Revolución en Argentina
- Balance de las elecciones en
Argentina Conclusiones y tareas
Los resultados de la primera ronda de las elecciones a la presidencia de la
nación revelan que no se terminó con la inestabilidad política de la Argentina iniciada
año y medio atrás. La enorme dispersión del voto refleja, en cambio, una gran
insatisfacción a todos los niveles de la sociedad. Estas elecciones marcan un nuevo punto
de partida en la situación política y social de la Argentina. De Aníbal Montoya (29 de
Abril, 2003).
- ¡NO AL PAGO
DE LA DEUDA EXTERNA!
Esta es una entrevista con Alan Woods en Argentina para la Asociación Madres de Plaza de
Mayo que tuvo lugar el viernes, 6 de diciembre de 2002.
- Argentina:
¡Abajo el gobierno de Duhalde y del FMI! La situación económica y social se
agrava de día en día en Argentina. Los atrasos en el pago de los salarios es la norma en
la mayoría de las empresas, los despidos siguen aumentando, igual que los precios de la
canasta básica de la compra. Faltan alimentos y productos de primera necesidad en las
tiendas y supermercados, y lo mismo ocurre en las farmacias con muchos medicamentos. Por
David Rey.
- Entre la reacción
burguesa y el 1° de mayo
El desarrollo de la crisis en Argentina alcanzó un nuevo punto álgido la semana pasada
durante la discusión del nuevo plan económico que provocó la dimisión del ministro de
economía. Cada vez más grupos trabajadores entran en la lucha con huelgas e incluso
medidas de control obrero. La situación parece encaminarse hacia un nuevo enfrentamiento
entre las clases. Nuestro corresponsal, desde Buenos Aires, informa sobre la situación
actual, el ambiente de cara al Primero de Mayo, y discute las consignas necesarias en este
momento. (24 de abril, 2002)
- El poder obrero:
única alternativa
Tras los tumultuosos acontecimientos vividos en Argentina a finales del año pasado y a
principios de éste, la situación económica y social no ha hecho sino agravarse día a
día. El ambiente inicial de euforia entre las masas, cuando imaginaban que con
cacerolazos, marchas, asambleas de barrio y cortes de carreteras podían cambiarlo todo,
ha dado paso a una actitud más sobria. (David Rey, 8 de abril, 2002)
- Sobre la consigna
de la Asamblea Constituyente:
¿Se puede aplicar en Argentina?
Creemos que nuestro deber es intentar comprender el proceso revolucionario de Argentina y
aprender de él para aplicar sus lecciones al proceso revolucionario de los demás
países. Las opiniones y experiencias de los compañeros argentinos tienen una gran
importancia para nosotros, y esperamos que nuestras ideas de alguna forma contribuyan a la
clarificación de los problemas y desafíos a los que se enfrenta la revolución
argentina. El papel del PO en el proceso obviamente es un elemento significativo en la
ecuación, y lo seguimos con gran interés. Estamos de acuerdo con muchos puntos del
programa que defiende el PO. Sin embargo, creemos que debemos clarificar algunas
cuestiones, en particular, la consigna de la asamblea constituyente. (Alan Woods, 11 de
Febrero, 2002)
In English
- Argentina: The attitude of
revolutionary Socialists towards the Kirchner government
The measures adopted and announced by the Kirchner government during its first
few weeks in power have triggered a very lively debate within the Argentine labour
movement. In addition to this, there is also another debate within the left itself on the
nature of the current stage of the mass movement that began with the "Argentinazo"
uprising in December 2001. By El Militante
(Argentina) Editorial Board (June 5, 2003).
- Lessons of the Argentine
elections - The conclusions and the tasks that lie ahead
The results of the first round of the presidential elections show that the period of
instability that began in Argentina a year and a half ago has not ended. The massive
scattering of votes also reveals the high level of discontent present in all layers of
society. These elections mark a new milestone in the social and political situation in
Argentina. By Aníbal Montoya (April 29, 2003)
- Factories under workers' control - A
lesson for the working class.
