Issue 1222 - 11 October 2018
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With the grain of the times
Yet more scandals - but Trump stands firm. Paul Demarty urges a more radical reckoning with American politics
Letters
Labour problem; Anglo-Europeans; Unproductive; Liar Kavanaugh; On errors
Small but positive
Peter Moody looks at DSA attempts to ensure that their elected representatives remain accountable to the organisation
A form of warfare
Eddie Ford thinks we should take hacking threats seriously - especially from GCHQ
Despicable participants in an ongoing witch-hunt
The AWL social-imperialists have constituted themselves as allies of the Labour right, the mainstream media and the Israeli political establishment, writes Carla Roberts
A new ship with a new crew
Behind the Brett Kavanaugh scandal Rex Dunn sees the decline of capitalism and a fragmented feminist movement that fails to recognise the necessity of socialism
Regulation does not work
We need ownership and control of the banks, argues Michael Roberts
A well known truth
Saudi Arabia is ruled by a despotic, murderous, corrupt family regime ... which could not survive two weeks without US support. The disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi shines a damning spotlight on the House of Saud, writes Yassamine Mather
Dashed hopes
Despite retreats and prevarication, writes Peter Manson, the objective conditions for working class advance remain
Generosity
Keep it coming people