The articles are listed per issue of A Free Retriever’s Digest.
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2018 (Volume 2)
A Free Retriever’s Digest #01, February 1, 2018
No. |
Title / Topic |
Subtitle |
Page |
Length |
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1 |
Documents of the historical communist Left |
The Crisis in Socialist Theory: The “Group of International Communists” in Holland (1947) |
12 |
1,327 |
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2 |
Book Review: “In Search of Rosa’s Heritage” |
14 |
1,073 |
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3 |
An Invitation to a Discussion |
The protest movements in the Middle East and the Maghreb |
16 |
474 |
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4 |
‘Nuevo Curso’ on the proletarian movement in Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran |
17 |
817 |
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5 |
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17 |
1,053 |
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6 |
The movement in Iran is a practical refutation of Leninism |
A critique of the positions defended by some groups of the communist Left |
21 |
2,018 |
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7 |
“Mobilizations in Tunisia” |
‘Nuevo Curso’ on the protests in Tunisia |
24 |
1,072 |
|
8 |
Caliphate and barbarism: The final Struggle? |
An appeal for translations by Třídní Válka # Class War (January 8, 2018) |
26 |
770 |
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10 |
Internationalist Marxism or islamist Nationalism? |
The Dutch Left and Islamism (Barend Luteraan, Henk Sneevliet, Tan Malaka) |
29 |
1,985 |
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Corrections to #01, February 7, 2018
No. |
Title / Topic |
Subtitle |
Page |
Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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9 |
The Communist Left and Marxist-Humanism |
Abstract of Part 2/2: The ‘Unfinished American Revolution’ (Fredo Corvo) |
2 |
909 |
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11 |
Turkish Military Invasion of Northern Syria |
4 |
1,085 |
A Free Retriever’s Digest #02, March 31, 2018
No. |
Title / Topic |
Subtitle |
Page |
Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
Documents of the historical Communist Left |
11 |
2,078 |
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2 |
The impact of the Russian revolution in Germany 1914 – 1918 |
Presentation at the ‘internationalist week’ Toulouse, 3 – 11 November 2017 (Revised version) |
15 |
3,978 |
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3 |
An Invitation to a Discussion |
The international situation |
22 |
358 |
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4 |
Quoted: “Is the defense of Afrin proletarian internationalism?” |
Fredo Corvo on a false kind of solidarity with “oppressed peoples” |
23 |
2,938 |
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5 |
‘Nuevo Curso’ on the trade war, the imperialist tensions and the EU |
28 |
1,038 |
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6 |
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30 |
1,304 |
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7 |
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32 |
707 |
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8 |
First Skirmishes of the Massive Confrontations between the Classes |
34 |
1,329 |
A Free Retriever’s Digest #03, May 31, 2018
No. |
Title / Topic |
Subtitle |
Page |
Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
Express: New Pamphlet |
The Trades’ Unions and communist Action |
11 |
455 |
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2 |
Special Attention |
12 |
1,411 |
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3 |
An Invitation to a Discussion |
The international Situation: imperialist Chaos and generalized War?
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14 |
534 |
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4 |
Topic: Growing tensions by the USA’s withdrawal from the ‘Iran nuclear agreement’ |
‘Nuevo Curso’: Is an anti-US bloc emerging around Germany? |
15 |
1,588 |
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5 |
‘IGCL’: A step in the march towards generalized imperialist war |
17 |
833 |
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6 |
‘Nuevo Curso’: The nuclear treaty and the Argentine rescue are two sides of the commercial war |
18 |
1,094 |
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7 |
The G.I.C. and the Economy of the Transition Period |
20 |
447 |
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8 |
The Horror, the Horror of World Imperialism |
Africa: ‘Klasbatalo Collective’ on Imperialism and the Congo today |
21 |
1,721 |
|
9 |
Left-dis translation and publishing project: Re-edition of texts by the G.I.C. on the period of transition |
An appeal for collaborators. |
23 |
229 |
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10 |
Action against War |
24 |
948 |
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A Free Retriever’s Digest #04, August 21, 2018
No. |
Title / Topic |
Subtitle |
Page |
Length |
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1 |
