[Marxism] Couple of things

[S. Artesian]

First, from the FT:
French workers strike over loss of jobs
By Ben Hall in Paris

Published: January 28 2009 18:44 | Last updated: January 28 2009 18:44

Hundreds of thousands of French workers will stage a one-day national strike 
on Thursday calling for an end to job cuts, a reversal of the government's 
reform programme and higher welfare payments to help soften the economic 
crisis.

Olivier Besancenot has set his sights a little higher. The young leader of 
France's extreme left is hoping the strike will be the first step towards 
another French revolution as the recession bites and protests multiply 
across Europe's second largest economy.

"We want the established powers to be blown apart," Mr Besancenot says in an 
interview with the Financial Times.