Last December, in a meeting organized by the Argentina Solidarity Campaign, two
workers from Argentina outlined the experiences in their factory (Zanon Ceramics), which
was the first factory to come under workers' control during the current crisis. By Pablo
Sanchez. (January, 2003)
- Alan Woods' visit to Argentina
a big success
Alan Woods, the editor of the In Defence of Marxism web site, was in Argentina for 10
days, from December 1 to 10. The balance sheet of this visit is extraordinarily positive.
It has made the ideas and publications of this web site and political tendency better
known in Argentina. In all, over 300 people attended the five different events we
organised. And many people left their addresses to be contacted for our future activities.
Alan Woods was also interviewed by two radio programmes. (Based on reports by comrades who
attended these meetings. December 20, 2002)
- One year after the
'Argentinazo'
One year ago, shortly before Christmas, the world was shaken by reports of a popular
uprising in Argentina. In extraordinary scenes, recalling the fall of Saigon, President De
la Rua had to escape in a helicopter from the roof of his Presidential palace, fleeing
from his own people. In less than two weeks Argentina had four presidents. In this
important article Alan Woods who has just returned from Buenos Aires draws a balance sheet
of the stormy events that have shaken Argentina since the uprising one year ago, and
points the way forward. (December 19, 2002). By Alan Woods
- Workers' control
factory under attack Solidarity appeal from Argentina
We have received this solidarity appeal with the Brukman textile workers in Buenos Aires.
After nearly a year of running the factory under workerscontrol, the premises were
brutally occupied by the police and the bosses. This is the translation of original
Spanish version Los
trabajadores de Brukman derrotan el desalojo policial
- Argentina: The early
elections and the tasks of the revolutionaries
President Duhalde has announced that elections will be brought forward to March. This news
comes after the damage caused to the government by the brutal repression of the piqueteros
at the end of June, with civil war raging inside the Peronist party, and constant
harassment from the IMF pressurising the government to apply austerity measures. Against a
backdrop of sharpening economic and social tensions, Duhalde is in an untenable position.
David Rey looks at the tasks of Marxists in the upcoming elections and the need for
organisation and a clear socialist programme. (July 19, 2002)
- Argentina: Down with Duhalde's
murderous government!
More than 50,000 people marched in Buenos Aires on Thursday, June 27 to the Plaza de Mayo
to protest against the brutal police repression meted out to the piqueteros on the
previous day, and especially the cold blooded murders of Maximiliano Costequi and Darío
Santillán by the forces of the state. By David Rey. (June 28, 2002)
- Argentina: Two Piqueteros
shot dead by the police - Urgent solidarity appeal
On July 26 a number of piquetero (unemployed workers') organisations called a day of
action. The state responded with heavy and calculated repression, aiming to decapitate the
movement. Hundreds of people were arrested, more than 160 were injured (many with bullet
wounds) and two piqueteros, Maximiliano Costegui of the CTD Anibal Verón and Darío
Santillán from the MTD Lanús were killed. We appeal to all our readers to send messages
of solidarity with the piquetero struggle demanding trial and punishment for the
murderers. (June 28, 2002)
- Argentina: Solidarity with the
Lanus unemployed workers' movement
On Monday, April 15, two "piqueteros" were wounded at a road block protest in
front of the town hall in Lanus, by a police agent provocateur riding a motorbike with no
license plates who fired on the crowd. This is the most serious provocation by the police
so far against the unemployed workers' movement. We urge all our readers to send messages
of solidarity. (April 18, 2002)
- Workers' power: the
only alternative
David Rey reports from Argentina on the current economic and political situation. The
economic plight of the workers has got worse since the events of last December, and the
initial euphoria has given way to a more sober attitude. The streets are still in the
hands of the masses, whilst the representatives of the capitalist system keep their heads
low to avoid retribution. But the movement remains as strong as ever. Duhalde is very
weak, trapped between the demands of the IMF and those of the masses. As the situation
worsens, Argentina is headed for another upsurge. (April 8, 2002)
- The Falklands War - 20 years
later
On March 30, 1982, in response to Argentina's deepening economic crisis, and the
repression of General Galtieri's military-police dictatorship, the workers had taken to
the streets of Buenos Aires. The regime was staring overthrow in the face. It responded by
starting a war, one of the principal aims of which was to distract the attention of the
masses. In all wars the policy and analysis of every organisation is put to the test. The
analysis made by the Marxists, on the other hand, remains as valid as when it was written.
