From: "Internationalist Communist Group" ( icgcikg@hotmail.com )
Subject: NEW ISSUE : COMMUNISM No. 10
Date: Wed; 05 Nov 1997 07:03:39 PST
Hello Marxjour List subscribers We are the INTERNATIONALIST COMMUNIST GROUP. We publish our central reviews in several languages which aims to organise and centralise communist action. Since a few months we are also on INTERNET with a four languages Web site (in english spanish french and german). Our last issue in english: Communism No.10 is available at our central URL: * http://www.oocities.org/Paris/6368/ Here is the content of the issue: * Beyond the celebration Anniversary : - Capitalism at work : the bombing of Dresden -February 1945- - Additional notes on the bombing of Dresden * Some current examples of the progress of the capitalist State * Against the struggle of the proletariat : Social-democracy's eternal euroracist pacifism (the Mexican version of ICC) * Italy : the repression is reinforced! * What reduction of working time ? * We underline : - Aids' origin in 1959 ? Science's discrete refutation ! As we say in our presentation: Our reviews can only fully succeed in their task of organising communist action if they have active participation of their readers and sympathisers. Any contribution you make - theoretical critical or practical - will help us to forge a real revolutionary tool. Use this material! It is no one's private property - it is part of the heritage of the accumulated experience of our class. The class that is living struggling and fighting to destroy wage-labour and therefore all classes all exploitation. Use these texts discuss them reproduce them ... If our positions interest you - if you want to discuss them or to work with us - contact us criticise us ... Hope we will read you very soon. Long live the social worldwide revolution! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
From: "Internationalist Communist Group" ( icgcikg@hotmail.com )
Subject: NOUVEAU NUMERO : COMMUNISME N° 45
Date: Wed; 05 Nov 1997 06:53:55 PST
Salut aux abonnés de Marxjour List Nous sommes le GROUPE COMMUNISTE INTERNATIONALISTE. Nous publions nos revues centrales dans plusieurs langues dont le but est d'organiser et de centraliser l'action communiste. Depuis quelques mois nous sommes aussi sur INTERNET avec un site en quatre langues (en anglais espagnol français et allemand). Notre dernier numéro en français: Communisme N°45 est disponible sur notre URL centrale: * http://www.oocities.org/Paris/6368/ Voici le contenu de ce numéro: * Le mythe du "socialisme cubain" : le gauchisme bourgeois travesti en communisme * Argent ou socialisme * Contre-révolutionnaires d'hier d'aujourd'hui et de toujours : le P"C" cubain avec Machado Batista Castro ... * Nous soulignons : - Le modèle répressif italien se renforce! - Vive la révolte prolétarienne en Albanie... et partout ailleurs! Comme nous le disons dans notre présentation: Une telle revue ne peut remplir pleinement sa tâche de guide d'organisateur de l'action communiste sans la participation active de ses lecteurs et sympathisants. Toute contribution matérielle théorique critique nous est une aide dans la construction d'un réel outil de lutte révolutionnaire. Utilise ces matériaux. Ils ne sont la propriété de personne ils font partie du patrimoine de l'expérience accumulée d'une classe qui vit qui lutte pour supprimer sa propre condition de salariée et par là toute classe toute exploitation. Diffuse ces textes discute-les reproduis-les... Si nos positions t'intéressent si tu veux en discuter travailler avec nous prends contact avec nous critiques nous. Vive la révolution sociale mondiale! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
From: "Internationalist Communist Group" ( icgcikg@hotmail.com )
Subject: NUEVO NUMERO : COMUNISMO N° 40
Date: Wed; 05 Nov 1997 06:58:14 PST
