SOSYALiST ALTERNATiF

Gün: 6 Aralık 2020

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TRUMP’S OUT: Socialist Analysis and Next Steps for Struggle

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The celebrations have begun. Trump has clearly lost, and he will be out of the White House early next year. A massive sigh of relief is being exhaled by tens of millions of people across the country and hundreds of millions across the world. Yet we should recognize that the pandemic, climate change, economic crisis, and institutional racism won’t go away when Trump leaves office. Biden himself said that he doesn’t want fundamental change, and he will “reach across the aisle” to right-wing Republicans. We’ll still need determined mass movements to win gains for working people, to fight against the far right, and to challenge the disastrous rule of the billionaire class

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China: State Repression Against Left Activists Escalates

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On 14 August, left activist Chai Xiaoming was tried secretly by the Intermediate Court in the eastern city of Nanjing on the charge of “inciting subversion of state power”. The verdict and sentence of the court have not been made public but the Nanjing Public Prosecutor’s Office submitted a proposal of 3 to 5 years in prison. It is understood that Chai’s lawyers signed a confidentiality agreement with the authorities to ensure information about his case is not leaked

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Nigeria: Lekki Massacre

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Protests against police brutality in Nigeria have taken a violent turn as the Police have opened fire on peaceful demonstrators, killing, according to Amnesty International, at least twelve people. We publish here an updated Press statement issued by the Movement for a Socialist Alternative

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Southern Europe: New Economic Crisis, Old Structural Causes

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Apart from geographical and cultural similarities, Southern European countries also share, as a key feature, a combined and uneven capitalist development. This laid the basis for structural divisions along broad North-South lines, both at European level and within the countries themselves, with strident socio-economic gaps between different regions (e.g. North-South Italy). These divisions were consolidated and deepened by the process of European integration and the Eurozone in particular. This was most clearly reflected in the Eurozone crisis that started a decade ago, which particularly — although not exclusively (e.g. Ireland) — affected Southern member states. The new EU-wide economic crisis — built upon conditions that were in place before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic — will bring back to surface those divisions in an even cruder fashion along clear class lines. In face of this, the best response will be the international solidarity and coordinated struggle of popular classes across the continent

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“Guilty” — Golden Dawn Verdict a Victory for the Anti-Fascist Movement and Working Class

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October 7 is a day of historical importance for the working class, the anti-fascist movement and the social movements in Greece. The trial of Golden Dawn (GD) came to its conclusion and the neo-Nazi organization was convicted for what it is: a criminal gang of fascist thugs and murderers. For the anti-fascist movement, the verdict was a vindication of a struggle that has been going on for years — and even decades. For the tens of thousands of workers and youth who gathered outside the courts it was a moment of great joy — of cheers and chants but also of tears

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“The Mustachioed King Must Go!” — Solidarity Appeal

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Since the beginning of August, and the declaration of the fraudulent election result that saw Alexandr Lukashenko claim victory, mass protests have rocked Belarus. Protesters have meet violence, repression and arrests. A turning point in the protests, when the police regime was forced to ease its violent repression, came when workers in over a hundred factories set up strike committees and declared strikes. One of the most effective strikes took place at Belaruskali in the city of Soligorsk, where miners produce one fifth of the world’s supply of potash. Following this, five members of the strike committee: Anatoly Bokun, Yuri Korzun, Sergey Cherkasov, Sergey Taras and Pavel Puchenya were arrested and have since been in jail

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Germany Takes over the Presidency of the European Union Council

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As the greatest crisis of global and European capitalism unfolds, it‘s the turn of the economic powerhouse to take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union. The German government will chair the meetings of the EU, its councils and committees, and represent the EU on an international level. A challenging task, given the extent of the looming crisis that will leave the Euro -crisis of 2010 in the shade

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