new at Socialist Appeal's In Defence of Marxism site
Date: Tue; 9 Sep 97 15:32:56 +0000
From: ( socappeal@easynet.co.uk )
What is new at Socialist Appeal's In Defence of Marxism site (September 9 1997) Russia from revolution to counter-revolution (still in construction) ( http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/russia/ ) Ted Grant with a foreword by Trotsky's grandson Vsievolod Volkov and an introduction by Alan Woods has already been published and we have started its publication on-line. The book nearly 600 pages long covers the key developments in Russia since the Revolution right up to the present day. It traces the elimination of workers' democracy the rise of Stalinism the advances of planned economy and the eventual collapse of the bureaucratic system under Gorbachev. Using the method of Marxism Ted Grant uncovers the contradictory developments that have shaped the Soviet Union over the last 70 years and finally led to its downfall. He also deals in detail with the present situation in Russia under Yeltsin and assesses the possibilities for a successful restoration of capitalism. Not since the publication of Trotsky's book "The Revolution Betrayed" in 1936 has such a detailed and comprehensive Marxist study of Russia been undertaken. The parts already available on-line are: - Foreword by Vsievolod Volkov (Trotsky's grandson) - Introduction by Alan Woods - Part One: The Balance Sheet of October (covering the October Revolution the Constituent Assembly Russia's isolation and the period leading to the New Economic Policy) The book can be ordered from any bookshop in Britain quoting the ISBN number (1 9000 07 02 9) and the trade distributor is Central Books). For information about getting a paper copy of the book outside Britain: Wellred Publications PO Box 2626 London N1 7SQ tel: + (44) 0171 251 10 94 fax: + (44) 0171 251 10 95 email: wellred@socappeal.easynet.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------- If you would like to be informed by email of new additions to the In Defence of Marxism web site send us an email to new@socappeal.easynet.co.uk with "subscribe What's new" as the message body. If you want to be removed from this list send a message to the same address with "unsuscribe" as the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------- Yours in solidarity Socialist Appeal's "In Defence of Marxism" web site http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/IDOM.html socappeal@easynet.co.uk socappeal@easynet.co.uk http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/IDOM.html PO Box 2626 London N1 7SQ Britain
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Subject: Diana
the monarchy and the crisis in BritainDate: Thu; 11 Sep 97 11:22:28 +0000
From: ( socappeal@easynet.co.uk )
What's new at Socialist Appeal's In Defence of Marxism site: ( http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/IDOM.html ) Diana the monarchy and the crisis in Britain ( http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/diana.html ) The dramatic events of the first week of September 1997 mark a sea-change in British society. The sudden death of the Princess of Wales was the signal of an outburst of popular feeling which was without precedent in recent British history. Of course Britain has seen more than a few royal births deaths and marriages duly attended by large crowds of cheering or silently respectful people. But such a spontaneous eruption as this such an overflowing of emotion such a movement of the masses unorganised uncalled-for uncontrollable - such a thing has never been seen. It is an entirely new phenomenon reflecting an entirely new situation in Britain. Alan Woods analyses this situation and gives some historical background to the British monarchy. September 10 1997. This (long) article is also available by email on request (its size is 78k plain text) from: IDOM@socappeal.easynet.co.uk and has also been published in pamphlet form by Socialist Appeal (socappeal@easynet.co.uk). ---------------------------------------------------------- If you would like to be informed by email of new additions to the In Defence of Marxism web site send us an email to new@socappeal.easynet.co.uk with "subscribe What's new" as the message body. If you want to be removed from this list send a message to the same address with "unsuscribe" as the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------- Yours in solidarity Jordi Martorell Socialist Appeal's "In Defence of Marxism" web site socappeal@easynet.co.uk http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/IDOM.html PO Box 2626 London N1 7SQ Britain
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From: yankro@instjm.sld.cu
Date: Tue; 16 Sep 1997 11:13:50
Subject: URGENT HAVANA