Hola los subscriptores de Marxjour List Somos el GRUPO COMUNISTA INTERNACIONALISTA. Publicamos revistas centrales en varios idiomas con el objectivo de organizar y centralizar la acción comunista. Desde hace varios meses estamos también en INTERNET con un site con cuatro lenguas (en inglés español francés y alemán). Nuestro último numero en español: Comunismo No.40 está disponible en nuestro URL central: * http://www.oocities.org/Paris/6368 / Aquí el sumerio del numero: * SITUACION ACTUAL DE LA RESTRUCTURACION CAPITALISTA EN RUSIA * ¡NO HAY INUNDACIONES EN BANGLADESH! * SUBRAYAMOS : - El Bombardeo de Dresde: Notas Adicionales - La Propaganda Hipócrita de la O.N.U. - Un Paso más del Modelo Represivo Italiano - ¡El Proletariado en Albania no Parece Esperar Demasiado de las Alternativas Burguesas! * APORTE PARA LA MEMORIA HISTORICA DE LAS LUCHAS DEL PROLETARIADO EN MEXICO - Vamos hacia la Vida - A los Proletarios - El Derecho de Rebelión - Predicar la Paz es un Crimen Cuando decimos en nuestra presentación: Una revista como esta solo podrá cumplir las tareas teórico - organizativas que la hora exige con una participación cada vez más activa de sus lectores simpatizantes corresponsales. Toda contribución sea para mejorar el contenido y la forma de la misma (enviando informaciones publicaciones de grupos obreros análisis de situaciones etc) sea para mejorar su difusión (haciendo circular cada número en el mayor número de lectores posibles consiguiendo nuevos abonados sugiriendo otras formas o lugares de distribución etc.) constituye una acción en la construcción de una verdadera herramienta internacional de la lucha revolucionaria. ¡Utilizad estos materiales! Nadie es proprietario de ellos son por el contrario parte integrante de la experiencia acumulada de una clase que vive que lucha para suprimir su propria condición de asalariada y así todas las clases sociales y toda explotación. ¡Reproducid estos textos discutidlos! Recibid con nuestro más caluroso saludo comunista nuestro llamado al apoyo incondicional a todos los proletarios que luchan para afirmar los intereses autónomos de clase contra la bestia capitalista contra su Estado y contra los partidos y sindicatos pseudoobreros que perpetúan su supervivencia y nuestro grito que te impulsa a forjar juntos el Partido Comunista Mundial que nuestra clase necesita para triunfar para siempre. Esperdudo recibir noticias pronto las enviamos nuestra solidaridad militante. ¡Viva la revolución mundial social! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Date: Thu; 06 Nov 1997 20:21:22 -0800
From: "George M. Kallas" ( kallas@UCSD.Edu )
Subject: keep up good works
Hello Just a quick note to let all of you who participated in the construction of the marx webpages throughout the international web know that you have done a wonderful job. Quite frankly I was somewhat surprised to find such a profound interest in marx marxism marxology and all things related to this important interesting and controversial man. Ironically since the end of all the old "cold war hype" we may re-realize the importance of marx and the broad and rich history of the international left that came from his legacy. I have a hunch that like Mr. Twain the premature report of the "death of Marxism and the Left" and all things related to him may be somewhat presumptuous. Indeed the way things stand on this planet today the history that we all make daily seems to linger with with us for a bit longer. Again thank you for your efforts in publishing this important information for the world. Keep up the good works. Good people are out there and they still do need your ideas and information. You may email me for any further insights updates or information concerning your project. kallas@ucsd.edu Sincerely Mario Kallas College Teacher and Political Science Ph.D. grad student.
