Private Armies, Public Wars

Private Armies, Public Wars

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• The Mercenary-industrial Complex, by Remy Herrera
• John Edwards: A Look at the Man and the Message, by Norman Markowitz
• Ideological Struggle and the Socialist Market Economy, by Erwin Marquit
• Lucha ideológica y la economía socialista de mercado, por Erwin Marquit
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What are the implications of recent increased use of mercenaries and private armies for the analysis of imperialism, forms of resistances and the alternatives for a transition to socialism under the extremely difficult conditions of the 21st century?

In his bid for the Democratic nomination, John Edwards is campaigning to the left of front-runners Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on general domestic issues. By this, I mean that his most important theme is more than just the necessity for a popular movement for change.

In an article in the July 2007 Political Affairs, “Class Struggle in a Socialist Market Economy,” I attempted to illustrate the different form of class struggle that takes place in a socialist-oriented mixed economy with a strong capitalist component.

En un artículo publicado en edición de Julio 2007 de Political Affairs, “Class Struggle in a Socialist Market Economy,” [Lucha de clases en una economía socialista de Mercado] intenté ilustrar las distintas formasde lucha de clase que ocurren en una economía mixta orientada hacia el socialismo con fuerte componente capitalista.