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Journal de combat
Emilie Bickerton celebrates Cahiers du cinéma, the French film journal that insisted on seeing film as an art form Žižek waits
Rock and roll is about sticking it to the man …
An alien gaze
Cartoon history
Booktopia
Which eight books would you take to the ends of the world with you? A founder of the feminist publisher Virago Press, Ursula Owen, names her most beloved books. From her children’s photo albums to alternative economic and political systems, Salma Yaqoob picks her favorites. Heartfelt pleas for mistreated people and literary denunciations feature on radical lawyer Louise Christian’s reading list See more Booktopia’s from Jo Brand and Mark Thomas to Billy Hayes and Paul Mason
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From our October issue ... Lula’s legacy
The resistible rise of corporate power
EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION: Dismantling the NHS
Vital resistance
An unsuitable case for treatment
‘We don’t have a blueprint’
Fighting the cuts Welfare to worklessness
Countering the cuts myths
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Latest IssueDon’t miss the new Red PepperFight the cuts Editorial: A new kind of angry brigade In our August/September issue, Hilary Wainwright and John McDonnell MP write in support of Miliband senior’s socialist vision arguing that socialists today should look to his work to find a response to the crisis of the left even if this means moving beyond the Labour Party. Red Pepper helps to arm the fight against cuts, in Countering the cuts myths we debunk 11 of the most brazen myths used to push cuts to jobs and public services showing they simply legitimise a neo-liberal political project. In Academy alarm Fiona Miller argues that many schools are doing much better than they were under the last Tory government. Robert Taylor reveals the misery that the coalition has in store for the most vulnerable and excluded arguing that it is the unemployed who are particularly earmarked for punishment. As part of our continuing support for a new generation of activists we run a Special Focus on Feminism looking at the revival of grass-roots feminist organisation in contesting marginalisation of women and demonstrating the central importance of feminist perspectives to the future of emancipatory politics. Plus Terry Eagleton on Papal Bull, Rashid Khalidi on Israel’s act of state piracy against the Gaza flotilla, book reviews, all our regular features, and much more. See our full contents list. New Tory recipe, now with added Liberals Editorial: Now to fight the cuts In our June/July issue, Redpepper co-editor James O’Nions says we have a matter of months to mobilise against the coalitions’ planned ‘efficiency savings’. John Holloway exposes the role we play in furthering the exploitative system and proposes what we can do to overcome capitalism. Tim Hunt investigates how workers’ cooperatives could play a part in bringing about social change. Jon Robins reveals how the battle continues for Equal Pay, 40 years after the Equal Pay Act. While Catherine Redfern and Laurie Penny debate the modern identity of the feminist movement and its future. Also, in our ‘After the election’ section we assess the post-election political field. Jim Jepps surveys the largely disappointing results for the left; Redpepper co-editor Hilary Wainwright interviews the first Green MP Caroline Lucas; James Graham comments on the new importance of the lib-dems in the coalition; Billy Bragg argues in favour of electoral reform, Michael Calderbank considers the hopeful possibility that the BNP can be kept out of Barking for good; and Laurie Penny and Hilary Wainwright consider the future of the Labour Party. And there’s more, including an interview about journalism today with John Pilger, Ashwin Desai and Patrick Bond investigate the impact of the World Cup and we look at the work of the Sea Shepherd turning its attention to the Mediterranean. Plus four pages of book reviews, all our regular features, and maybe even a surprise or two. See our full contents list. We can’t go on like this Editorial: Beyond the casino state In our April/May issue, we bring you Red Pepper’s grassroots guide to the election. Alex Nunns surveys the lay of the land, Andrea D’Cruz takes a look at left wing Respect and Green candidates, Thomas Rainsborough finds out who’s in line for the safest seats and Roz Paterson says Scotland is shifting left. The issue also looks at the ’absent agenda’ - the issues the big parties won’t be talking about in the election, including inequality, taxing the rich, legal aid, open borders, a shorter working week and getting rid of nuclear weapons. In our essay, Mary Mellor argues for public control of the money system. And Mike Mansfield and Melissa Benn debate whether the left can still vote Labour. Plus international coverage of Greece and Angola. In the culture section, Amanda Sebestyen tours an exciting spring for black British art, Paul Elsam looks at an ‘artwork’ on the edge and John Robb remembers the Stone Roses. And there’s more... four pages of book reviews, all our regular features, and maybe even a surprise or two. Start your subscription with our current issue for just £20 and get our last three back issues, absolutely free |
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Striking for dignity
Javier Navascués on the impact of Spain’s National Strike
Ed Miliband needs trade unions
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Viral spirals
Marco Berlinguer explains the growing movements for free culture and begins to explore its political and social significance What were they thinking?
Papal Bull
The left should praise the Lord for the Pope, says Terry Eagleton. The Catholic church is the best recruiting sergeant we could hope for
Small country, big struggle
Mike Marqusee has just returned from a visit with trade unionists and democracy activists in Swaziland
Our favourite Miliband
Hilary Wainwright reveals which Miliband caught her fancy Speaking about the ‘S’ word
South of the Border
Oliver Stone’s new documentary ‘South of the Border’ chronicles the emergence of progressive governments in Latin America’s, their quest for social and political transformation and their growing independence from Washington. Roberto Navarrete interviews Oliver Stone and Tariq Ali (one of the film’s scriptwriters) to find out some background
Beyond the dross
John Pilger, best known for his hard‑hitting television and newspaper reports, and his excoriating analysis of the global warmongers, injustice and poverty, discusses with Steve Platt their shared craft of journalism
Slash and burn at the Beeb
The BBC has barely been out of the headlines in recent months, not least since the publication of its major strategy review. Siobhan McGuirk asked trade unionists and industry figures what they think needs to change at the corporation
A European Social failure?
The sixth European Social Forum took place in Istanbul at the beginning of July. Sophie Haydock and James Robertson found it left something to be desired
A good local school for everyone
Donald Morrison says if the Tories get their way more money will be taken away from the public sector and handed over to private profiteers
Northern Ireland
Bloody Sunday: the wait is over
No one wants a return to violence
Let our truth stand as their truth too
Based out
Foreign bases have been a mainstay of global US military domination for decades. But in Latin America they have been closing fast and a new deal to use seven Colombian military bases is, paradoxically, a sign of US weakness in the region, writes Grace Livingstone
Red Pepper statement on the flotilla massacre
Pirates in the Mediterranean
From our archive The war on ‘lawfare’
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