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Socialist Worker newspaper (ISO)
The success of Podemos is good news for socialists and workers. Although
there is still debate about how strong the class basis of its vote was,
Podemos' program has a clear focus on both labor issues and social
issues that affect the working class--for example, opposition to the
latest labor law reforms imposed by the PP and PSOE, support for a ban
on workers being fired from profitable companies, and a proposal to
suspend all foreclosures and create a public housing program for evicted
families. These measures would mean a great improvement in the lives of
workers if implemented.
http://socialistworker.org/2014/06/18/the-rise-of-podemos
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Socialist Worker Newspaper (British SWP, which stands for the Sectarian
Woebegone Party)
The leaders of Podemos and Syriza want to replace the people in
government with others who they argue would do a better job.
But power doesn’t stop with the people in office. Elected governments
are still part of a capitalist state that is made up of powerful
unelected bureaucracies, not to mention the police and the army.
They are part of the class which owns the factories, supermarkets and
the media.
Much of Podemos’ rhetoric is about kicking out the “caste” at the top,
while Jones stops at taking on a vague “establishment”.
But if these were replaced by Labour left wingers or even by Podemos,
real power would remain with the bosses and their state.
The ruling class is rarely completely united, especially in times of
crisis. But the state and capitalists rely on one another.
http://socialistworker.co.uk/art/39431/Is+the+left+breaking+through+in+Europe%3F
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