[Marxism] Woodites on Bolivia

[Louis Proyect]

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Wednesday, 11 October 2006

Bolivia at the crossroads By Peppe Letizia and Leonor Pereira

The Bolivian revolution is at the crossroads. The government has moderated 
its policies and retreated on many fronts. The reaction manoeuvres against 
the government and any of the reforms its attempts to implement. There 
exists a mood of confusion and anger amongst the masses, which at any 
moment could explode into a fresh insurrectionary movement.

Bolivian miners defend nationalised industry – 16 die in clashes
By Jorge Martin

On Thursday October 5, violent confrontations broke out in the mining city 
of Huanuni, Oruro, in Bolivia, which left 16 dead and scores of others 
injured. Clashes started as 4,000 "cooperativistas" tried to take over the 
main Huanuni mine, and the 1,100 miners who work there, organised in the 
powerful Bolivian Union Federation of Mine Workers, FSTMB, defended the mine.

Extraordinary beginning of Alan Woods’ tour in Italy
By Roberto Sarti, HOV-Italy, national coordinator

Alan Woods is presently on a speaking tour of Italy organised by Hands Off 
Venezuela-Italy and the Marxist tendency FalceMartello. There is keen 
interest in hearing a Marxist analysis of the events taking place in 
Venezuela as the successful meetings so far held clearly demonstrate.

Oaxaca en pie de lucha
Por Rodrigo Cruz - www.militante.org
El ímpetu combativo de las masas sigue vivo a tal grado que toda la campaña 
de represión económica, legal y física no ha sido suficiente para mermarlo, 
sin embargo queda claro que la única manera triunfar es que el movimiento 
tome el poder en sus manos y solucione un conjunto de retos importantes.

Eleições no Brasil: O primeiro round prenuncia polarização e instabilidade
Portuguese translation of Elections in Brazil: The first round heralds 
polarisation and instability by Jordi Rosich (October 5, 2006)

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