Archive for 'Shoras'
Iran – neither Ahmadinejad nor Mousavi but workers’ revolution
Posted by John, January 2nd, 2010 - under Iran, Revolution, Revolutionary Party, Shoras, Socialism, Workers' councils.
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Iranian workers have the opportunity to change history – not just of Iran but of the world. The protests in Iran today contain within them the seeds of a workers’ revolution. The demands of the protestors are political and include the freedom to organise, to express themselves, to have their vote counted fairly, for women’s rights and now, […]
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Marg bar dictator
Posted by John, December 28th, 2009 - under Iran, Marg bar dictator, Shoras.
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Marg bar dictator. This is Farsi for ‘death to the dictator’, one of the chants of the tens of thousands of protestors in the streets of Tehran today. The dispute started off as a fight among the ruling elite but has the potential to become one for the very survival of the Islamic republic. I do not […]
Iran: between reaction and revolution
Posted by Leonie, June 20th, 2009 - under Iran, Islam, Reaction, Reform, Repression, Resistance, Revolution, Shoras, Workers' councils.
Tags: Ahmadinejad, Capitalism, Class struggle, Classes, Democracy, Demonstrations
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The demand for democracy has the potential to unite the poor with the better paid workers and drive the Iranian dictators into the sea.
Iran: prospects for revolution: rough notes for a talk
Posted by Bill, June 20th, 2009 - under Imperialism, Iran, Islam, Mousavi, Reform, Resistance, Shoras, Socialism, Strikes, Students, The Left, Tudeh.
Tags: Ahmadinejad, Capitalism, Democracy, Demonstrations, Fighting back
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These are some notes for a talk that John will be using to develop a talk on ‘Iran – can workers take power?’ on Thursday in Canberra for Socialist Alternative at 6 pm in Room G 039 of the Copland Building at the Australian National University. It starts off with a brief overview of history […]