December 2011 - In this issue...
Paul Blackledge argues in defence of Karl Marx's claim that only the working class have the power to change the world.
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.
Estelle Cooch and Jack Farmer spoke to Owen Jones, author of Chaves, about New Labour, capitalism and the working class.
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.
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.
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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. |