Date: Fri; 7 Nov 1997 10:56:47 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Book announcement
From: Jim Davis ( jdav@mcs.com )
+----------------------------------------------------------------+ Book Announcement CUTTING EDGE Technology Information Capitalism and Social Revolution Edited by Jim Davis Thomas A. Hirschl and Michael Stack Published by Verso Fall 1997 Available at bookstores now +----------------------------------------------------------------+ A robot can build a car. But a robot cannot buy a car... The explosion in the development of computer- and robotic-based manufacturing is seeing the rapid expansion of laborless production systems. Such systems create enormous instability both for the overall economy where money previously paid in wages is now invested in labor-saving technology and therefore cannot be spent on goods and for workers whose jobs are being deskilled or are simply disappearing. Bringing together contributions from workers employed in the new electronics and information industries with work from theorists in economics politics and science Cutting Edge provides an up-to- the-minute analysis of the complex relations between technology and work. Paperback 1 85984 185 6 =A315.00 / $19.00 Hardback 1 85984 830 3 =A340.00 / $60.00 +----------------------------------------------------------------+ >From the introduction to _Cutting Edge_: How is one to make sense of the world today? Contemporary political and economic events as well as recent technological developments defy conventional analysis. The general breakdown of the post-World War II social order is well underway, visibly evident in the dramatic dissolution of the Eastern European and Soviet socialist economies. The dramatic polarization of wealth and poverty -- not just between the technologized and under- technologized nations, or north and south, but also within the technologized center -- exposes the capitalism has won" and history is over pronouncements as rather premature. The socioeconomic polarization matures as the powers of science and technology leap ahead at breakneck speed. While the traditional Left has lost much of its appeal, and the world's labor unions are on the defensive, new forces have stepped onto the world stage. Scenes from this drama are as diverse as the Los Angeles rebellion in 1992, the Chiapas uprising beginning in 1994, the regular eruptions in the industrial heart of the U.S. ,the tent cities and marches of the welfare recipients and the homeless in Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston, Oakland and other U.S. cities, the labor strikes in France, Korea, Canada, Germany ,Russia, and the new student movement emerging in the U.S. and elsewhere. The world has entered a period of upheaval. This collection of essays attempts to make sense of trends and developments as the 20th century draws to a close. The pieces share an attempt to confront the contradictions of society today and put them on a firm material footing. Despite the many gloomy signals as this is written they betray a spirit of optimism about the future." [The complete introduction may be found online at http://www.mcs.com/~jdav/ce/intro.html ] +----------------------------------------------------------------+ CONTENTS: 1. Introduction: Integrated Circuits Circuits of Capital and Revolutionary Change 2. Robots and Capitalism Tessa Morris-Suzuki 3. Why Machines Cannot Create Value; or Marx's Theory of Machines George Caffentzis 4. Capitalism in the Computer Age and Afterword Tessa Morris-Suzuki 5. High Tech Hype: Promises and Reality of Technology in the 21st Century Guglielmo Carchedi 6. Value Creation in the Late Twentieth Century and the Rise of the Knowledge Worker Martin Kenney 7. The Information Commodity: A Preliminary View Dan Schiller 8. The Digital Advantage Jim Davis and Michael Stack 9. The Biotechnology Revolution: Self-Replicating Factories and the Ownership of Life Forms Jonathan King 10. Structural Unemployment and the Qualitative Transformation of Capitalism Tom Hirschl 11. How Will North America Work in the Twenty-First Century? Sally Lerner 12. Cycles and Circuits of Struggle in High-Technology Capitalism Nick Witheford 13. A Note on Automation and Alienation Ramin Ramtin 14. New Technologies Neoliberalism and Social Polarization in Mexico's Agriculture Gerardo Otero Stephanie Scott and Chris Balletto 15. The New Technological Imperative in Africa: Class Struggle on the Edge of Third-Wave Revolution Abdul Alkalimat 16. Heresies and Prophecies: The Social and Political Fall-out of the Technological Revolution A. Sivanandan 17. The Birth of a Modern Proletariat Nelson Peery +----------------------------------------------------------------+ (please repost as appropriate)
Date: Tue; 11 Nov 1997 15:29:19 -0500
From: International Viewpoint ( 100666.1443@compuserve.com )
Subject: Socialistisk Information #113
Socialistisk Information Monthly magazine published by Socialistisk Arbejderparti (SAP) Danish section of the Fourth International. Language: Danish Articles marked * have only been published in this magazine. For further information write to: socinf@inet.uni2.dk No. 113 November 1997 contains: Page Subject 3 Municipal racism? (Socialdemocratic mayors get tough on "integration") * By Falle Hjorth Vollsmose - a suburb of Odense: Immigrant ghetto or social dump? * By Lars Hjardemaal 8 Tele Danmark (Danish Telecom) sold out * By Ebbe Rand Joergensen 9 Left wing and state budget: Italy and Denmark * By Bodil Rasmussen & Finn Kjeller 10 Copenhagen's choice: A future with car traffic? * By SAP-Copenhagen 12 France/Italy/Europe: The battle of the 35 hours week * By Finn Kjeller 14 Congo-Brazzaville: Elf wins the war: 10 000 dead By Alain Mathieu 16 Currency crisis speculation and neo-liberalism * By Peter Kragelund 18 International notes: EU "Job summit" Algeria France Bosnia Argentina Turkey USA/China. 20 Health services and health campaigns (book review) * By Signe Bramming 23 The October revolution * By Bertel Nygaard 28 The Crystal Night 1938 * By Bjoern Pedersen 29 Local elections: Revolt or adaptation? * By SAP national committee + Special 8-pages supplement: "Solidarity and freedom - Deregulation youth and the trade union movement" a discussion paper issued by the 14th congress of SAP.
