| By Socialist Appeal Editorial Board ![USA: Capitalism's Best Isn't Good Enough. Photo by Matthew Woitunski.]() "Please wake me up when the recession is over." This sentiment, expressed on a T-shirt, sums up the mood of many American workers. They are anxious for what they assume to be a temporary disruption in the "normal" course of their lives to be over. Unfortunately, this is the new "American Dream," a living nightmare of stress and constant insecurity, of unemployment and homelessness.
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By Josh Lucker and John Peterson ![USA: Immigration Showdown in Arizona. Photo by Glycerine517.]() This past May 1st, thousands demonstrated in support of immigrant rights in over 70 cities across the U.S. Since 2006, rallies have been organized around this traditional workers' holiday in order to demand full and unconditional legalization for all workers, regardless of immigration status... This year, however, labor, community, and civil rights organizations had a single rallying cry: opposition to the passage of Arizona Senate Bill 1070 (SB1070), otherwise known as the "Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods" Act.
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By Farhad Kyani ![Pakistan:]() On 5th July 1977 general Zia Ul Haq overthrew the government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in a military coup. He later proceeded to have Bhutto hanged. This year that dark day in 1977 was marked by a day of remembrance in Rawalpindi, where the speakers emphasised the need to carry out the founding socialist programme of the PPP.
| | | | ESPAÑOL | | By Alan Woods El punto de partida de la ciencia moderna es el Renacimiento, ese período tan maravilloso de renacimiento espiritual e intelectual que puso fin a miles de años de reinado de la ignorancia y la superstición. La humanidad miraba de nuevo a la naturaleza sin que la sombra del dogma cegara sus ojos. El mundo volvió a descubrir las maravillas de la filosofía clásica griega, a través de traducciones directas de versiones fidedignas llegadas a Italia después de la invasión turca de Constantinopla. La perspectiva materialista del mundo de los antiguos jonios y atomistas indicaron a la ciencia cuál era el camino correcto. |
By David García Colín Carrillo Novela sintomática y de primer orden sobre la vida del asesino de Trotsky. | |
| | OTHER LANGUAGES | | By Fred Weston Beim G20-Gipfel, der vor kurzem in Toronto stattfand, traten alle Widersprüche des globalen Kapitalismus offen zu Tage. Fred Weston zieht Bilanz. |
By Alan Woods | | |
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