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What's new at Links: Kurds & IS, Marx & feminism, South Africa &
Marikana, Ukraine, Pakistan, Ireland, Thomas Sankara, Scotland
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Kurds search for unity amid relentless fight to defeat 'Islamic
State' thugs <http://links.org.au/node/4033>
By *Dave Holmes*
September 2, 2014 -- Across northern Syria and Iraq, Kurdish forces are
locked in fierce battles with the murderous "Islamic State" (IS) armed
force. Whether directly or indirectly, the whole Kurdish people is being
drawn into this struggle.
* Read more <http://links.org.au/node/4033>
Marxism and feminism: Was Marx a 'class determinist'?
<http://links.org.au/node/4028>
Review by *Barry Healy*
September 1, 2014 -- /Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal/
-- For the most part the Marxist movement has a had a troubled
relationship with the women's liberation movement. While some Marxists
(such as those organised in Australia's Socialist Alliance) have no
problem with feminism, others have choked on the thought of a rebellious
movement that does not fit neatly into their paradigm of a workers-led
revolution.
* Read more <http://links.org.au/node/4028>
South Africa: Two years on, Marikana massacre still reverberates
<http://links.org.au/node/4030>
By *Federico Fuentes*, Johannesburg
August 29, 2014 -- On August 16, activities were held across South
Africa to mark the second anniversary of the Marikana massacre in which
34 striking mineworkers were slain by state security forces.
* Read more <http://links.org.au/node/4030>
Behind the Kiev/NATO war on the people of eastern Ukraine
<http://links.org.au/node/4029>
The following is an edited version of a talk by Roger Annis on August
22, 2014, that was delivered to a session of the Peoples Social Forum
that took place in Ottawa from August 21 to 25. Also on the panel was
David Mandel, a professor of political science in Montreal and expert in
the history of the working class movements in Russia and Ukraine.
* Read more <http://links.org.au/node/4029>
Pakistan: A 'soft' military coup? <http://links.org.au/node/4027>
By *Farooq Tariq*
August 30, 2014 -- Claims and counter claims by Imran Khan's Pakistan
Tehreek Insaaf (PTI), Mullah Tahir Qadri's Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT)
and the governing party of Pakistan, the Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN), of
who contacted the army chief first for "mediation" or "facilitation"
have puzzled the vast majority of people in Pakistan.
* Read more <http://links.org.au/node/4027>
Ireland: Gerry Adams reflects on 20th anniversary of IRA cessation
<http://links.org.au/node/4026>
August 31, 2014 -- Sinn Féin president and TD for Louth *Gerry Adams*
reflects on the 20th anniversary of the IRA cessation of military
operations on August 31, 1994. Adams highlights the urgent need for the
British and Irish governments to tackle outstanding issues bedevilling
the political process in the north and which threaten the progress that
has been made.
* Watch <http://links.org.au/node/4026>
Burkina Faso: Thomas Sankara inspires new generation of
anti-government activists <http://links.org.au/node/4024>
By *Brian Petersen*
August 15, 2014 -- In 1987, Blaise Compaoré overthrew Sankara and took
over the presidency. 27 years later, Sankara's ghost may be coming back
to return the favour.
* Read more <http://links.org.au/node/4024>
David Mandel: Understanding the conflict in Ukraine
<http://links.org.au/node/4023>
By *David Mandel*
August 24, 2014 -- The Ukrainian conflict, like most political
phenomena, is multi-dimensional and highly complex. As such, it calls
for a holistic -- dialectical, if you wish -- approach. But to judge by
US and NATO spokespersons and by their mass media, there is only one
really decisive factor that explains everything: Russia's imperialism,
Vladimir Putin's determination to dominate and further dismember the
Ukraine as part of his plan to restore the Soviet empire. In this
simplistic view, Ukraine, with benevolent support from the West, would
be quite capable of dealing with its problems and would soon be on its
way to becoming a prosperous, Western-style democracy.
* Read more <http://links.org.au/node/4023>
Scotland: Independence without borders <http://links.org.au/node/4022>
By *Hilary Wainwright*
August 2014 -- There is today a political movement in Scotland that is
quite beyond anything containable by or even comprehensible through the
terms of conventional parliamentary,
tick-some-scoundrel's-name-every-four-years politics.
* Read more <http://links.org.au/node/4022>
Comment: Prospects for an anti-war/solidarity movement in Ukraine
and Russia <http://links.org.au/node/4021>
By *Roger Annis*
August 18, 2014 -- In an article published on /Left-East/ on August 10,
Russian left-wing writer Ilya Budraitskis laments "there is no anti-war
movement in Russia". His article is a rather bleak, despairing outlook
on the prospects of organising against "war" in the border regions
between Ukraine and Russia. He titles his article "Hope in a hopeless
place".
* Read more <http://links.org.au/node/4021>
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