[FI-P] International Viewpoint December 2010 - Contents

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International Viewpoint December 2010

 
China - Exacerbation of Corruption and Social Contradictions
Portugal - "No to war, No to Nato"
China - Neither Washington nor the Party State
Britain - The politics of class hatred as a response to the economic (...)
World Social Forum/Senegal - Assembly of Social Movements meets in Dakar
- Third European Anti-capitalist Conference, an encouraging step (...)
France - A beautiful Indian summer of social mobilization
Palestine - Reflections on the Israeli occupation, the Palestinian Authority
(...)
Greece - Build to the left, quickly!
 
China

Exacerbation of Corruption and Social Contradictions

Zhang Kai

In 1989, Chinese students and workers fought against the authoritative
bureaucracy and corruption, for democracy and human rights. The struggle had
been brutally suppressed, but over the past 21 years, the reality has shown
us that it is essential to continue the struggle. It has also adversely
proven that the repression has exacerbated the many abuses in the aftermath
of the repression. -
http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article1957
 
Portugal

"No to war, No to Nato"

Xeca Robles

On the 19th and 20th of November, the warlords arrived in Lisbon. The heads
of state of the 28 country members of NATO gathered to sign the alliance´s
new strategic concept. The Portuguese government prepared the most security
expensive operation of all times in Portugal. Without any public
consultancy, more than 5 million euro were spent on anti-riot equipment,
like tear gas, armored vehicles, shields, helmets, etc.
http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article1958
 
China

Neither Washington nor the Party State

The Debate around Liu Xiaobo Winning the Nobel Peace Prize

Au Loong-Yu

It is interesting to read the debate among Chinese on Liu Xiaobo being
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Although most liberals welcome this as
encouragement for fighting for democracy in China, there are people who
claim that Liu is not the proper candidate for the prize.
http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article1963
 
Britain

The politics of class hatred as a response to the economic crisis

Alan Thornett

Britain has the first coalition government seen in Britain for 75 years. It
was formed in June after an inconclusive election by an agreement between
the Tory Party (main party of British capitalism) and the Liberal Democrats
(the junior party of capitalism) ‹ who in their previous form as the Liberal
Party have not been in government since the early part of the 20th century.
- read article...
http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article1960
 
World Social Forum/Senegal

Assembly of Social Movements meets in Dakar

Olivier Bonfond

The third Seminar of the Assembly of the Social Movements took place from
5-7 November in Dakar, as part of the preparation of the World Social Forum
scheduled for February 2011. The Assembly adopted the following declaration:
http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article1961
 
Europe
Third European Anti-capitalist Conference, an encouraging step forward
Yvan Lemaître 
Delegates from all over Europe, from Ireland to Poland, from Greece to
Norway, met for the Third European Anti-capitalist Conference met in Paris
on October 16 and 17 at the height of the demonstrations against the French
pension reform. 
http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article1964
 
 
France

A beautiful Indian summer of social mobilization

First lessons of September-October 2010

Fred Borras

The preparation of the Woerth-Sarkozy reform on pensions has generated one
of the most important social mobilizations that this country has known,
comparable to, if not more important than, those in November-December 1995
against the Juppe plan and in spring 2003 against the Fillon reform,
concerning pension systems. Although having as yet only a little hindsight,
we can already draw some lessons from the movementŠ
http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article1965
 
Palestine

Reflections on the Israeli occupation, the Palestinian Authority and the
future of the national movement

Julien Salingue

On October 3, Mahmoud Abbas. de facto Palestinian President (his term of
office was officially completed in January 2009), stated that he would
reject all dialogue with Israel if the settlement freeze on the West Bank
was not renewed. The same day, outgoing Israeli chief of staff Gaby
Ashkenazi was ³visiting² Bethlehem, where he met officials of the
Palestinian security forces. The coincidence of these two apparently
contradictory events illustrates the increasingly flagrant lack of synch
between, on the one hand, diplomatic posturing to revive a ³peace process²
which is long dead and buried and, on the other, the reality on the ground,
the continuation of Israeli expansionist policies and the ever stronger
integration of the Palestinian Authority in the apparatus of colonial
oppression. 
http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article1966
 
 
Greece

Build to the left, quickly!

Andreas Sartzekis , Tassos Anastassiadis

Not so long ago the defeat of the right wing candidates in the municipal
elections in the two major cities in Greece, Athens and Thessaloniki, would
have been followed by scenes of popular enthusiasm in the streets throughout
the night. There was nothing like that this time, when the right was
defeated in cities where it had ruled for decades! - read article...
http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article1967
 

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