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Leon Trotsky
The social revolution is entirely based upon the growth of proletarian consciousness and on the faith of the proletariat in its own strength and in the party which is leading it.
James P Cannon
The workers of America have power enough to topple the structure of capitalism at home and to lift the whole world with them when they rise.
Trotsky on Dialectics
Leon Trotsky’s writings are a rich source of advice to activists about how to solve difficult political problems. Keith Harvey draws attention to his insights “The dialectic is neither fiction…
Sarkozy is out! Now workers need to fight for their program
Celebrations on the streets, in the Place de la Bastille and across France, greeted François Hollande’s victory in the second round of the French presidential elections. The Socialist Party (PS)…
NATO summit in Chicago and the tasks of the anti-war movement
Once more into the breach! NATO and the war-mongers are coming to town. The rather extended period of time (over a decade now) in which the United States and its…
No sunshine for Eurozone as crisis returns
The Eurozone crisis is the main immediate threat to world economic stability and could spark another world-wide recession. Now the May 6 elections have added a new political dimension, with…
Scars resulting from Gulf oil spill as grisly as ever
Two years after the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, we can see the horrible and deadly effects of capitalism unfold. The hunger for ever increasing profits subordinates…
Wisconsin recall presents great opportunities
Deep fissures have formed within the ranks of the labor movement in Wisconsin, as the effects of governor Scott Walker’s reactionary suppression of public employees collective-bargaining rights continues to be…
200,000 students strike against Quebec fee hike
Students in Quebec have been on strike for three months against efforts by the government to raise university tuition fees. The strike, organized by a coalition of student federations, was…
US to give billions more to Afghan puppet regime, austerity for the rest of us
The history of the United States in the imperialist epoch – particularly after the Second World War – is one rife with instances of installing and/or propping up brutally repressive…
The Greek revolution and the fight for a workers’ government
The Greek general election on May 6th takes place against a background of a protracted revolutionary period that has lasted several years. Time and time again, the working class and…
French presidential elections witness defeat of Sarkozy, rise of “Socialists” and the far-Right
After his rejection in the first round of the Presidential elections, Nicolas Sarkozy is facing defeat on May 6th. Barring a major upset, France could well have its first Socialist…