LAST CALL LLAMADO FINAL LAST CALL Che Guevara and the Media Che Guevara y la Media Sep 22-24 1997 The Jose Marti International Institute of Journalism El Instituto Internacional de Periodismo Jose Marti La Habana Cuba This encounter will inquire into Guevara's journalistic dimensions both as a subject and producer of information as well as critique the visual representa- tion he has been given in the press. El encuentro examinara las dimensiones periodisticas del Che como sujeto y productor de la informacion ademas de inves- tigar la representacion visual que se le ha dado por la prensa. We have several participants already confirmed or interested with both Latin American representation from Mexico Bolivia Argentina and Brazil as well as a solid US contingent including three journalists who will share secret FBI documents related to the guerrilla's death and present their latest book about the subject (Ocean Press) a host of an alternative radio station in Madison WI and a senior analyst and director of the Cuba documentation project at the National Security Archive in Washington D.C. Tenemos varias personas confirmadas de America Latina incluyendo Mexico Bolivia Argentina and Brasil y tres periodistas de EEUU con archivos secretos de la FBI un locutor de un programa de radio alternativo mas un analista del Proyecto de Documentacion de Cuba en el Archivo Nacional de Seguridad en Washington. The event will end shortly before the Oct 1-4 Havana University conference Che: Man of the 21st Century info:and precede the official opening of the Che mausoleum in Santa Clara for which there will be a Cultural Gala celebration in La Plaza de la Revolucion on Oct 7. El encuentro cerrara' justamente antes de la conferencia en la Universidad de La Habana Che: EL Hombre del Siglo 21; (info: ) y la apertura de la inauguracion del mausoleo del Che en Santa Clara para la cual habr una Gala Cultural en La Plaza de La Revolucion el dia 7 de octubre . Cuban personalities at the event will include the former Director of "Verde Olivo;" Luis Pavon who was with the publication when founded by Che. Also present will be founders of Prensa Latina and people who spent time with Che at Radio Rebelde in the Sierra Maestra. Personalidades cubanas en el evento incluiran el otrero director de Verde Olivo Luis Pavon cofundador de la publicacion con el Che. Tambien estaran fundadores de Prensa Latina y gente que estuvo con el guerrillero en la Radio Rebelde en la Sierra Maestra. Please send a confirmation ASAP as well as any questions and a one-page summary of any paper you plan on presenting. Avisen de su participacion en cuanto mas rapido posible con sumarios de una hoja de pon- encias.
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From: "Webmaster Partido Obrero" ( po@psiconet.com )
Date: Tue; 16 Sep 1997 20:28:49 +0000
Subject: En Defensa del Marxismo 17
Hola Acaba de ser puesto en linea el numero 17 de la revista=20 En defensa del Marxismo En el web site del Partido Obrero http://psiconet.com/p-obrero La seccion especifica de la revista es http://psiconet.com/p-obrero/edm Sumario Argentina:Cortes de ruta extranjerizaci=F3n econ=F3mica delincuencia po= l=EDtica (37 Kb)=20 Redacci=F3n=20 Llamamiento a una Asamblea Popular Nacional (34 Kb)=20 Redacci=F3n=20 Tres a=F1os de combates de clase en Neuqu=E9n (95 Kb)=20 por Rafael Santos=20 Balance de la lucha de Atlantida (34 Kb)=20 por Emilio Martin=20 La crisis de Tucum=E1n (33 Kb)=20 por Sebasti=E1n Portillo=20 Por la refundacion de la IV=AA Internacional (43 Kb)=20 Jorge Altamira Revolucion en Albania (39 Kb)=20 por Christian Rath=20 =BFPuede Rusia convertirse en otra Albania? (28 Kb)=20 por Savas Michael-Matsas=20 El POR se ha transformado en secta nacionalista (124 Kb)=20 por Juan Pablo Bacherer=20 La situacion explosiva de Europa (22Kb)=20 Reportaje a Francois Chesnais=20 =BFExistio la Revolucion de Octubre? (24 Kb)=20 Cr=EDtica de Libros=20 German Ave Lallemant y los origenes del socialismo argentino (54 Kb)=20 por Hern=E1n Diaz=20 Sobre "Althusser: estrategia del impostor" de Alejandro Bonvecchi (37 Kb)= =20 por Marcelo Novello=20 El gato chino (48 Kb)=20 por Luis Oviedo=20 Cordialmente Raymond Webmaster of Partido Obrero po@psiconet.com http://www.psiconet.com/p-obrero
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Subject: Ultimas novedades de la Fundacion Federico Engels
Date: Thu; 18 Sep 97 16:21:24 +0000
From: ( socappeal@easynet.co.uk )
Estimados companneros Este es un mensaje que hemos recibido de la Fundacion Federico Engels sobre su nuevo sitio sobre la Revolucion Rusa. Definitivamente vale la pena echarle un vistazo!! Un saludo Jordi Martorell Socialist Appeal's "In Defence of Marxism" web site ---------------------------------------------------Subject: Ultimas novedades de la Fundacion Federico Engels
Sent: 17/9/97 9:00 pm Received: 18/9/97 10:07 amFrom: engels@arrakis.es