From: "MAC DALY" ( aezmd@aen1.english.nottingham.ac.uk )
Date: Fri; 7 Nov 1997 12:48:29 GMT0BST
Subject: Suggested link
I wonder if you would consider a link to the website of Key Words: A Journal of Cultural Materialism of which I am webmaster. The URL is http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~aezrwmts/keywords/keywords.htm and the Editorial for issue 1 (published 21 November 1997) is available and should explain the journal's crucial relation to Marxist theories of culture. It can be read at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~aezrwmts/keywords/one/edtorial.htm We would also consider linking to your site if you would like us to. With best wishes. Mac Daly
Date: Wed; 12 Nov 1997 22:13:55 ARG
From: "Daniel Gluschankof " ( postmast@glusch.uba.ar )
Subject: (MARX) Debate Marxista
El numero 9 de Debate Marxista acaba de aparecer y se puede conseguir en San Jose 893 Capital Federal de lunes a viernes de 17 a 20 hs. Sumario Apuntes para la discusion sobre tendencias politicas (internacional) Programa de Transicion y tactica-proceso Reduccion de la jornada de trabajo y flexibilidad laboral El "Che" Guevara: Apuntes para un analisis marxista de su pensamiento Relaciones de produccion y Estado en la URSS Trotsky y su analisis de la URSS Privatizacion y acumulacion primitiva capitalista en la ex URSS La transformacion de la burocracia en burguesia La situacion de la ciencia en Rusia La crisis de la revolucion rusa (1923) Matematica y ciencias sociales Correo electronico: edi@writeme.com Una buena parte de los articulos de los numeros anteriores pueden encontrarse en http://193.49.162.129/~gluscha/debatemarxista.html --- Daniel Gluschankof postmast@glusch.uba.ar
Date: Fri; 14 Nov 1997 19:05:41 +0100
From: riccardo bellofiore ( bellofio@cisi.unito.it )
Subject: (MARX) bergamo conference 97
Riccardo Bellofiore is organizing a conference for the Department of Economics of the University of Bergamo in collaboration with Ires and Fiom-Cgil. The title is Which Labour Next? Global Money Capital Restructuring and the Changing Patterns of Production The dates are December 3-4-5. The program the participants the speakers and information are available at www.unibg.it under the heading "Convegni". For questions you may ask bellofio@cisi.unito.it
Date: Thu; 13 Nov 1997 10:10:51 -0800
From: Ben Seattle ( icd@communism.org )
Subject: (MARX) Links and opinions needed concerning decisive tasks
======================================== Links and opinions needed concerning the decisive tasks for rebuilding a genuine communist movement ======================================== To the readers of the MarxJour List I need your help. I am working to build discussion on the most important question facing the working class today: What are the most decisive tasks for rebuilding a genuine communist movement ? I have recently formulated what I believe are the decisive tasks for communists in the countries of bourgeois democracy--at least in respect to the next decade or so and the coming revolution in digital communications. Since my article is the work of a single person there are bound to be deficiencies. My article is posted on the web and has a section at the bottom of the page which will link to all sincere and serious comments criticisms or suggestions which discuss in a concrete way *the decisive tasks for rebuilding a genuine communist movement*. Following is a summary of what I have concluded are the decisive tasks: 1) A web-based news service =========================== In the realm of practice the decisive task is the development of a web-based news service that would be open to all trends and created in such a way that no single trend or group of trends could exercise effective control over it in such a way as to exclude other trends. This would be accomplished by *not* using copyright protection and instead creating the news service on the basis of simple technical and political agreements that would be enforced by the weight of mass opinion. Such a news service would allow its readers to decide for themselves what topics authors and trends are of interest--and what would be filtered out by a wide variety of filtering methods. Such a news service would assist in bringing the masses (as over the next decade or so they come on-line) into contact with news and analysis by groups on the left--and would also provide a vehicle for both cooperation and competition between various trends. 