Issue 1132
24 November 2016
New era taking shape
Donald Trump’s early cabinet nominations are in line with his conspiratorial rightism. Paul Demarty assesses the reaction
Among the great and the good of Twitter, we observe a great divide: between those whose 140-character witticisms are the product of their own minds and hands, and those whose social media profiles are plainly the domain of ‘their people’ - PRs, assistants, interns, apparatchiks, automated chatbots.
Letters
Distinction; Price tag; Pure Marxism; Lesser evils; Little England; Huff off; Driving force; Knock-out; Wealthy few
Iran deal dead and buried
How will the Trump presidency impact on the Middle East? Yassamine Mather looks at the possibilities
A welcome for Trump and Bannon
Anti-Semitism has never been a problem for Zionism, observes Tony Greenstein
Confused reformism
Hillel Ticktin lambasts the shadow chancellor’s economic timidity
Defend founding principles
Ensure the enthusiasm for Corbyn is not wasted, urges medical archaeologist Robert Arnott
It ain’t dark yet
Rex Dunn reviews: Philip K Dick, 'Do androids dream of electric sheep?' Free download: http://pdf-more.com/0354504475
Strengths and weaknesses
Ian Birchall looks at the valuable work of Alfred Rosmer - in particular his book Lenin’s Moscow. This is an edited version of the talk given at Communist University in August 2016
Not a private matter
Instead of ducking the question, writes Eddie Ford, Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell should be fighting for republican democracy
£557 still needed
Robbie Rix will be only too pleased to hear the solidarity rolling in
