Direct Action #45 (Winter 2009)

Inside this issue:

• 4: Dreaming in the Downturn - will state intervention herald a new dawn for social democrats?
• 6: Japanese Lesson
• 7: Shameful Scenes as BNP Gather in Liverpool
• 10: Self-Organising in Mental Health
• 14: Have your Say - anti-capitalist feminist conference / reforming parliament? / address unknown
• 15: DIY Politics - solidarity between community, workplace and social movements
• 16: Anarcha-Feminism or Death! - the relevance of anarchism and feminism today
• 18: Recessive Tendencies - a tale of boom, bust and that old devil called capitalism
• 20: Workers Control, not Controlled Workers - the case for libertarian socialism and workers control
• 23: International - italy / greece / colombia
• 25: 50 Years of Fidelismo - global focus on cuba
• 30: Reviews - realizing hope / a century of writing on the iww / demanding the impossible / chris wood
• 32: The Curse of Oil - a closer look at oil dependence
• 35: Contacts Directory