WW archive > Issue 1295 - 17 April 2020
Letters
Urgency; Rising tide; Why, why, why?; All linked; Main enemy; Still printing; Atomisation; Which am I?
Coronavirus and capitalism
What characterises modern epidemics? Mohsen Shahmanesh places the current crisis in context
Revealed at last
The full extent of the lengths the right will go to in order to regain control has finally been exposed, writes David Shearer of Labour Party Marxists
Singularly incompetent
Jeremy Corbyn was timid and cowardly, argues Adam Lewinski. Though this article was originally written for the Morning Star, it was rejected by the editor, who deemed it too critical. We print it in the name of honest and open debate
Testimony to failure
Covid-19 highlights criminal levels of state dysfunction and inequality, writes Eddie Ford
Lies, poverty and repression
Yassamine Mather looks at the blame-gaming and likely consequences of Covid-19
Democracy is central
In the wake of Bernie Sanders’ withdrawal, Daniel Lazare responds to recent contributions
Inkpin speaks
Defend Steve Hedley
RMT should immediately rescind the suspension of its assistant general secretary, argues Paul Demarty