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December 2011 - In this issue...

Photo: DVIDS/Jeramy Spivey

WHY WORKERS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

Paul Blackledge argues in defence of Karl Marx's claim that only the working class have the power to change the world.

USA: revolt of the 99%

Eric Fretz reports from New York on how the Occupy movement has transformed the mood in the US.

The gathering storm

Megan Trudell looks at the social crisis in the US and how the divisions between workers and protesters that existed in the 1960s have collapsed.

Putting socialism back on the agenda

Estelle Cooch and Jack Farmer spoke to Owen Jones, author of Chaves, about New Labour, capitalism and the working class.

'The union is a shield and our sword is the strike'

Anne Alexander spoke to Mohammed Shafiq, organiser of a rank and file slate, including socialists, that won major successes in recent elections in the Egyptian Doctors' Union.

Champion of the Wretched

Fifty years after the death of Frantz Fanon Leo Zeilig looks at the lessons his groundbreaking work has for us today.

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Also this month...

From small beginnings

Climate justice activist abd renowned film-maker Rehad Desai considers the Durban climate conference.

Enter the bankers

Jane Hardy looks at the background to the eurozone crisis and the influx of bankers into governments across Europe.

Disability and benefits: A briefing

Roddy Slorach looks at the government's reforms to incapacity benefits and how cuts will hit the most vulnerable.

Unholy Row

Estelle Cooch looks at the internal crisis in the Church of England brought about by the occupation at St Paul's.

Do we need a revolutionary party?

Josh Hollands argues that a revolutionary party can play a crucial role in helping workers to organise against the system.

See the full contents of this issue.

This month in books

The Birth of Capitalism by Henry Heller

The Tailor of Ulm by Lucio Magri

Snuff by Terry Pratchett

Too Many People? by Ian Angus and Simon Butler

Fair Play by Danny Dorling

Unruly Women by Karlene Faith

The Provisional IRA by Tommy McKearney

Classic read - Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy

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Art and Culture

Films:
Elite Squad 2

Les Enfants du Paradis

Theatre:

Juno and the Paycock

Exhibition:

All Work and Low Pay

The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman

Culture column

The building of dreams and nightmares

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From the archive...

Not what Juppé planned

This article printed in Socialist Review in January 1996 outlines the struggle of French workers against a massive attack on their pensions. In the lead up to a public sector general strike in Britain today, there are important lessons to learn from this battle.

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