Unlike other tendencies we can reproduce everything we wrote twenty years ago without
changing a single word. By Phil Mitchinson. (April 2, 2002)
- Perspectives for the
Argentine Revolution
The events of last December are a warning of what will happen in one country after another
in the coming period. The Argentine revolution is a complete answer to all the
faint-hearts, cowards, sceptics and cynics who doubted the ability of the working people
to change society. It deserves the most careful study by all workers. As events unfold
there will be periods of ebbs and flows, victories and defeats, before a decisive
settlement is reached. But sooner or later, the question of power will be posed, and must
be solved. By Alan Woods. (March 11, 2002)
- Argentina: National
Workers' Assembly meeting - a big step forward
At the weekend of February 16 and 17, thousands of workers, unemployed, and members of the
popular assemblies, met in the Argentinean capital Buenos Aires for the National Assembly
of Workers. This meeting is the highest point so far of the movement towards the creation
of an alternative power of the workers and the masses in Argentina. The movement, which
started with the revolutionary events of December 19 and 20, has advanced very rapidly not
only in its organisational forms but also in the political conclusions that it has drawn.
By Jordi Martorell, with a footnote by Alan Woods. (February 20, 2002)
Resolution of
the National Workers' Assembly
- Total crisis of
capitalism in Argentina: The only way out - the struggle for workers' democracy
The revolutionary situation which opened up in Argentina with the insurrection of December
19 and 20 is far from over. The fundamental factor is the great leap forward in the
consciousness of the masses, which daily grows wider and deeper, and of the active
political participation at all levels, particularly through the formation of the Popular
Assemblies. The workers and youth of Argentina who are fighting against the current crisis
are looking for an alternative. By Miguel Jiménez.
- On the constituent assembly
slogan:
Is it applicable to Argentina?
We consider it our duty to attempt to understand the revolutionary process in Argentina
and to learn from it, in order to apply the lessons to the revolutionary process in other
countries. The views and experiences of the Argentine comrades are of great importance to
us, and we hope that our views may in some way contribute to the clarification of the
problems and challenges facing the Argentine revolution. The role of the Partido Obrero
(Argentine Workers' Pary) in the process is obviously a significant element in the
equation, and we follow it with great interest. On many points of the programme defended
by the PO we find ourselves in agreement. However, we believe that some questions require
further clarification - in particular, the slogan of the constituent assembly. (by Alan
Woods, February 9, 2002)
- Argentina at the
Crossroads: Capitalism has Failed - For the Socialist Revolution!
The mobilisations that have developed in Argentina in the last weeks, in particular the
uprising of 19-20 December, are without precedent. This is the first time in the long
tradition of working class struggle that an elected government has fallen directly and
immediately as a result of mass street protests. It was an insurrection that has clearly
shown that the whole middle class, as well as the working class, mobilised against the De
la Rúa government. By Miguel Jiménez. (January 9, 2002)
- Report from Jujuy, Argentina
(in Spanish)
This is an eye-witness report from Jujuy in Argentina. At this time unfortunately we are
unable to translate for readers who do not know Spanish. We would therefore like to make
an urgent appeal to our friends and subscribers for help in translating this and
any other material we receive in the next few days. We are anxious that the voice of the
Argentine workers should be heard all over the world, and we need your help to make it
posible. We also ask our Argentine friends to send us eye-witness reports of the situation
as it develops. (December 20, 2001)
- Argentina - The Revolution has Begun
In scenes reminiscent of the fall of Saigon, the leaders of the government hastily packed
their bags and fled by helicopter from the roof of the Presidential palace. Only these
were not foreign invaders fleeing from an army of national liberation, but an elected
President fleeing from his own people. While the eyes of the world were diverted to the
other war in Afghanistan, another war was raging. In the week before Christmas, Argentina
was at war. Not a war between nations, but a war between rich and poor, between haves and
haves not - a war between the classes. By Alan Woods. (December 23, 2001)
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