El proximo mes se celebra el 80 Aniversario de la Revolucion Socialista de Octubre con este motivo hemos lanzado una nueva pagina Web destinada a celebrar este acontecimiento con la intencion de seguir defendiendo las ideas de Octubre. En esta pagina encontrareis una serie de articulos dedicados a analizar este proceso historico comenzando con la revolucion de Febrero hasta su culminacion. Ademas la Fundacion va a realizar una serie de actos publicos a lo largo del Estado de los cuales iremos informando regularmente en esta pagina. Esperamos vuestros comentarios. La direccion es la siguiente: http://www.arrakis.es/~rev.rusa Por otra parte en la pagina principal de la Fundacion encontrareis las ultimas novedades que hemos publicado: El estado y la revolucion de Lenin con un prologo de Ted Grant que podeis leer integramente. Rusia de la Revolucion a la contrarrevolucion de Ted Grant. Este libro sera presentado en la Fiesta del PCE. Ambos libros podeis pedirlos contrareembolso a la Fundacion. Tambien esperamos vuestras opiniones y sugerencias. ---------------------------------- socappeal@easynet.co.uk http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/IDOM.html PO Box 2626 London N1 7SQ Britain
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Date: Thu; 18 Sep 1997 23:20:32 +0100
From: New Worker Online ( ncp@oocities.com )
Subject: New Worker Online 19/9/97
British imperialism is and always has been the source of the troubles in Ireland. There is no Irish problem only a British problem. This reality has been carefully concealed by most of the press and television reports down the years. Even now the capitalist media continues to foster the idea that the success or failure of the peace process hinges on the IRA. Endless articles discuss whether or not the IRA ceasefire will hold can the IRA be trusted? they ask can Sinn Fein be trusted to sit at the same table as everyone else? and so on. Read the truth in the New Worker Online. New Worker Online Digest Week commencing 19th September 1997. 1) Editorial - Time to talk. 2) Lead story - Don't let peace talks flounder. 3) Feature article - "Mums Army" to replace welfare visits? 4) International story - Albright returns empty handed. 5) British news item - Fight begins over public sector pay freeze. New Communist Party of Britain Homepage http://www.oocities.org/CapitolHill/2853 http://ncp.home.ml.org A news service for the Working Class! Workers of all countries Unite!
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Subject: News from the F. Engels Foundation (Spain)
Date: Fri; 19 Sep 97 15:11:19 +0000
From: ( socappeal@easynet.co.uk )
Dear comrades This is the translation of a message we have received from the F.Engles Foundation (Madrid) about their new web site about the Russian Revolution. Well worth a look!! In solidarity Jordi Martorell Socialist Appeal's "In Defence of Marxism" web site socappeal@easynet.co.uk http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/IDOM.html PO Box 2626 London N1 7SQ Britain ------------------- Next month is the 80 anniversary of the October Socialist Revolution. For that reason we have just launch a new web site to celebrate this anniversary and keep on defending the ideas of October. In the site you can find a series of articles analysing the whole historical process from the February Revolution to its culmination. On top of that the Foundation is going to organise a series of public meetings in Spain. Information about them will be posted in the web site. We welcome your comments. The address of the page is: http://www.arrakis.es/~rev.rusa On the other hand you can find some new material at the main site of the F. Engels Foundation ( http://www.arrakis.es/~engels ): - the new Spanish edition of State and Revolution with a new introduction by Ted Grant - and the Spanish edition of Russia: from Revolution to counter-revolution by TEd Grant. The Spanish edition will be launched at the Communist Party Festival in Madrid. You can also send your comments on this material Fundacion Federico Engels engels@arrakis.es
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From: batcom@poboxes.com
Date: Fri; 19 Sep 1997 23:29:12 +0200
Subject: Internationalist Communist
On the Internationalists' site ( http://www.oocities.org/~italianleft ) the followuing documets are added: Internationalist Communist (int. organ of the I.B.R.P.) issue 15 Revolutionary Perspectives (organo of the British CWO) issue n.6 BG mauro. jr **************************************************************************** The Internationalists HomePages are at http//www.oocities.org/~italianleft http://users.iol.it/mauro.jr Write to batcom@poboxes.it **************************************************************************
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Subject: New chapters of Ted Grant's book on Russia on-line
Date: Tue; 23 Sep 97 12:51:31 +0000
From: ( socappeal@easynet.co.uk )
