Month: May 2007

This is an introduction to an Indian edition of the book Marxism in Today’s World

Peter Taaffe, General Secretary, Socialist Party

The publication of an Indian edition of Marxism in Today’s World is timely. All the questions which are posed in the course of the dialogue between myself and an Italian Marxist are the same kind of issues which are in the minds of Indian workers and the poor. This particularly applies to the more developed layers of the working class who, while they have a considerable and inspiring history of struggle against rapacious Indian landlordism and capitalism, and imperialism, are perplexed at the role of the leaders of the workers’ organisations and are seeking an explanation and a clear way forward. read more

Fifty killed and more than 150 injured

Karachi, Pakistan’s biggest city saw its worst political violence in decades on 12 May. Over 50 people were killed and more than 150 injured in clashes and gunfights between the pro-government Muttahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM – a chauvinist reactionary party which primarily bases itself amongst the Mohajir minority) and opposition groups. read more