NEW AT FRONTLINES: BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, US ELEC Frontlines newspaper - 02.12.2002 02:50
News, articles, pamphlets, books and resources for left wing, labor and community activists. NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NOW YOU CAN READ THEM ONLINE! At http://www.sf-frontlines.com Frontlines, the newspaper of the Left Argentina: CRISIS, REVOLUTION, COUNTER-REVOLUTION AND THE LEFT Interview and dialogue with Carlos Petroni The December, 2001 revolutionary crisis - the new phenomena of the class struggle: piqueteros, occupied factories, neighborhood assemblies - the middle class left - the working class left - the meaning of internationalism - strategy, tactics and language of the revolutionary movement - elections and the left - the subject of revolution and much more... A book from October Publications, the Left Party and Frontlines newspaper. Read the book at: http://www.sf-frontlines.com If you would like a hard copy (U$S 7 in the US, U$S 10 Internationally) send check/money order to: Frontlines, 3311 Mission Street, Suite 135, San Francisco, California 94110, USA Coming soon: Spanish edition, same cover prices. ----- Argentina: HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL BACKGROUND NOTES, POLITICAL PARTIES AND THE LEFT Who is who in the revolutionary left, the ruling class and events that shaped the present crisis. A Pamphlet from October Publications, the Left Party and Frontlines newspaper. Read the pamphlet online: http://www.sf-frontlines.com If you would like a hard copy of the book (U$S 3 in the US, U$S 5 Internationally) send check/money order to: Frontlines, 3311 Mission Street, Suite 135, San Francisco, California 94110, USA Coming soon: Spanish edition, same cover prices. ----- Articles: Brazil: LULA'S GOVERNMENT: PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES By Gina Alvarez Plus: *Brazil: the most populous, largest and economically powerful country Of Latin America (Factoids) *Elections Results by candidates and political party *Brazilian Political Parties (a guide) The left, the right, the center. Who are the PT, PCB, PCdoB, PDT, PSB, PSTU, Greens, PL...? *Bushism on Brazil: "Do You have Blacks, Too?" Read the articles online: http://www.sf-frontlines.com Would like to subscribe to Frontlines newspaper, the newspaper of the Left? U$S 20 in the US per year - U$S 30 International and Institutions. Send check/money order to: Frontlines, 3311 Mission Street, Suite 135, San Francisco, California 94110, USA ----- US Elections, Preliminary Report: NO MANDATE, NO SURRENDER By Sebastian Robles 16% of the eligible voters is no mandate, the defeat of the Democratic Party is not our defeat nor does not mean surrender of the antiwar movement. Read the article online: http://www.sf-frontlines.com ------- San Francisco's Secret Race (article) How And Why The Media Kept The College Board Race Out Of Voters' Sight The media tried to ignore the race where a socialist received 29% of the vote. Now you can read the article online at http://www.sf-frontlines.com Click the "Bay Area" navigating button. ------ Also online: Frontlines Editorial WAR AND MADNESS Six months ago we stated that the US will be unable to massively attack Iraq, or anyone else for that matter, for six months or a year. We based our analysis on the fact that there is a widespread distrust - higher than ever - in the Bush administration around the world; that most peoples of the world opposed such imperial adventure and that many US-allied governments had misgivings about the bullying tactics and unilateral decisions of George W. and his trigger-happy fundamentalists. Read the article online: http://www.sf-frontlines.com ----- COUNTDOWN TO DOOMSDAY Capitalism to Destroy Human Habitat? The final struggle over the survival of planet Earth, as the habitat for life, is fast approaching. The main obstacle to saving the planet is the existence of the worldwide capitalist/imperialist system, a juggernaut oblivious to the fate of billions of people. Plus: * Reforms Won‘t Do * USA, War and the Environment Read the article online: http://www.sf-frontlines.com ----- Frontlines Editorial A Tale of Two Recessions (one for the rich, one for the poor) According to analysts sitting comfortably in the towers of high finance, the economy sank into a recession for the first time in more than a decade in early 2001. Surging consumption and the dot-com investment frenzy went down the drain, pulling the rest of the economy behind them. Read the article online: http://www.sf-frontlines.com ----- Operation Eagle Takes All Plan Puebla Panama, Venezuela's oil, US intervention in Colombia The government of the United States stepped up its military, economic and political intervention in Colombia last year, is trying to overthrow the government in Venezuela and trying to implement the Plan Puebla-Panama in Mexico and Central America. Read the article online: http://www.sf-frontlines.com ------ Frontlines Editorial Polarization: Reaction & Struggle First, the bad news: September 11, 2001’s heinous terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, DC had a profound effect on the world political situation. For anyone doing left wing politics, the situation became far more complex, and especially difficult for leftists operating in the United States. Read the article online: http://www.sf-frontlines.com ----- Ashcroft’s Disappearing Act (Article) “To those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty; my message is this: Your tactics only aid terrorists." –US Attorney General John Ashcroft” Read the article online: http://www.sf-frontlines.com ----- Frontlines Editorial The world political situation changed on September 11, 2001. That day’s events and the US government’s reaction to them transformed the world into a polarized battleground of reaction and counter-reaction, but also of resistance. Read the article online: http://www.sf-frontlines.com AND MUCH MORE! LEFT PARTY WEBSITE: Visit the web site of the Left Party at http://www.leftparty.org, the publishers of Frontlines newspaper read the new material in the "Documents" section: "Minutes of the Discussion of the Necessity of a Party of a New Kind." Plus: the Platform of the Left Party, documents, campaigns and activities. Debates, documents, Marxism 101 and left wing comics. E-Mail: alternative@sbcglobal.net Website: http://www.sf-frontlines.com |