What's new at Socialist Appeal's In Defence of Marxism site (September 23 1997 ( http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/IDOM.html ) We have just added three more chapters of Ted Grant's book "Russia: from revolution to counter-revolution" to its on-line edition at: http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/russia The three chapters are: Part Two: The Rise of Stalinism Part Three: From Five-Year Plan to the Purges Part Four: The Nature of Stalinism These chapters deal mainly with the rise of Stalinism its root causes Lenin's struggle against it the struggle of the Opposition and the causes for its defeat the policy of forced collectivisation the effects of the "socialism in one country" theory on the USSR's foreign policy the policy of the Popular Front and its effects in the Spanish revolution the Moscow show-trials and the purges the extermination of Trotsky's family and finally the controversy about the class nature of stalinism debating the different theories of bureacratic collectivism Cliff's theory of state capitalism and the evolution of Trotsky's analysis. Comments on the contents of the book are welcomed at: tedgrant@socappeal.easynet.co.uk (The "In Defence of Marxism" site has also a new "comments page" which you can access from the homepage) The book can also be ordered from any bookshop in Britain quoting the ISBN number (1 9000 07 02 9) and the trade distributor is Central Books). For information about getting a paper copy of the book outside Britain: Wellred Publications PO Box 2626 London N1 7SQ tel: + (44) 0171 251 10 94 fax: + (44) 0171 251 10 95 email: wellred@socappeal.easynet.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------- If you would like to be informed by email of new additions to the In Defence of Marxism web site send us an email to new@socappeal.easynet.co.uk with "subscribe What's new" as the message body. If you want to be removed from this list send a message to the same address with "unsuscribe" as the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------- Yours in solidarity Jordi Martorell Socialist Appeal's "In Defence of Marxism" web site socappeal@easynet.co.uk http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/IDOM.html PO Box 2626 London N1 7SQ Britain
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From: Chris Croome ( chris@atomism.demon.co.uk )
Subject: Labour Left Briefing
Date: Fri; 26 Sep 1997 19:42:50 GMT
Hi The October issue of LLB ( http://www.labournet.org.uk/llb/1997/october/index.html ) went on-line today. It includes an interview with Tony Benn (posted to a.p.s.t) on LP democracy. :================================================== : Labour Left Briefing is an independent voice and : forum for socialist ideas in the Labour Party and : trade unions. Labour Left Briefing is on line : at: : http://www.labournet.org.uk/llb/ : : The LLB links page has links to labour movement : and socialist sites around the globe and is at: : : http://www.labournet.org.uk/llb/links/ : : Annual subscriptions (10 issues): 14 ordinary : 20 supporting sub 30 outside UK : Cheques payable to *Labour Left Briefing* : If you would like to take copies to sell please : contact LLB at the address(s) below:- : LLB PO Box 2378 London E5 9QU : E-mail: llb@gn.apc.org : ==================================================
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Date: Tue; 30 Sep 1997 03:16:03 -0400
From: International Viewpoint ( 100666.1443@compuserve.com )
Subject: Contents of October IV
__________________________________________________ International Viewpoint * Inprecor * Inprekorr Address: PECI BP85 75522 Paris cedex 11 France. Fax +33-01 43 79 29 61www.internationalen.se/sp/ivp.htm Free electronic subscription For free trial issue reply to this e-mail __________________________________________________ International Viewpoint #293 October 1997 CONTENTS the event 2 Panic in Algiers Salhi Shawki europe 4 Britain: A democratic advance Gordon Morgan 4 Greece: Test case for "anti-terrorist" measures 5 the other Europe 6 Ireland: Diplomacy clashes with reality John McAnulty 7 Interview with IRA spokesperson 8 Javier Solana's "new NATO" G. Buster africa 10 Mauritius: British colonialism after Hong Kong = Alain Ah-Vee 10 Nigeria: Hunger strike by Ogoni prisoners americas 11 The lean mean university/ATC 12 Mexico's Lesbian feminist parliamentarian New federation shakes labor politics (p.13) Massive welcome for Zapatistas in Mexico City (p.14) 14 Brazil: Unity in the Workers Party? 16 Say "No!" to Nike! 16 Haiti: US firms disinvest 18 Reject APEC build solidarity 20 Canada: Bigots repelled Richard Banner 21 The other America asia 22 Australia: The new far-right coalition Norm Dixon 23 The other Asia 24 Indonesia's new labour code First PRD Congress 26 Egyptian farmers protest land reform 26 Palestinian refugees protest UNRWA cuts 27 Ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem 28 Philippines: Who's the culprit for the financial crisis Sony Melencio regular features 30 book notes 32 History: Pietro Tresso Livio Maitan 33 culture 34 conferences 36 NetWorking Internet action __________________________________________________ Special low rates (for new subscribers only!) USA $35: cheques to International Viewpoint PO Box 1824 New York NY 10009 Canada $40: cheques to Socialist Challenge PO Box 4955 Main PO Vancouver V6B 4A6 Britain 20 GBP: cheques to Outlook International PO Box 1109 London N4 2UU Australia $35: Cheques payable to Solidarity Publications PO Box A105 Sydney South NSW 2000. New Zealand $35 South Africa R80 Sweden 330 SEK Denmark 300 DKK Hong Kong $120 These and other agent addresses available on request __________________________________________________
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