2) A clear picture of workers' rule =================================== In the realm of theory the decisive task is the development of a clear picture of how the system of workers' rule can suppress the bourgeoisie *without also* suppressing the working class (and thus paving the way for the domination of a new class of privileged exploiters--as happened in the Soviet Union China and other "socialist" countries). The communications revolution will itself play a big role in this since under the system of workers' rule--the access of all to the internet will help to ensure that mass democracy prevails against the interests of all privileged sections. Discussion and development of this decisive question is necessary to restore the confidence of workers in the possibility of workers' rule after previous attempts degenerated into police states run by and for the interests of a corrupt ruling elite. Where to find my article: ========================= My article can be found at: www.communism.org (click the link at the top of the page titled: "1917 was the beta version") Ben Seattle ----//-// November 13 1997
Subject: (MARX) What's New at "In Defence of Marxism" November 1997
Date: Tue; 18 Nov 97 19:27:26 +0000
From: ( socappeal@easynet.co.uk )
What's New at Socialist Appeal's "In Defence of Marxism" November 1997 In Defence of the Russian Revolution http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/copenhagen.html This month marks the eightieth anniversary of the Russian revolution. To conmemorate that magnificent event we republish an edited version of a speech Leon Trotsky gave in Copenhagen in 1932. It outlines and defends both the methods and the ideals of the Bolshevik Party and the role of revolutionary Marxism in the events of 1917. We also publish another two chapters of Ted Grant's book Russia from Revolution to counter-revolution: http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/russia Part Five: from war to 'de-Stalinisation' This chapter covers a wide range of subjects including the amazing recovery of the USSR after the war the changes in Eastern Europe and the Chinese revolution the 'de-Stalinisation' process of Kruschev after Stalin's death and its meaning the Hungarian uprising of 1956 and the less known Novochernassk uprising in Russia in 1962. Part Six: the period of stagnation This chapter covers the beginning of the stagnation of Russian economy with detailed facts and figures the repression under Breznev and its effects in the development of art and science. For those of you who read Spanish we also recommend a visit to the superb site on the Russian Revolution pt toghether by the Fundacion Federico Engels at: http://www.arrakis.es/~rev.rusa ---------------------------------------------------------- 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
Date: Thu; 20 Nov 1997 13:26:24 -0300 (ARST)
From: "Juv. Comunista Revolucionaria" ( jcr@CE.FCEN.uba.ar )
Subject: (MARX) 1917 - Historia y Actualidad de la Revolucion Socialista - 1997
SEMINARIO INTERNACIONAL - BUENOS AIRES 21 Y 22 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1997 El seminario se realiza en la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de Buenos Aires sita en M.T. de Alvear 2230. Viernes 21 de noviembre de 19 a 23 hs Como fue la revolucion rusa? Su influencia en los demas paises Sabado 22 de noviembre desde las 9 hs hasta las 20 hs. La construccion del socialismo La guerra antifascista La restauracion capitalista Ha muerto el comunismo? Una nueva etapa En cada panel participan dirigentes politicos y sociales e investigadores argentinos y de varios paises. Y habra un amplio debate con intervencion del publico. YA CONFIRMARON SU PARTICIPACION COMO PANELISTAS: OTWIN HERZIG dirigente del Partido Marxista-Leninista de Alemania FERNANDO MARTINEZ HEREDIA (Cuba) OTTO VARGAS dirigente politico secretario general del Partido Comunista Revolucionario de Argentina director de POLITICA Y TEORIA. JOSE LUIS MANGIERI fundador y director de la Editorial La Rosa Blindada (1962 a marzo de 1976); director de la Editorial Libros de la Tierra Firme. HUMBERTO TUMINI dirigente politico Corriente Patria Libre. ROBERTO FORNARI dirigente politico Corriente Marxista-Leninista Partido Comunista. CLAUDIA KOROL dirigente politica Partido Comunista Revista America Libre. EUGENIO GASTIAZORO director del semanario HOY economista e historiador. CARLOS ECHAGUE director adjunto de POLITICA Y TEORIA autor de Revolucion, restauracion y crisis en la Union Sovietica y otros trabajos sobre el tema. MIGUEL RUBINICH dirigente politico miembro del Consejo de Redaccion de POLITICA Y TEORIA. ANA LAURA SOFIA presidenta del centro de estudiantes de Filosofia y Letras. