Class Struggle
n°74
September 2007
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Financial markets - A mortgaged system
This summer did not only see rain flooding Britain, or typhoons in the Caribbean. At the end of July, financial markets started to be hit by heavy storms, which soon turned into hail, until money lending eventually seized up in a big freeze, prompting central banks to throw money onto … - 2
Britain - Floods for some, a river of profits for others
The flooding of parts of England during June and July caused the deaths of 8 people and material loss of some kind for several hundred thousand. The "exceptional" natural conditions - whether or not due to climate change - which led to these floods, were widely reported, even if this … - 3
Pakistan - The cost of 3 decades of imperialist policies
As this issue of our journal was going to press, a top-level meeting was about to start in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. On one side was a US delegation, led by Bush's deputy Secretary of State, John Negroponte, and his assistant for South and Central Asia, Richard Boucher. On the … - 4
USA - Auto negotiations 2007: lies, scare tactics and extortion
What follows is an edited version of the article which appeared in the Aug-Sept 2007 issue of "Class Struggle", published by the US Trotskyist organisation, "Spark". At the time of writing, the negotiations over the new contract between the Big Three car companies, Ford, GM and Chrysler are not yet … - 5
Russia - Are workers beginning to show their muscle?
The following article is translated from Issue No.106, July 2007 of "Lutte de Classe", the journal published by our French sister organisation, Lutte Ouvrière. Since Putin's re-election as president of the Russian Federation in 2004, the number of movements and protests around social issues has grown steadily, albeit somewhat …