Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by LOUÇA Francisco, ROMERO BAEZA Miguel
For some years, the political space to the left of “social democracy" has been shifting in Europe. Not always in the right direction: the crisis of Rifondazione in Italy or the Scottish Socialist Party or Respect platform in Britain are clear signs that the road is still steep and it is easy to (…)
, by LCR-SAP (Belgique)
On Tuesday, March 9, our friend and comrade Jos Geudens suddenly died in Kenya. Shortly after waking up, he felt ill. He was transported to the hospital, but to no avail. Jos Geudens was active for forty years active in the ranks of the Fourth International and its Belgian section, SAP / LCR. He (…)
, by DUTSCKE-KLOTZ Gretchen, SCHAEFER Louisa
On December 24, 1979, Germany lost a shining star - Rudi Dutschke, leader of the 1960s student movement that demanded social change. DW looks back at the man and his times in an exclusive interview with Dutschke’s wife.
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Forty years ago, during the 1960s, masses of young (…)
, by BROWN Trent
Antonio Gramsci is an important figure in the history of Marxist theory. While Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels provided a rigorous analysis of capital at the social and economic levels – particularly showing how capital antagonises the working class and gives rise to crisis – Gramsci supplemented (…)
, by COUSTAL François
On Thursday 5 February, 2009 the 18th Congress of the LCR (Ligue communiste révolutionnaire – Revolutionary Communist League) decided on its dissolution, as a prelude to the foundation, February 6-8, of the Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste (NPA, New Anti-capitalist Party).
The LCR - “the Ligue” (…)
, by ROUSSET Pierre
A first version of the article was written in English for the South-African magazine Amandla ! and has been posted on several website, including International Viewpoint Online.
A second version of this article has been written in French. We are presenting here the translation of this second, (…)
, by FARRIS Sara, VIDET Bertil
Saturday’s Gramsci conference in Amsterdam turned out to be a big success, both in terms of participation and discussions.
With 120 registrations, much more than expected, the organisers were forced to turn away some people who wanted to participate.
On Saturday the International Institute (…)
, by HARKIN Shaun
For the centenary of the Easter Rising of 1916 we republish Shaun Harkin’s account of the life of Irish Marxist and revolutionary James Connolly.
“Starting thus, Ireland may yet set the torch to a European conflagration that will not burn out until the last throne and last capitalist bond and (…)
, by WATERMAN Peter
Presentation prepared by the author himself.
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, by LE BLANC Paul
Talk presented March 21 at an International Conference - organized under the name “Rosa Luxemburg’s Thought and Its Contemporary Value” - at Wuhan University by the School of Philosophy and The Institute of Marxist Philosophy in the People’s Republic of China March 20-22, 2006.
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, by ROUSSET Pierre
This is the written version of the contribution given at the “Capability Building Seminar” for Filipino Progressive Groups: “Toward a Democratic, Pluralist and Humane Framework and Strategy for Social Change”, Silang, Cavite, Philippines, May 26-28, 2005.
Introduction
The topic being very (…)
, by ROSSANDA Rossana
Sunday saw the passing of Rossana Rossanda, a lifelong communist, anti-fascist partisan, and cofounder of il manifesto newspaper. In this extract from her memoirs , she explains how the upheavals of 1968 marked a radical shift in her political engagement, as both the Prague Spring, and worker (…)
, by LE BLANC Paul
I have survived a difficult trip to South Africa (it takes about a day and a half to get there), where I participated in a very exciting conference on the contemporary relevance of Rosa Luxemburg sponsored by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and the Anti-War Coalition.
This Conference on Rosa (…)
, by LE BLANC Paul
Contribution presented at the Conference on Rosa Luxemburg, War and Imperialism held on May 20-22 at the Workers’ Library and Museum in the Newton Precinct of Johannesburg, South Africa. See: Rosa Luxemburg in South Africa
Rosa Luxemburg sought to keep her balance – as any serious (…)
, by LE BLANC Paul
Contribution presented at the Conference on Rosa Luxemburg, War and Imperialism held on May 20-22 at the Workers’ Library and Museum in the Newton Precinct of Johannesburg, South Africa. See: Rosa Luxemburg in South Africa
Rosa Luxemburg was a brilliant theorist, whose classic The (…)
, by LÖWY Michael
The exact date and place of publication will be given as soon as possible.
This article is an attempt at a ‘political’ reading of Kafka’s Castle, as an ironical, radical critique - from a libertarian perspective - of the despotism of the modern bureaucratic apparatus. [1] This reading is not (…)
, by KRIVINE Alain
Alain Krivine, one of the best-known leaders of the Fourth Iternational, is about to publish his political memoirs, covering 50 years of political activism. He began his political life as a young Communist militant. It was in that capacity that he was sent to the World Youth Conference in Moscow (…)
, by LÖWY Michael
For many years scholars and readers wondered why Lukacs never answered to the intense fire of criticism directed against History and Class Consciousness (HCC) soon after its publication, particularly from Communist quarters. The recent discovery of Chvostismus und Dialektik in the former (…)
, by PATTIEU Sylvain
English Abstract
During the Algerian war, the Fourth International shaped the first network in order to help the National Liberation Front (FLN). The French section, headed by Pierre Frank, was the first one to support the FLN, considered to be the leader of the Algerian revolution, because (…)
, by LE BLANC Paul
IN THESE COMMENTS on the spirit and mind of this great revolutionary thinker and activist, I think it makes sense to begin with a focus on her gender. It isn’t clear that Rosa Luxemburg herself would be inclined to agree. She had, after all, refused to occupy a “safer”and marginalized position (…)
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