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Tunis, Cairo, Benghazi, Athens, Wisconsin

By Savas Michael-Matsas The rhythms of History have been dramatically accelerated in early 2011: in January the dictator Ben Ali was swept out by the Tunisian revolution that ignited the flames of revolution in Egypt and in the entire Arab … Lisää …

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The Arab Revolution Has Started!

Statement of the Initiative for the Revolutionary Workers’ Party (DIP) of Turkey on the Incidents in Tunisia: 1. The Revolutionary Workers’ Party (DIP) salutes with great respect and joy the heroic struggle of the Tunisian workers and unemployed, braving police … Lisää …

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New upsurge of the masses in Greece

Over one hundred angry workers were marching in the streets of Athens, on December 15, the day of the 24 hours General Strike called by the GSEE (General Confederation of Workers of Greece involving the private sector) and ADEDY (National … Lisää …

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Turkey, Israel, and Iran

The thunderous events set in motion by Israel’s storming of the Mavi Marmara, the lead ship in the humanitarian flotilla challenging the blockade of Gaza, have thrown important light on the overall situation in the Middle East. Turkey has emerged … Lisää …

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The fifth general strike in five months

On May 20th, the fifth General Strike in five months took place in Greece against the IMF/EU draconian measures and the new bill destroying the pension rights introduced by the Papandreou government Participation in the strike was 80 to 100 … Lisää …

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JOINT DECLARATION OF EEK (GREECE) AND DIP (TURKEY)

The enemies of the people embrace! Build solidarity between the working classes of Greece and Turkey! Greece is in flames. The world economic crisis of the capitalist system has descended upon the country in extremely intensified form and left the … Lisää …

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The Greek volcano: the General Strike of May the 5th in Greece

As the Greek Parliament is ready to vote for the IMF/EU imposed program of draconian measures to save capitalism in its bankruptcy, the Greek working class and popular masses are mobilized to fight back. The General Strike of May the … Lisää …

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Greece in bankruptcy 2

A new stage of the class struggle Despite the divisions within the workers’ movement in Greece (in Athens 5 different rallies and marches were called by different trade unions, left organizations and the anarchists…) tens of thousands turn to the … Lisää …

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Greece in bankruptcy: a new stage of class struggle

Traumatic memories of History never die. On April 23, 1941, the Greek government of Tsolakoglou had surrendered the country to the German Occupation Army and transformed itself into the first “government” of Nazi collaborators. On April 23, 2010, the Greek … Lisää …

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Greece and the world capitalist crisis

By Savas Michael-Matsas A Greek tragedy? “All the world’s a stage” After the October 4, 2009 parliamentary elections in Greece, it was publicly admitted the farce of the “creative accounting of the Greek statistics” and revealed the fiscal tragedy of … Lisää …

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