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- La Revolucion Socialista en Rusia en 1917 dirigida por el Partido Bolchevique liderado por Lenin conmovio a todo el mundo. Significo un gigantesco salto en la historia humana que tinio los acontecimientos de nuestro siglo XX. Esta revolucion tuvo inmensa repercusion en Argentina y en America Latina. El ala izquierda marxista que combatia en el seno del Partido Socialista a la linea y a los dirigentes derechistas apoyo desde antes las posiciones de Lenin recibio entusiastamente el triunfo del poder sovietico y acelero el proceso de ruptura con la direccion del PS. El 6 de enero de 1918 se fundo el Partido Socialista Internacional luego Partido Comunista. En el primer aniversario de la revolucion el 7 de noviembre de 1918 se realizo un mitin de 10 mil personas en Buenos Aires en apoyo de la Union Sovietica. La principal organizacion sindical en aquel entonces la FORA en el V Congreso dirigida por anarquitas aprobo en un congreso una resolucion de solidaridad y adhesion. Tambien gano gran simpatia en el estudiantado en el movimiento democratico y antiimperialista y en la intelectualidad. Emiliano Zapata dijo poco despues del triunfo de la Revolucion: "La causa de Mexico revolucionario y la causa de Rusia son y representan la causa de la Humanidad el interes supremo de todos los pueblos oprimidos". La Revolucion abrio un camino inedito: por primera vez los trabajadores tuvieron el poder comenzaron a tomar en sus manos las decisiones y transformaron radicalmente la vieja y atrasada Rusia. La Union Sovietica socialista fue el factor principal en la victoria sobre el fascismo. Actualmente el colapso de la URSS en 1991 sus causas y consecuencias siguen ocupando el centro de la atencion y el debate. Fracaso o derrota de la REvolucion Socialista? Gorbachov Yeltsin y sus seguidores cambiaron de la noche a la maniana? O en determinadas circumstancias tuvieron que sincerar el regimen y la ideologia realmente existentes desde mucho antes? Que significaron en 1956-1957 la conversion oficial de Stalin en un demonio? Democratizacion y antidogmatismo como se presentaron a si mismos Jruschiov y sus acompaniante en la nueva cupula dirigente? O un cambio contrarrevolucionario restaurador del capitalismo como descubrio y fundamento entonces un lider revolucionario y teorico marxista de la talla de Mao Tsetung? Por que puede cambiar de color un pais socialista? Cual es la experiencia historica y el desarrollo de la teoria marxista al respecto? Fracasaron las revoluciones y el socialismo? Fracaso el marxismo? Que cambios se produjeron en el mundo y que consecuencias tiene para la lucha revolucionaria? El objeto del Seminario es contribuir a la busqueda de respuestas a esos interrogantes y a profundizar la investigacion y el debate. POLITICA Y TEORIA Revista del Comunismo Revolucionario de la Argentina 888 888888 8888888 *8888b 888 8888 888 888 888 888 888 888 888 8888888 8888 888 888 888 888 888888888 8888 888 888 8888888 888b 8888 888 888 8888 888 888 888b d888 88888 888888 888 888 888b 8888 J888 88888888888888888 8888 888888 888b Juventud Comunista Revolucionaria 8888 888b 8888 888b
Date: Fri; 28 Nov 1997 06:19:38 +0000
From: New Worker Online ( ncp@oocities.com )
Subject: (MARX) New Worker 28th November
New Worker Online Digest Week commencing 28th November 1997. 1) Editorial - Another fine mess! 2) Lead story - Brown puts on the brakes. 3) Feature article - Disabled face more benefit cuts. 4) International story - Asian Tigers crash. 5) British news item - CND step up struggle against Trident. Hey! Check out the latest feature on our website. A Java applet chat room. It originated with our CP of Canada comrades and is now mirrored by ourselves and the Spanish Redroja site. Hopefully it will soon be a busy place for direct exchange of thoughts and ideas. Comradely Richard. 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!
