International The Citizens' Revolution advances in Ecuador The radical social and economic reforms of President Rafael Correa, known as the Citizens' Revolution, received an overwhelming stamp of approval by the Ecuadorian people when he won more than 60% of the votes...
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South Africa’s dashed hopes of liberation | by Charlie Kimber
Charlie Kimber travelled to South Africa regularly to report on the fight against apartheid for Socialist Worker. He looks back at that struggle in the wake of the Marikana massacre—and how dreams have turned to disillusionment In the misty early morning of 27 April...
Egypt To IMF: “Topple Their Debts!” | by Eric Walberg
The Popular Campaign to Drop Egypt’s Debts was launched at the Journalists’ Union 31 October, with a colourful panel of speakers, including Al-Ahram Centre for Political & Strategic Studies Editor-in-Chief Ahmed Al-Naggar, Independent Trade Union head Kamal Abbas,...
Euro Bailout Failure | by 5 ducats
Have so many ever been so enthusiastic over a plan to beg, borrow, and steal $1.5 trillion? •Beg - Weaker European banks will have to raise over $100 billion in capital. •Borrow - Eurozone will borrow $1.4 trillion to bailout future sovereign and bank defaults. •Steal...
CDS and rating agencies: factor(ie)s of risk and destabilization | by Eric Toussaint
In the eye of the storm: the debt crisis in the European Union (5/7) In July-September 2011 the stock markets were again shaken at international level. The crisis has become deeper in the EU, particularly with respect to debts. The CADTM interviewed Eric Toussaint...
Swazi political prisoners interrogated by South African police | by Peter Kenworthy
In a strange twist to the case of student leader Maxwell Dlamini and political activist Musa Ngubeni, both awaiting trial for allegedly being in possession of explosives in connection with the democratic uprising in Swaziland in April, they were interrogated by what...
European Crisis: Precise Solutions in an Imprecise Reality | by George Friedman
An important disconnect over the discussion of the future of the European Union exists, one that divides into three parts. First, there is the question of whether the various plans put forward in Europe plausibly could result in success given the premises they are...



