Nawal El Saadawi on “Women, Egypt, and Revolution”

Nawal El Saadawi, the world-renowned Egyptian socialist-feminist, author, sociologist, and doctor, spoke in New York City at CUNY Graduate Center on March 16.  At age 80, she had just come from participating every day in “Tahrir Square”–the Egyptian revolution of Jan. 25-Feb. 11 which toppled the 30-year dictatorship of President Hosni Mubarak. Following is an edited version of notes from her talk. —A.J.

A virus from the revolutions in the Middle East is spreading to everywhere, including to Wisconsin, where recent mass demonstrations tried to stop the new law curtailing collective bargaining. A banner at the Wisconsin demonstrations read, “Walk like an Egyptian!” Read More

Video: “Is an Emancipatory Communism Possible?”

“Is an Emancipatory Communism Possible?”
A talk by Allan Armstrong
Recorded Wednesday, April 13 at 7:00 PM at TRS, Inc. in NYC

Mention of the word “Communism” today conjures up visions of tyrants. Young people, even when they clash violently with the representatives of global capitalism in Seattle or London, call their protests “anti-capitalist,” not communist. However, anti-capitalism is not enough. Revolutions can lead to immediate feelings of intense liberation, but they are usually followed by much longer periods of defense, setbacks, and painful reconstruction. The 20th century was the “Century of Revolutions,” but it eventually produced so little for humanity at such a high cost, that it is not surprising that many are very cautious, despite growing barbarism. Read More

Farmers in Dominican Republic Demand Re-Distribution of Land

Puerto Plata, D. R. — Dozens of leaders of the farmers’ movement in the province of Puerto Plata conducted a mass presentation of petitions to the governor of the province, Mrs. Eridania Gibre, on Tuesday morning, April 12. They demanded that she make good on the government’s pledge to distribute land to poor farmers. The action was sponsored by the National Farmers’ Union, which is part of the Farmers’ Alliance to Return to the Countryside. Read More

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