Whats new at Links: SYRIZA set for victory, Paul Le Blanc on Marxism, Nigeria, NUMSA in USA, Cuba renewables, Rojava, Lars Lih, Scottish Greens, South Africa, Mike Marqusee All links available at links.org.au * * * Subscribe free to Links - International Journal of Socialist Renewal - at feedblitz/f/?Sub=343373 You can also follow Links on Twitter at twitter/LinksSocialism or on Facebook at facebook/group.php?gid=10865397643 Visit and bookmark links.org.au and add it to your RSS feed (links.org.au/rss.xml). If you would like us to consider an article, please send it to linkssocialism@gmail *Please pass on to anybody you think will be interested in Links. *Comments welcome on all articles *Return daily for new articles * * * Alexis Tsipras in El Pais: SYRIZA win will be a compass for Europe By Alexis Tsipras January 16, 2015 ---- On January 25 Greece will shut the door on the past. SYRIZA’s victory is the hope of the worlds of labour and of culture in all of Europe for change. To make the necessary step forward. From the darkness of austerity and of authoritarianism, into the light of democracy, of solidarity and of sustainable development. Read more Paul Le Blanc: Explorations in plain Marxism: revolutionary theory, practical action By Paul Le Blanc January 15, 2015 – The ideas of Karl Marx are often put forward as an invaluable resource for those wishing to understand the world in order to change it for the better. Yet various people who speak as Marxists often insist upon divergent ways of understanding even the most basic concepts associated with Marxism – such as capitalism and the working class. Read more Nigeria: Je Suis Baga? The world ignores the tragedy of Baga By Baba Aye January 17, 2015 – The fishing community of Baga, by Lake Chad in Borno state, Nigeria, was under siege by Boko Haram for a week at the beginning of January. Amnesty International described the ensuing bloodbath as Boko Haram’s “deadliest massacre”, estimating that some 2000 persons were killed. Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, who condemned the “dastardly terrorist attack” against Charlie Hebdo cartoonists within hours of the tragic event in Paris, did not say a word about this tragedy. Read more South Africa: NUMSAs Irvin Jim builds solidarity in USA for a socialist South Africa January 11, 2015 -- Irvin Jim, general secretary of the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA), South Africas largest trade union, has toured the United States to report on the fight for socialism in South Africa. He delivered this presentation on January 11, 2015, at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 1199 offices in New York City. Cuba: The solarisation of Granma province By Laurie Guevara-Stone January 14, 2015 -- US President Barack Obama’s recent announcement that he wants to begin normalising relations with Cuba generated news around the world. But the Cuban province of Granma may soon be making headlines for another reason: its embrace of renewable energy. While Cuba is an island full of sun, rivers and windy coasts, only 4 per cent of the island’s electricity is generated from renewable energy. The island hopes to soon change that, with a goal of generating 24 per cent of its energy from renewables by 2030, and Granma is leading the way. Read more Unfolding revolution in Rojava: Interview with Özgür Amed, journalist and researcher Özgür Amed interviewed by Dylan Murphy January 17, 2015 – The following interview was conducted in partnership between the Rojava Report. Özgür Amed is a journalist, columnist, teacher and activist from Diyarbakir, where he gives courses on cinema and works with local civil society organisations as a project coordinator. He writes regular editorials for the newspapers Ozgur Gundem and Ozgur Politika, contributes to various journals, assists foreign journalists working in Kurdistan and provides analysis of the region to foreign media outlets. He also conducts research on the Kurdish movement and its author of a book of humour, Works of Kurdology (Kürdocul İşler). Read more Heroic class leadership: Lars T. Lihs ‘Lenin’ Lenin By Lars T. Lih. London: Reaktion Books, 2011 235 pages Review by Doug Enaa Greene January 19, 2015 – Too often, when the name of Lenin is brought up in this day and age, it conjures up certain uncomfortable images in the popular and academic mind. Lenin is seen as the founder of the Bolshevik Party, who was hell-bent on establishing a totalitarian state. It is time that this image of Lenin be discarded. Lenin should be embraced by revolutionaries the world over desiring to build a society free of exploitation. Read more Scotland: Scottish Greens radicalise after the referendum By Peter McColl January 2015 -- The September 18, 2014, independence referendum taught Greens a very important lesson. For the first time, we talked about the full breadth of our politics. And we were rewarded handsomely for this. While the received wisdom has been that Greens always had to talk about the environment to succeed, the referendum showed that there is huge appeal to core Green policies like citizens’ income, participatory democracy and equality. Read more South Africas freedom journey stalled by poverty, unemployment and inequality By Dale T. McKinley January 13, 2015 -- Evidently, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) thinks that the people of South Africa do not know their own history. That’s more or less what ANC general secretary Gwede Mantashe said the other day when addressing the media in the lead-up to the organisation’s 103rd anniversary celebrations. In his words: “We will be reminding people of their history. They don’t know the journey and the complexity of the journey. Freedom is not a destination. It is a journey.” Read more Dave Zirin on the death of the irreplaceable Mike Marqusee By Dave Zirin January 13, 2015 -- Radical journalist Mike Marqusee, the greatest professional influence on my life, has died, and I’m wrecked about it. Losing Mike is like losing several pints of blood. I’m left dizzy by the prospect of his absence. Read more * * * Links seeks to promote the international exchange of information, experience of struggle, theoretical analysis and views of political strategy and tactics within the international left. It is a forum for open and constructive dialogue between active socialists coming from different political traditions. 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