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After only a few days, the sham nature of the Iraqi
‘elections’ became evident as Iraq was shaken by a renewed wave of
bombings and violent attacks on government officials and occupation
forces. As each day passes, it becomes clearer that the elections have
resolved nothing for either the Iraqi peoples or the imperialist powers.
TONY SAUNOIS reports.
World Social
Forum 2005
The fifth World Social Forum took place in Brazil in
February. For several reasons this year’s event was significant. For the
increased numbers of radical young people and workers. The reaction to
Brazilian and Venezuelan presidents, Lula and Chávez. For the emergence
of P-Sol as a potential new left force in Brazil. HANNAH SELL, who
participated as part of the Committee for a Workers’ International
contingent, reports.
Bush’s
class-war budget
After his inauguration extravaganza to launch his
second term, Bush has moved on to his domestic agenda, what one
commentator has called ‘top-down class warfare’. In the first major
policy initiative of his second term, Bush has launched a savage, class
attack on the poorest sections of the working class. On February 7 he
set out proposals for a $2.57 trillion budget for the fiscal year (FY)
2006, starting 1 October 2005. If accepted by Congress, it will
eliminate or brutally cut 150 federally funded social programmes. The
hardest hit will be the children of low-paid workers, the unemployed,
the homeless, and the elderly poor. LYNN WALSH writes.
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Venezuela
A new phase in the struggle
France
Workers resist new capitalist offensive
Danish elections
Social Democrats rejected
Anti-terror laws
Clamping down on civil liberties
HIV/Aids inequality
Manny Thain looks at the character of the HIV/Aids crisis today
The great pensions robbery
The next phase in New Labour's neo-liberal drive against the public
sector. Ken Smith writes
Tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka
Jim Hensman reflects on the lessons to be learnt from the disaster
and its aftermath
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