Deepwater Horizon - a unionised workforce would stop these environmental disasters

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Deepwater Horizon - a unionised workforce would stop these environmental disasters By our oil industry correspondent Much is said in the news about the disastrous situation that now exists in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of the Deepwater Horizon explosion. An ecological disaster of gigantic proportions has been created by the profit motive, which is what drives the BP executives. However, were the company to be thoroughly unionised, with workers' representatives controlling every level of safety, this disaster could have been averted. Workers in India, Greece and the USA act directly against Israeli imperialism By Isa Al-Jaza'iri Consumer boycotts have been raised as a way of putting pressure on the Zionist Israeli authorities to cease their inhumane treatment of the Palestinian people and grant them their own state. History shows that such boycotts don't actually achieve anything concrete. But recently we have witnessed another type of boycott, a workers' boycott, carried out by dockers and transport workers who have refused to handle Israeli goods. That is much more of a threat to the Israeli government. Fourth anniversary of the death of Ted Grant By In Defence of Marxism Today marks the fourth anniversary of comrade Ted Grant, the founder of the Marxist Tendency embodied in this website and all its supporters around the world. Tomorrow we will be publishing material to commemorate Ted and his achievements, some previously unpublished texts and other articles.		ESPAÑOL Una nueva etapa en la crisis del capitalismo – Tercera parte By Alan Woods Europa se enfrenta a un prolongado período de austeridad, con recortes importantes en la producción, consumo y empleo. La crisis ha comenzado con las economías más pequeñas y más vulnerables, como Grecia, Portugal e Irlanda. Pero las otras seguirán, empezando por Gran Bretaña. Bolivia: Congreso Urbano de Juventudes Potosí - el trabajo empieza ahora By El Militante - Bolivia El pasado día sábado 10 de julio se celebró en Potosí el Congreso Urbano de Juventudes del MAS – IPSP. Los jóvenes de "El Militante – Corriente Marxista Internacional" fuimos entre las 7 organizaciones juveniles que convocaban al congreso con el respaldo orgánico de la Dirección Departamental del MAS – IPSP y de las organizaciones campesino-originarias departamentales. A pesar de todas las dificultades heredadas este congreso representa un primer paso en la reconstrucción de una organización en que la juventud potosina pueda reconocerse y a través de la cual practicar su participación a la profundización rumbo al socialismo de nuestro proceso de cambio.  OTHER LANGUAGES Perspectives Mondiales 2010 – Troisième partie By Tendance Marxiste Internationale Voici la 3ème partie des « Perspectives Mondiales 2010 », dont la rédaction a été terminée en janvier 2010. Ce document sera discuté lors du Congrès mondial de la Tendance Marxiste Internationale, début août, en Italie. Des militants de La Riposte y participeront. Perspektiv for krise og klassekamp - del 2 By Socialistisk Standpunkt Den danske økonomi har oplevet en særdeles brat vending. Fra Finansminister Thor Pedersens vidtløftige løfter fra 2007 om at Danmark "kunne købe hele verden", og at den største trussel mod økonomien var mangel på arbejdskraft, står dansk økonomi nu med stort offentligt underskud og massefyringer på arbejdspladserne.
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