From: batcom@poboxes.com
Date: Thu; 27 Nov 1997 12:53:29 +0100
Subject: (MARX) Mexico
Chiapas zapatism An essay on Mexico Chiapas and Zapatism by the Internationalists is avilable on our site - italian pages. ( http://www.oocities.org/~italianleft/messico.htm ) The essay will be soon published in the #14 issue of our theoretical magazine "Prometeo". On the site are also stored all the articles of the magazine since n. 1 of the present series. Rev. greetings ************************************************************* Partito Comunista Internazionalista- Battaglia comunista Bureau Internazionale per il Partito Rivoluzionario cas. post. 1753 20101 Milano Italy http://www.oocities.org/~italianleft **************************************************************
From: Chris Croome ( chris@atomism.demon.co.uk )
Subject: (MARX) December issue of Labour Left Briefing
Date: Fri; 28 Nov 1997 16:41:35 GMT
Hi The December issue of Labour Left Briefing has just gone on-line at: http://www.labournet.org.uk/llb/1997/december/ Also new RealAudio files have been added at: http://www.labournet.org.uk/llb/audio/ December's edition of Labour Left Briefing The December edition of includes: SLP - A debate on the future of the Socialist Labour Party. Former SLP Parliamentary candidate & Southwark Councillor Ian Driver accuses Arthur Scargill of "egotistical intolerance" and explains why he has left the SLP. Nick Long provides a defence of the SLP and former Briefing editorial board members Dave Palmer & Paul Field accuse LLB of giving a twisted account of the SLP in the November edition. Tony Benn pans New Labour warmongering over Iraq. Ken Livingstone defends the fire service against cuts. New Labour sleaze - Mike Marqusee gives a critique of Blair's affair with Bernie Ecclestone. Jeremy Corbyn MP defends the Roam refugees and a local activist explains how the NF were stop from demonstrating against them in Dover. Barrington Hayter reports on New Labour's sell out's on foxhunting and animal testing. Frances Ross argues that scrapping legal aid will encourage police oppression. Dr. Brian Burkett explains why EMU won't work. Leonora Lloyd provides a defence of Lone Parent Benefit in the face of New Labour attacks. John Perry promotes a campaign for a Yes Yes No vote in the London government referendum. Celia Foote former Chair of Leeds North East CLP reports on her expulsion from the Labour Party. MEPs Hugh Kerr & Ken Coates explain why the Party apparatus tried to gag them on PR. Tim Pendry from the Labour Reform Group argues for broad left unity now Partnership in Power has been passed and the Chair of the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy Christine Shawcroft says that the new CLP places on the Labour Party NEC offer an opportunity to the left. The Secretary of the Network of Socialist Campaign Groups. Will McMahon argues that the left must solve it's crisis of accountability. Alan Simpson MP calls for Labour to wave the Red Flag (not the chequered one). Plus reports on: the Liverpool dockers Best value privatisation the future of the UNISON left Civil Service union round-up Chile Brazil Sinn Fein South Africa & abortion Michael Hindley MEP Onybiyo campaign victory reviews of Safety First by Nyta Mann & Paul Anderson and a new profile of the life of Victor Serge. We have now decided that the website edition of the magazine ( http://www.labournet.org.uk/llb ) will be put up after the hard copy is available for sale. So I'm afraid that if you want to see LLB as soon as it's out you'll have to buy it. Subscribe to LLB: Annual subscription (10 issues) 14 ordinary 20 supporting 30 overseas Cheques payable to "Labour Left Briefing" Send your name address full post code and any tel/fax/email details to LLB PO Box 2378 London E5 9QU. Labour Left Briefing: fax: 0181-985 6785 tel: 0171-733 3403 Email: llb@gn.apc.org Chris chris@atomism.demon.co.uk http://www.atomism.demon.co.uk/