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News and Letters, August-September 2003
Lead Article International protests
demand Indonesia troops out of Acheh! All eyes should be on Acheh, overrun since May by Indonesian army. There is history of colonial relations throughout the provinces, as well as a legacy of revolt. Unrest is growing in Acheh, Maluku, and West Papua--which seek self-determination following the success of now independent East Timor. Movements by students, women and labor and a movement of ideas are coursing through the whole country, while detractors slander rebellion as inspired by religious fundamentalism. Editorial Community resistance to the police-state apparatus
encoded in the current USA PATRIOT Act and its proposed big brother, PATRIOT Act
II. Now is the time to say no to Bush's attack on progressive movements and free
speech. From the Writings of Raya Dunayevskaya: Marxist-Humanist
Archives The cooperative form of
labor vs. abstract labor "Marx was right when he insisted that only when
cooperative labor replaced private labor from the ground up will social control
become the natural attribute of individuals cooperating in labor and who have
become thereby truly social individuals.... Just as there is no such animal as
"abstract labor"--you must be engaged in concrete activity, mining,
tailoring, machine production [and so forth]--so there is no cooperative labor
where the autocratic control over labor sets the pace the workers must
follow." Article U.S. military resisters
speak against Iraq war The Marine Corps are going to court martial Stephen Funk. The gay Filipino-American refused to fight in Iraq based on his principles, but the military decided to ignore his legal conscientious objection. He joins resisters from the first Gulf War in saying "no" to U.S. militarism. Essay Solidarity with women
of Afghanistan As elections approach in April 2004, Afghanistan is
moving away from democracy. Just ask the women. Bush's war on terror,
"Operation Enduring Freedom," has not brought freedom. Women in Iraq
are taking note. Eyewitness report: new stage of revolt in Iran Youth: Iranian
student movement deserves our support Student youth in Iran are challenging theocratic rule
which has choked freedom of expression since clerics usurped 1979 revolution.
Creative protests confront religious goons and police. The anti-globalization
movement would become stronger by support the youth in Iran. MORE ARTICLES... |
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