Schlagwort: 1997
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Peter Taaffe: Blair’s First Month
(Socialism Today No 19, June 1997) The Blair government ‘hit the ground running’ with a raft of early measures, giving the impression of change. But, argues Peter Taaffe, impressions of change will not satisfy the aroused expectations reflected in Labour’s election landslide. The 1 May British general election has opened up a new and decisive…
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Peter Taaffe: 1797-1997 Gracchus Babeuf – Communist Pioneer
(Socialism Today No 18, May 1997) 27 May is the 200th anniversary of the death of Gracchus Babeuf, the great French revolutionary and ‚father of communism‘. Peter Taaffe looks at his life and legacy. Appropriately the anniversary of Babeuf’s death comes less than a month after the British general election whose victor, Tony Blair, ascended…
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Lynn Walsh: Albanien: Der Imperialismus interveniert
(eigene Übersetzung des englischen Textes in Socialism Today, Nr. 18, Mai 1997, S. 15-16) Berishas Tage sind gezählt. Durch den bewaffneten Massenaufstand, der Anfang März begann, hängt sein Regime in der Luft. Der Präsident hat die Kontrolle über den Süden verloren, aber die südlichen Rebell*innen, die lose durch Rettungskomitees organisiert sind, hatten nicht die Kraft,…
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Lynn Walsh: Sieg für die US-Gewerkschaften
[Socialism Today, Nr. 22, Oktober 1997, S. 22-27] Teamster*innen erschüttern UPS Am 19. August, als die vorläufige Vereinbarung mit UPS verkündet wurde, verwandelten sich die Streikpostenketten in Feiern. Durch entschlossenes, vereintes Handeln hatten 185.000 Teamster*innen Big Brown, den Universal Parcel Service of America, Inc. besiegt. Lynn Walsh berichtet. „Außerhalb des UPS-Depots auf der West Side…
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Lynn Walsh: Tony & Bill
[eigene Übersetzung des englischen Textes in Socialism Today, Nr. 19, Juni 1997, S. 15-17] Tony Blairs Einladung an Bill Clinton, als erstes überseeisches Staatsoberhaupt überhaupt an einer britischen Kabinettssitzung teilzunehmen, ist ein weiteres Beispiel für die engen Verbindungen zwischen den New Democrats und New Labour – von der Politik bis hin zum Stil des Präsidentschaftswahlkampf.…
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Lynn Walsh: Eurocrash!
[Socialism Today, No 20, July/August 1997, p. 21-28] “The Euro is coming” was the verdict of Austrian Chancellor Viktor Klima at last month’s Amsterdam summit. But, says, Lynn Walsh the Euro is ‘going’ – down the drain fast. In reality the summit marked a head-on collision between Germany, which is insisting on strict adherence to…
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Lynn Walsh: What Will Happen in Labour Britain
[Socialism Today, No 17, April 1997, p. 11-16] Despite the interchangeability of Tory and New Labour policies, Labour’s likely election victory will open up a new era in British politics, accelerating the re-emergence of mass workers‘ struggles and the revival of socialist ideas. Lynn Walsh writes. By delaying the general election to the last possible…
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Lynn Walsh: Heading For A Slump
[Socialism Today, No. 24, December 1997, p. 11-16] The world economic situation of capitalism has changed dramatically in a few weeks. Until recently, capitalist commentators presented glowing reports on its health. But now the illusion of a ’new paradigm‘, a renaissance of ‚free market‘ capitalism, is being shattered, as the world economy heads for a…
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Lynn Walsh: Albania: Imperialism Intervenes
[Socialism Today, No. 18, May 1997, p. 15-16] Berisha’s days are numbered. The mass, armed uprising which began early in March suspended his regime in the air. The president lost control of the South, but the southern rebels, loosely organised by salvation committees, lacked the strength to march on Tirana. There was a deadlock between…
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Lynn Walsh: Tigers Fight Back
[Socialism Today, No. 16, March 1997, p. 7] Workers in the unregulated, low-wage industries of the Asian Tigers are beginning to fight back. Alarm bells began to ring in the boardrooms of the big Japanese and other multi-nationals at the end of last year, when enraged workers at the Sanyo Universal Electric Company in Bangkok…