Sozialistische Klassiker

Schlagwort: USA

  • Militant: Iranian Fiasco

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    [Editorial, Militant no. 501, p. 2] The abortive attempt to rescue the 50 American hostages from the embassy in Tehran was a desperate measure on the part of Carter. The President himself had earlier said that any such attempt would almost certainly lead to the death of the hostages. Yet clearly, the pressure of public…

  • Lynn Walsh: U.S.: Wealth and Poverty!

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    [Militant No. 19, September 1966, p. 2 and 3. Of course in later texts Lynn Walsh did not use the word “Negro” any more] Struggle of Negro workers and students By Lynn Walsh The United States of America is the richest country in the history of the World. Its productive wealth has recently been estimated…

  • Lynn Walsh: Vietnam: Puppet Kỳ Rocked by Massive Demonstrations

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    [Militant No. 16, May 1966, p. 2] By Lynn Walsh For several weeks, beginning in March and continuing through April, the main cities of South Vietnam have been convulsed by mass demonstrations directed against the military junta and against the enforced occupation of US imperialism. These demonstrations, often with up to 25,000 participating, have shattered…

  • Lynn Walsh: Victory for US unions

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    [Socialism Today, No 22, October 1997, p. 22-27] Teamsters Rock UPS Picket lines turned into celebrations on 19 August, when the provisional agreement with UPS was announced. Through determined, united action, 185,000 Teamsters had defeated Big Brown, the Universal Parcel Service of America, Inc. Lynn Walsh reports. “Outside the UPS depot on the West Side…

  • Lynn Walsh: The meaning of the mid-term elections

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    [Socialism Today, No 34, December 1998 – January 1999, p. 16-19] The tactics adopted by the Republicans in the US mid-term elections rebounded on them. Their campaign to turn the elections into a plebiscite on the impeachment of the president was decisively rejected by voters. This has not only strengthened Clinton’s position, but seriously damaged…

  • Lynn Walsh: US-Russian Relations

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    [Socialism Today, No 3, November 1995, p. 23-28] The End of the Affair Washington’s love affair with budding Russian capitalism has run into serious complications. Early romantic illusions, stimulated by the Western capitalists’ greed for profits, have gone. Instead of prosperity, the biggest slump in modern times. Instead of a flowering parliamentary democracy, a Bonapartist…

  • Lynn Walsh: Tony & Bill

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    [Socialism Today, No. 19, June 1997, p. 15-17] Tony Blair’s invitation to Bill Clinton to become the first-ever overseas head of state to attend a British government cabinet meeting is another example of the close ties between the New Democrats and New Labour – from policies to presidential-style campaigning. Lynn Walsh writes. ‚So much of…

  • Leo Trotzki: Brief an Max Shachtman

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    [7. Dezember 1933, eigene Übersetzung des russischen Textes, Korrekturen von russischen Muttersprachler*innen wären sehr willkommen] 7 Dez. 1933 Werter Genosse Shachtman Der französische Herausgeber gibt eine neue, stark gekürzte Ausgabe meiner Autobiografie heraus: 300 statt 800 Seiten. Die Kürzung wurde natürlich von mir selbst gemacht, in der Berechnung auf Massenleser, und ich habe ein Nachwort…

  • Leo Trotzki: Brief an Max Shachtman

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    [25. November 1933, eigene Übersetzung des russischen Textes, Korrekturen von russischen Muttersprachler*innen wären sehr willkommen] 25. November 1933 Werter Genosse Shachtman Ich bin Ihnen gegenüber schuldig, aber ich verdiene Nachsicht. Sarah [Weber] hat Ihnen wahrscheinlich geschrieben, dass ich unwohl war. Ich unterzog mich einen Monat völlig der Erholung und so weiter. Aber selbst jetzt habe…

  • Leo Trotzki: Brief an M. Lieber

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    [7. September 1933, eigene Übersetzung des russischen Textes, Korrekturen von russischen Muttersprachler*innen wären sehr willkommen] New York 7. September 1933. An Lieber 1. Scheck über 1070 Franc erhalten. 2. Ich sende Ihnen das Buch Nikolajewskis, „Asef“, in deutscher Sprache. Der Autor ist ein seriöser Erforscher der revolutionären Bewegung. Sein Buch basiert auf einem äußerst gewissenhaften…