French Trotskyist News Today

The majority of the socialist left opted to abstain in the second round of elections on Sunday 19 November in Argentina, arguing that Javier Milei is not an expression of a fascist movement. But that is no reason to shirk the task of confronting the far right.

Ngo Van's account of his experiences of May 1968.

A critique of the role of the political militant, its misery and arrogance; written by Dominique Blanc and published by the OJTR in France, 1972.

Ernest Mandel - If we look at the problem of World War II from a more dialectical, more correct Leninist point of view, we have to say that it was in reality a combination of five different wars.

(Archived document, may contain errors) November 9 1979 LA TIN AMERICAN TERRORISM THE CUBAN CONNECTION INTRODUCTION The fall of the Somoza govern ment in Nicaragua to the Sandi nista guerrilla forces (FSLN, Sandinista Front for National Liberation) and their foreign collaborators in July, 1979, has raised concern throughout the Western hemisphere that similar insurgency movements in other Latin Ame rican countries could lead to the weakening or overthrow of their governments as well.

Alain Krivine, a French revolutionary socialist, died today March 12 at the age of eighty.

There is no let-up in the campaign to discredit and, if possible, eliminate artistic figures, past or present, whose work does not conform to the outlook and interests of the gender- and race-obsessed upper middle class.

A delegation from Workers' Liberty and Solidarity attended the annual fete of the French Trotskyist organisation Lutte Ouvriere on 26-28 May. This fete, a tradition for over 30 years now, attracts around 20,000 people each year - somewhat fewer this year on account of almost continuous rain. It is held in large grounds about half-an-hour from Paris, with some 200 stalls offering food, drink, games, and information, plus music, dancing, and forums for political debate.

This homage to Trotskyist resistance fighters shot by the Nazis was distributed as a four page bulletin* by local members of the French section of the Fourth International.