Book Presentation: The German-Dutch Communist Left from its Origins to 1968 | The 3 rd , revised Edition in French (June 2018) |
11 |
273 |
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2 |
A political History of the German-Dutch Left | The Author’s Introduction to the new Edition (Prepublication) |
12 |
3,588 |
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3 |
An Invitation to a Discussion | The international Situation – Where is Europe going? |
18 |
534 |
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4 |
On the EU’s political Crisis and Attempts at imperialist Realignments | A comment on the political crisis in Germany (H.C., July 9, 2018) |
19 |
752 |
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5 |
The zigzag course of German imperialism: A few main points (Fredo Corvo, July 10, 2018). With a summary |
20 |
3,214 |
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6 |
A first reply to Fredo’s proposition (H.C., August 9, 2018) |
25 |
1,437 |
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7 |
Crisis – Conflicts – Struggles – Populism (I.) | The Dilemma’s of Capitalism apropos of ‘Trump’ and ‘Brexit’ (Introduction); (Productive orders – overview table). |
28 |
1,196 |
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8 |
UK: Ruling Class strategic Chaos unleashes parliamentary Pantomime | KT (ICT) apropos of ‘Brexit Hardliners’ leaving the British government |
30 |
1,151 |
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9 |
Joint Work – a Method for revolutionary Minorities to advance | On the exemplary effort of ‘Intransigence’ (USA) |
32 |
576 |
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10 |
Foundation of ‘Emancipación’ (Spain): Statement of June 2018 |
24 |
670 |
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11 |
Editor’s notice | Struggles in the Near and Middle East and a call for an internationalist meeting |
35 |
248 |
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12 |
The bloody End of Sandinism and the Need for a Class Struggle Orientation | ‘Le Prolétaire’ (PC Int.) on the Protests and Repression in Nicaragua |
36 |
1,460 |
A Free Retriever’s Digest #05, October 18, 2018
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No. |
Title / Topic |
Subtitle |
Page |
Length |
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1 |
On the Bookshelves |
‘Lenin’s Testament and the Legacy of Rosa Luxemburg’ (Louis Janover) |
11 |
768 |
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‘A Happy Future is a Thing of the Past’ (Pavlos Roufos) |
12 |
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2 |
Documents of the historical Communist Left |
Two Articles from ‘Kommunist’ (April 1918) – CWO Introduction |
13 |
1,145 |
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3 |
How to understand ‘May 1968’ in France? |
The significance of the struggles from 1966 to 1972 (Part 1) |
15 |
3,258 |
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4 |
With special Attention |
Reader’s notes on internationalist press releases |
24 |
1,109 |
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5 |
An Invitation to a Discussion |
Reply to an appeal for an internationalist meeting |
26 |
517 |
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6 |
Proletariat, Xenophobia and Lumpenization |
A discussion of the causes for the upsurge of right wing populism |
27 |
1,302 |
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7 |
‘Nuevo Curso’ has accomplished its first year |
A balance sheet |
29 |
296 |
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8 |
Class combativity in the Middle East |
‘Échanges et Mouvement’ on this summer’s mass revolt in Iraq |
30 |
913 |
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9 |
A perfect Storm |
‘Nuevo Curso’ on the upcoming economic recession |
32 |
1,153 |
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10,461 |
A Free Retriever’s Digest #6, December 12, 2018
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No. |
Title / Topic |
Subtitle |
Page |
Length |
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1 |
The Workers’ Councils in Germany 1918-23 (I.) |
11 |
3,381 |
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2 |
Documents of the historical Communist Left |
A. Pannekoek: The outcome of the struggle (‘Arbeiterpolitik’, February 1st, 1919) |
17 |
2,013 |
|
3 |
The Dilemma’s of Capitalism apropos of ‘Trump’ and ‘Brexit’ |
20 |
3,999 |
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3.a) |
Annexes |
2 Graphs; 1 table: productive orders |
28 |
568 |
|
4 |
An Invitation to a Discussion |
Middle East: The rise of proletarian militancy in Iran |
29 |
573 |
|
5 |
The Future of the Struggle |
Conclusion of “Iran: Workers’ Strikes and Protests Continue” (D. Saadati, November 29, 2018) |
30 |
612 |
|
6 |
Which solidarity with the arrested workers of Haft Tapeh? |
A contribution to the discussion by Fredo Corvo (‘Arbeidersstemmen’ blog) |
31 |
1,964 |
|
7 |
Soviets in Iran: Is a Revolution Underway? |
‘Nuevo Curso’ on the dynamic of the present workers’ struggles |
36 |
1,250 |
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14,360 |
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